SLEEP PARALYSIS - STORY

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Ever went to bed expecting a peaceful, undisturbed sleep but instead awaken to a nightmarish experience that seems like something out of a horror movie? There could've been a supernatural presence in your bedroom that night, or most likely it's a phenomenon known as "Sleep Paralysis". When one experiences sleep paralysis, its symptoms are as its name suggest - you find yourself in a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep while your body becomes paralysed - rendering you powerless to speak, or call out for help. In this week's Medical Monitor, Newsbreak Radio Producer, Matthew Veeran decided to put to bed some of the misunderstood beliefs about sleep paralysis...

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