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Abstract. Sleep paralysis (SP) is a phenomenon wherein individuals awaken from deep sleep but are unable to move or speak, often experiencing vivid hallucinations. This condition, attributed to the persistence of muscle atonia from rapid eye movement (REM) sleep into wakefulness, is associated with factors like sleep deprivation and irregular ...
1 kwi 2018 · In a further study, disrupted sleep (defined as waking up repeatedly during the night) was a significant predictor of sleep paralysis, with those reporting disrupted sleep more than five nights per month being three times more likely to experience sleep paralysis compared to those reporting less than five nights of disrupted sleep per month [56].
30 sty 2024 · Sleep paralysis (SP) is a mixed state of consciousness and sleep, combining features of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep with those of wakefulness. The exact cause of SP is unknown, and its prevalence varies among the studies.
1 wrz 2020 · Our findings underscore the potential, long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse and support the notion that such abuse is a general risk factor for sleep disturbance. They also highlight how additional traumas can exacerbate this risk.
2 lis 2018 · Sleep paralysis is the unusual experience of waking up in the night without the ability to move. Currently little is known about the experience, despite the fact that the vast majority of episodes are associated with extreme fear and in a minority of cases can lead to clinically significant levels of distress.
19 lip 2016 · During episodes of sleep paralysis, the sufferer awakens to rapid eye movement sleep-based atonia combined with conscious awareness. This is usually a frightening event often accompanied by vivid, waking dreams (ie, hallucinations).
7 cze 2023 · In a phenomenon known as cultural priming, shared cultural narratives of sleep paralysis, such as attacks from sinister figures, can predispose individuals to experience a greater fear reaction, a more intense effort to escape paralysis, and culture-dependent hallucinations.
