Friday 3 November 2017

How the Mind Works - Sleep Paralysis

The subject of Sleep Paralysis came up at our Sangha meeting on Tuesday and coincidentally it was also the main subject in the first program of the new series of Radio 4's All In The Mind which was broadcast the same night!

As Buddhists it's always interesting to know more of how the mind works..............


Claudia Hammond talks to Professor Christopher French from Goldsmiths, University of London about the strange phenomenon of sleep paralysis. As many as 1 in 20 people will experience vivid hallucinations while falling asleep or waking up while also completely unable to move. People also describe a very powerful sense of fear and the feeling of being crushed or that an intruder or something supernatural is there with them. Despite being relatively common, this sleep anomaly is little understood. Even less well known or understood is the frightening experience of 'Exploding Head Syndrome' where someone perceives abrupt and very loud noises when going to sleep or waking up.



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