The terrors of sleep paralysis - Ami Angelowicz
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Imagine you’re fast asleep and then suddenly awake. You want to move but can’t, as if someone is sitting on your chest. And you can't even scream! This is sleep paralysis, a creepy but common phenomenon caused by an overlap in REM sleep and waking stages. Ami Angelowicz describes just how pervasive (but harmless) it is and introduces a cast of characters from sleep paralysis around the world.
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Meet The Creators
- Director Adam Comiskey
- Educator Ami Angelowicz
- Animator Rob Vaughan
- Artist Sam Davies
- Narrator Ami Angelowicz
Do you only hallucinate nightmares during sleep paralysis?
Duc Do Sofia, Bulgaria LESSON IN PROGRESS
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Sleepwalking
Paul Woodward LESSON IN PROGRESS
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Just my opinion......
Patrick Cardenas LESSON IN PROGRESS
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what is your theory on sleep paralysis? do you believe the science explanation or it as an out of...
elisha valencia LESSON IN PROGRESS
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Has anyone ever had this happen to them?
Paulina Frias Guelph, Ontario, Canada COMPLETED LESSON
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Sleep Paralysis
Wilson Camilo Llano COMPLETED LESSON
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Sleep Paralysis & Body Posture
Sreerupa Roy Ranchi (Jharkhand), India LESSON IN PROGRESS
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How do you feel in sleep paralysis ?
Vi Lê COMPLETED LESSON
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¿this disorder can be induced?
Andrés Olalla COMPLETED LESSON
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idk sleep walkin _mozzzzy
jiovanni cervantes COMPLETED LESSON
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i have had sleep paralisis before, but there was no monster.
norah w LESSON IN PROGRESS
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Can someone wakes you when in sleep paralysis?
Qishawn Manning COMPLETED LESSON
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Sleep paralysis
Nhi Nguyễn LESSON IN PROGRESS
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Sleep paralysis is certainly the most terrifying experience I've ever had in my life.
Oscar Tanomaru COMPLETED LESSON
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