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I remember when my dad was saying how he felt like he was getting possessed by a ghost one night; how he couldn't move at all, but no dad you weren’t getting ‘possessed’ you had sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is a temporary inability to move or speak that occurs when you're waking up or falling asleep. It's not harmful and should pass in a few seconds or minutes, but can be very frightening. Many people have sleep paralysis once or twice in their life, while others experience it a few times a month or more regularly. There are 2 types of sleep: Non-rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement. Sleep paralysis happens when you abruptly wake up from REM. REM is when the eyes move quickly, this episode of sleep is where the brain is most active so brain restoration can take place. Furthermore, this is when dreams occur, we have at least 5 every night but only remember them if we wake up in the middle of a dream. When we are dreaming our brain stem is switched off, in othe...

Unlike an episode of sleep paralysis, locked in syndrome can be expressed as a more extensive version of it without the demons or monsters, some people never recover from it. It can happen to anyone of any age or gender. This rare illness which leaves only sight and hearing as the only senses working. Therefore, sometimes it goes unnoticed which may lead to incorrect treatment and or the the resources available to still communicate is ignored. An individual suffering from this has no ability to move or speak however can blink and move their eyes as they please. Causes:   Damage to a specific brain stem section called the pons, which contains neuronal pathways between the cerebrum, spinal cord and cerebellum, can cause and is the most common cause of this syndrome. Locked-In syndrome is a result of the interruption of all the motor fibres running from the grey matter in the brain through the spinal cord to the body's muscles,  which in turn causes paralysis...