Coping with Sleep Paralysis with the Help of Photography
American photographer Nicolas Bruno has been suffering from sleep paralysis (SP) since the age of six. In his waking life, he attempts to recreate his nightmares as a way to…
The Epidemic of Sleep Paralysis in the Reality Show “The Bachelor” Continues
The Bachelor is one of the veterans of reality TV: ABC is currently filming season 26. A similar program from the same franchise is The Bachelorette. In the summer of…
Emotional Stress from Sleep Paralysis
Sleep paralysis (SP) is one of the phase states, which also include lucid dreams, out-of-body experiences, etc. Sleep paralysis can be quite frightening: the sufferer finds themselves conscious but suddenly…
Billie Eilish Believes Porn is the Cause of Sleep Paralysis
Billie Eilish is an American singer, songwriter, and multiple Grammy winner. At the beginning of 2021, the documentary Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry was released, in which the…
Is Sleep Paralysis a New Symptom of Coronavirus?
Among other things, COVID-19 has caused an increase in cases of sleep paralysis (SP). This (preliminary) conclusion was reached by medical experts Kat Lederle, Greg Potter, and Hussain Abdeh. According…
Alien Abduction: Deception, Psychosis, Hypnosis, Anesthesia, Natural Phenomena or Sleep Paralysis?
Thousands of people around the world are convinced they were abducted by aliens. Researchers from Spain – José Latorre and María Vellisca – decided to analyze these stories. As the…
The Last Rite: the Demon of Sleep Paralysis in Reality
A young woman suffers from sleep paralysis (SP) and becomes the victim of a demon. She is forced to seek help from a local priest. This is how the new…
The Saudi Arabian Genie of Sleep Paralysis
Each country has its own legends about the “demons” of sleep paralysis (SP). Researchers from Saudi Arabia (Aledili, Albahrani, Alalawi, Aleliwi, Bomouzah, Alghasham, Alhajri, and Alabdali) conducted a survey among…
The Influence of Sleep Paralysis on One’s Worldview
The dissertations of Keith Hearne and Stephen LaBerge on the topic of lucid dreaming in the late 1970s–early 1980s were, of course, a novelty at the time. Today, there is…
“Spider-Man” Tom Holland Mastered Lucid Dreams to Cope with Sleep Paralysis
English actor Tom Holland was 19 six years ago when he became the youngest actor to embody the role of Spider-Man in the Marvel cinematic universe. Since then, he has…
Sleep Paralysis in Early Modern Drama
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a domain mostly studied by doctors and psychologists. Therefore, it is interesting to expand our view of the phenomenon by paying attention to the opinions of…
Reality Star Ines Basic Fears The Hex of Sleep Paralysis
Ines Basic, the star of the reality show Married At First Sight, publicly burst into tears on her Instagram while talking about demons. The young woman had recently experienced a…
What is the Probability That You Will Experience Sleep Paralysis?
Do you suffer from insomnia, depression, or nightmares, have post-traumatic or other stress disorders, and sleep irregular hours? If you also happen to be a woman, congratulations, you have the…
Sleep Paralysis as a Reaction to Stress: Risk Groups
Sleep paralysis (SP), along with lucid dreaming and out-of-body experiences, is one of the phase states, one that can sometimes be an unpleasant experience. It occurs when falling asleep or…
The Surreal Hell of Sleep Paralysis in the Song by the Band JINJER
JINJER is a Ukrainian metal band founded in 2009. The musicians write songs in English, actively tour abroad, and in 2016 signed a contract with the Austrian company Napalm Records.…
Is Gogol’s “The Portrait” the Earliest Non-Medical Description of Sleep Paralysis?
Many world-famous writers (Dickens, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Maupassant, etc.) had impressive powers of observation. Their works contained accurate descriptions of medical conditions long before they appeared in scientific treatises. A group…
The Influence of Sleep Paralysis on Mimi Choi’s Optical Illusions
Mimi Choi from Vancouver is not just a famous makeup artist, but a painter who uses the human face as the canvas for her imagination, with a particular penchant for…
Sleep Paralysis from the Fragrance of a Flower
Canadian singer-songwriter RALPH (real name – Raffaela Weyman) posted photos of her and her friend on Instagram sniffing flowers found in bushes near the sidewalk. The women arranged a kind…
An Epidemic of Sleep Paralysis on the Reality Show “The Bachelor”
More and more show business stars have been sharing their experiences of phase states – lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, out-of-body, and near-death experiences. This week, two participants of the “The…
Figures from Sleep Paralysis in Paintings by Henry Fuseli and Francis Bacon
For centuries, both in literature and in painting, there have been many depictions of sleep paralysis, starting with the stories of Ernest Hemingway and ending with the painting The Nightmare…
