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If you've ever had the experience of feeling like you can't move your body, even though you want to, either right before falling asleep or as you wake up, you've had what's known as sleep paralysis.

I can't breathe. There's a tremendous pressure in my chest. I'm panicking, and then I realize I can't move. I try to scream. Suddenly, violently, I'm startled awake, sweaty, shaking, and disoriented.

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DEAR DR. ROACH: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is when ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is when ...

Dream Cage, an upcoming horror game about sleep paralysis, has released a new trailer featuring terrifying gameplay footage. The game is set to release on February 6, 2025, and requires players to ...

Sleep paralysis can leave people conscious but unable to move while experiencing vivid and horrifying hallucinations.

This post is written by Netra Kothari, Human Resource Intern, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. You’re asleep — at least, you thought you were. You’re in the dark in your bedroom and unexpectedly feel ...

The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow film hits theaters on May 16, and he revealed that his sleep paralysis diagnosis played a role in inspiring the movie. Ahead of the film’s arrival, the singer spoke with ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified ...