118. MYSTERY: What’s Behind Sleep Paralysis?

About half of the population experiences sleep paralysis. From demons in England and Turkey to black magic in South Africa and Canada, cultures all over the world have come up with their own paranormal explanation for this condition—but what actually causes it?

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Sources:

https://youtu.be/Ub8Wj_tJhdQ

https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/sleep-paralysis-demon-in-the-bedroom

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01294/full

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/21/781724874/seeing-monsters-it-could-be-the-nightmare-of-sleep-paralysis

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sleep-paralysis-and-the-monsters-inside-your-mind/

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363461520909616

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