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Is sleep paralysis as scary as it sounds?
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Sleep Paralysis: Sleep paralysis happens to everyone in rem sleep when you wake up in rem sleep you feel paralyzed, you can blink your eyelids and snap out of this state unless it occurs during daytime with muscle weakness then rule out narcolepsy.
Answered 8/30/2013
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Sleep Paralysis: Sleep researchers conclude that, in most cases, sleep paralysis is simply a sign that your body is not moving smoothly through the stages of sleep. Rarely is sleep paralysis linked to deep underlying psychiatric problems. http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/sleep-paralysis#1
Answered 1/21/2017
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