Everybody have you ever had the urge to rock your body? Well everybody rock your body right. Did you know that backstreet's back? Alright!?

Wanna Smash?...... inanimate objects in a room with a bat and safety gear. Yeah get your mind out of the gutter!

The best part about sleep paralysis is you're never alone. I have this sleep paralysis gremlin named George. We have similar interests and hobbies. But the only problem is he eats my dreams and wants to feast on my inner most hopes. Other then that he's alright. Wait you're telling me that isn't normal? And that George doesn't really exist? Well.... ummm I don't know what to say.

This episode is a shorter form exploration of topics we're discussed on the show! We encourage you to have a look at our references to have a deeper look on the topic.

References

1. Cheyne, J. A. (2002). Sleep paralysis and the structure of waking-nightmare hallucinations. Dreaming, 12(4), 181-196.

2. Jalal, B., Hinton, D. E., & Ramsawh, H. J. (2013). Sleep paralysis among Egyptian college students: association with anxiety symptoms (PTSD, trait anxiety, pathological worry). Transcultural psychiatry, 50(2), 238-257.

3. Sharpless, B. A., & Barber, J. P. (2011). Lifetime prevalence rates of sleep paralysis: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 15(5), 311-315.

4. Sharpless, B. A., & Grom, J. L. (2016). Isolated sleep paralysis: Fear, prevention, and disruption. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 14(2), 134-139.

5. Takeuchi, T., Miyasita, A., Sasaki, Y., Inugami, M., & Fukuda, K. (1992). Isolated sleep paralysis elicited by sleep interruption. Sleep, 15(3), 217-225.

6. Yu, C., & Zhang, X. (2018). Sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming: Sleep-wake neurochemical, neuroanatomical, and psychological features. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 733.

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