How to not be scared of sleep paralysis

00:00sleep paralysis it's real it's

00:01terrifying but here's how you can

00:03prevent it have you ever woken up in the

00:04middle of the night and found yourself

00:06literally unable to move maybe even had

00:08visual auditory or tactile

00:10hallucinations then you may have

00:12experienced sleep paralysis a terrifying

00:14ordeal that affects up to 10

00:16of the population during sleep paralysis

00:18despite your conscious state your

00:19muscles are frozen due to disruption

00:21between rem sleep and wakefulness while

00:23there's no definitive cause of this

00:24disruption it has been linked to some

00:26medical conditions

00:27insomnia shift work narcolepsy ptsd

00:30anxiety stress and panic disorder so

00:32what can you do to prevent this

00:34get seven to nine hours of sleep nightly

00:36go to bed around the same time