Sleep paralysis is a sleep disorder where a person is awake but temporarily unable to move or speak. Due to the bizarre and mysterious nature of this phenomenon, a sleep paralysis episode can be a very terrifying experience.

Many cultures around the globe associate this phenomenon with an evil entity or something that does not belong to this world.

So, what is sleep paralysis? Why and how does it happen?
In this video we will try to answer these questions and more!
 
Video Chapters:

00:00 Story
00:48 what is sleep paralysis?
01:53 sleep paralysis around the world
04:08 scientific explanation
04:45 causes of sleep paralysis
05:30 why can't you move
06:12 prevention
06:56 final thoughts

Notes:
- This video is for educational purposes ONLY. It attempts to explain how and why sleep paralysis happens.

- The video gives a general overview of the cultural understanding of the so-called "night demon".

- I tried to cover the two different explanations - Scientific + folkloric - for this puzzling phenomenon.
 
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