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Please tell me, are some people more prone to sleep paralysis than others?
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Sleep paralysis: Yes. In fact there is thought to be a genetic predisposition to developing the disorder. Many people with sleep disorders do not have waking paralysis. Between ⅓ and ½ of patients with narcolepsy also have sleep paralysis. The fragmentation of rem sleep for whatever reason leads to the disturbance.
Answered 12/2/2013
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