Ever realized that this has happened to you? You get up with your eyes wide at night, but your brain is screaming. A feeling when your body is a stone statue; You got stuck, pinned to bed by an invisible force. There is a crushed weight on your chest, and from the dark corner of the room, a figure appears. At this point, you are completely certain that you are not alone.

For millions of people, it is not a scene of a thriller film. This is a real, recurring nightmares. And this is what Bollywood star Sonakshi Sinha (in the past) opened it with bravery.

The ‘Dabangag’ actress confessed in an interview that she felt a terrible appearance around her room one day. Sharing this vivid experience, Sinha recalled her at 4 pm. “I was in a state where my eyes were closed, but my mind was completely alert. Suddenly, I felt this pressure, as if someone was trying to awaken me …”

His experience, looking at the frozen “someone” in fear, shines a spotlight on an event that has long been misunderstood as a unnatural phenomenon, or a demonic attack. Modern medical science, however, has a different name for this: sleep paralysis (SP).

There is also no ghost in the room “no” or “shadow”. It is a complex, terrible trick that is being played on you by your brain.

Wake up

According to sleep experts, this paralysis is parasomomania, medically described as a disruptive sleep disorder that occurs in the space between waking and sleep. Up to 40% of the population experiences it at least once, which consists of several recurring episodes.

Anusha Tandon, a sleep specialist from Gurgaon, explains the event: during the Rapid Eye Movement (RAM) phase of the sleep, where you have the most vivid dreams, release brain chemicals that causes temporary muscle paralysis, a condition called rimonia. It is a safety facility for the brain.

“Simply put, SP is essentially a system mess where your consciousness reboots and becomes aware before Atonia is damaged.” In this state, you are mentally awake, but your body is still in sleep mode – paralyzed, “Tandon says.

Shadow person

The experience of a sleepy state is sometimes terrible from being misleading. During this state, your mind is awake, but your senses are still indicating like a dream. There is fear and the system of threatening brain threatening goes into overdrives.

It scans the room for a reason and then offers a form on vague shade and shapes in your room. It is often considered as a dark, human-like silhouette-atered man “shadow person. Some people who have experienced this paralysis also believe that they woke up by an intruder, or an old hug.

What is the explanation for the pressure felt on the chest? Tandon says that suffocation is a hallmark of sleep paralysis.

“During REM sleep, your breath is naturally more shallow and is usually more rapid. When you suddenly become alert and try to control your breathing, dull muscle paralysis makes it compressed and hard, triggers nervousness,” she explains. Amigdala (Brain’s Fear Center) is active during this state. This floods your system with a rapid sense of fear and a “sensory appearance”, which is hostile in the room with you, even if you cannot see them.

nothing new

What Sonakshi experienced is not new.

For centuries, various cultures around the world have created folklore to explain this accurate medical event. While living in Canadian Newfoundland, it is known as “Old Haag” that sits on your chest at night. In Japanese culture, it is called “kanashibari,” meaning “to be bound by metal.

In medieval Europe, such hallucinations were often convicted on incubus and success, maleist demons who were sleeping.

These are not souls; They are different cultural interpretations of the same neurological disturbance.

Can you fight back?

Sleep paralysis is not dangerous, and you can take steps to reduce its intensity. This is often triggered by disruptions in your sleep cycle, so the solution lies in improving your sleep health. The first step is to master your sleep cleanliness.

“Go to bed and wake up every day at the same time. Make it on weekends too. Create a sleeping sanctuary; a room that is dark, calm and calm. Men, manage your stress levels. It is often seen that anxiety is a major trigger for all types of sleep disintegration. Includes stress-implemented activities in your day.

It also works to see the way you sleep. Many people have reported the episode on their back (in a supeine position) while sleeping. Try to sleep on your behalf.

What should you do during an episode? If you find yourself in the grip of sleep paralysis, do not try to fight the situation. You can’t win. “Pay attention to all your mental energy on a small movement. Try to start with a toe or finger,” Tandon tells us. She says that often transferring a small part of the body can give a signal to your brain to break the magic and awaken your body completely.

Remind yourself this: There is no ghost in your room. This is your brain, the moment was caught between the two worlds. By controlling your health, you can help those world ensure where they are.