Almost half of all people will experience the terrifying feeling of awakening from sleep unable to move. Sleep paralysis has its roots deep in history and separating fact from lore is not always easy. this this episode we will:explore the history and mythology surrounding sleep paralysis, the night hag, incubus/succubus, and the origin of the term nightmarecontrast different cultural interpretations of sleep paralysis as well as the various treatments believed to ward off the conditionexplore the incidence of the disorder both as an isolated phenomenon as well as a chronic statedescribe the various ways in which it manifests in individualslist the risk factors and predisposing conditions for sleep paralysisdetail the neural pathways and highlight the neuroanatomy of the process and how it links to causes and risk factorsdiscuss treatment options and for whom they may be appropriateProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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