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why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?

  • Written by Danny Eckert, Director, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Flinders University
why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?Sleep paralysis is when you wake up but feel like you can't move. Shutterstockwhy are some people affected by sleep paralysis?

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Why are some people affected by sleep paralysis? – Tess, age 13.


Falling asleep is a bit like flicking off a light switch. One moment we are awake, but then...