Just got to read this article from the Gazette. Technically, we are unconscious when we are in the state of slumber and chances are, it is not only when we awaken will we be aware of the things going on around us and feel ourselves living in the actual world.

But what if you suddenly get that feeling that you cannot move a muscle and not even holler a word? There will be instances that this would happen and this is familiarly known as sleep paralysis.

Many people would ask what would be the reason for experiencing sleep paralysis. Well for one, it is believed that the brain functions in advance over the human body, and while sleep paralysis is indeed something that would frighten any normal being, it is only temporary.

But if there is one main factor that could lead to sleep paralysis, it is that of lack of sleep or sleep deprivation. The healthy state of a person plays a vital role in the results from getting the proper sleep needed by our bodies.

Read more on Sleep Paralysis from the Gazette:Body Can Sleep Later than Brain

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Wikipedia has a nice description of sleep paralysis:

a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, shortly before falling asleep (known as hypnagogic paralysis)

Stanford University has a nice definition of sleep paralysis too.