Sleep paralysis (SP) happens not only to adults—children are also susceptible. However, this experience is often accompanied by frightening hallucinations, which raises the problem of how to explain this phenomenon…
Do paranormal beliefs have an effect on sleep? Some scientists answer in the affirmative. Authors from Goldsmiths University of London, including the famous sleep paralysis researcher Brian Sharpless, conducted a…
Barkley Valley, British Columbia, a province in Western Canada. You meet Thomas, who suffers from sleep paralysis (SP), and it’s up to you to find a cure for this “awful…
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, who gained popularity in the early 2000s. She began her musical career as a member of the indie band Theaudience. After the band broke…
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a condition in which the body is paralyzed (except for the eyes and lungs) while fully conscious, usually upon falling asleep or waking up. SP can…
Stories about sleep paralysis (SP) have generated a huge number of myths and folklore tales in many countries around the world. Since SP is usually associated with hallucinations, the sleeper…
Matthew Hauri, an American rapper better known by his creative pseudonym Yung Gravy, first received recognition in 2017, when his song “Mr. Clean” became a hit. However, music is not…
Sleep paralysis (SP) and its connection to stress have been repeatedly studied by researchers from different countries. According to authors from the Syiah Kuala University (Indonesia)— Rizki, Aini, and Ismy—…
Sleep paralysis (SP) is often accompanied by frightening hallucinations and negative emotions. Although one in five sufferers experiences joyful feelings, 10% report clinically significant pain, and 7% claim that it…
Sleep paralysis (SP) is one of the phase states, which also include lucid dreams, out-of-body experiences, etc. For experienced practitioners, SP can offer an opportunity to get into a phase…
Many people, when first encountering a phase state (lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, out-of-body experience, etc.), wonder what would happen if what they saw in their mind’s eye were actually real.…
Scientists have repeatedly collected statistics about sleep paralysis (SP), trying to understand how many people on average are affected by this phenomenon and what influences its occurrence. Researchers from the…
If you have never experienced sleep paralysis (SP) and have no idea how it happens, then head on over to the Paranormal Network channel—dedicated to various unidentified phenomena— where a…
Bereavement often leads to sleep disorders, and the stronger the grief, the more significant the problem. In a recent article, researchers from the USA—Cybele Blood and Joanne Cacciatore—have suggested that…
About 80% of all cases of sleep paralysis (SP) are accompanied by hallucinations: visual, auditory, and tactile. Often a paralyzed person sees an incubus or a demon. But what comes…
Approximately every third student experiences sleep paralysis (SP). The reasons for the high prevalence of SP specifically among students are not entirely clear. A group of scientists from Poland (Wróbel-Knybel,…
There are several ways to have an out-of-body experience (OBE). Most of them are similar to lucid dream induction. The main method is the conscious recollection of bodily sensations (sounds,…
Although people of all ages may experience sleep paralysis (SP), adolescents and young people are more likely to suffer from this disorder. Episodes can be triggered by daytime stress, fatigue,…
Brian Sharpless is a clinical psychologist and author from the US. His particular subject of interest is sleep disorders and sleep paralysis (SP). As the researcher says, SP is a…
Researchers from different countries have been studying the effects of stress and psychological disorders on sleep paralysis (SP) for some time. Recently, scientists from Ireland – Costello, Dennigan, and Egan…
