Sleep Paralysis: Have you ever felt as if you suddenly wake up from sleep and are unable to move your body? Have you ever felt that there is a ghost sitting on your chest or a heavy object is placed on your chest? Do you want to scream or shout but your voice is not able to come out? You are able to see everything and feel nervous but are unable to do anything. Actually, this is a disease called "sleep paralysis".

Sleep paralysis usually occurs when you are in the transition phase between sleep and wakefulness. To put it more simply, when you are in raw sleep and your sleep has not become very deep. In such a situation, your mind is awake, but your body is still sleeping. During this time, you can hear and see the sounds around you, but cannot move or speak. This situation can last from a few seconds to a few minutes and can be quite frightening.

Symptoms of sleep paralysis-

According to the Healthline website , some symptoms of sleep paralysis are very common, such as suddenly waking up while sleeping and being unable to move the body, feeling difficulty in breathing or suffocation, feeling pressure on the chest, after seeing a scary dream. Getting scared, hearing strange sounds etc.

Causes of sleep paralysis-

Sleep paralysis is usually caused by lack of sleep, mental stress, impaired sleep cycle, mental illness or side effect of some medications.

Prevention from sleep paralysis-

It is somewhat difficult to prevent sleep paralysis completely. But its risk can be reduced by adopting some suggestions. Get enough sleep (7-8 hours)

- reduce stress.

- Do regular exercise.

- Keep the time of sleeping and waking up fixed.

- Take a balanced diet

- Do yoga every day before sleeping

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