Why Is Sleep Paralysis Always Scary? Sleep Expert Explains
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2021
- Sleep expert Dr Baland Jalal explains what sleep paralysis is, how culture can affect how we experience it, and why the visions are always scary.
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What are your experiences with sleep paralysis? Leave them in the comments below! 🇳🇺
Never had it
I get it basically every night, it’s really unnerving.
I woke up and I felt like I did my day
@@corfieldthegreatestofalltime same its horrible
I get it whenever I go to my grandmas house
Predicting this will be our most underrated podcast of all time. 🇳🇺
These views will sky rocket imo
Sup Jack
When are you going to have a bad podcast? Everyone is unreal
@@james0680 exactly
@UCgWxan7SVQ6HmAAM6B4HRpA yeah was another great one
Really enjoyed being on the show - thanks for the chat, Jack!
Thank you so much Baland, it was a pleasure to learn from you!
@@HappyHourPodcast My pleasure!
This is definetely one of, if not the most interesting podcasts ive listened to, i love how this topic perfectly ties into the falklore that Jack and Stevie have spoke about before on the pod! Well done lads
so interesting to listen to !!!
Can I ask, what is the difference between studying psychology and neuroscience? I’m not sure which one to study at university, both sound so interesting!
Can you do more podcasts like this i think this is a very interesting thing to talk about
Didn't know Michael Jackson was an expert on sleep, fair play.
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Really? I thought he was an expert considering how many sleepovers he had
@@beckyross3210 Can’t wait until Michael Jackson defenders get here
@@dmcd3895 i’ve arrived
Shouldn’t have watched this just before bed 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
hello
He talks in the full podcast about how he almost became a gangster and holy shit I’ve never seen a man who more looks like a gangster in my life
Definitely looks mafioso
The only modern man that can pull off wearing a fedora
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You not seen Bruno Mars 😂
Thought it was a female
Not even
It’s interesting how people from different cultures see completely different creatures in their sleep paralysis
Because a lot of it has to do with imagination which is taking parts of stories they may have heard in that culture
Or in some cases the same thing
@@tp8615 why say things like this?
@@tp8615 it’s really a shame you think this way
There are almost always similar figures in sleep paralysis accounts. Shadow people is a known phenomenon almost single handedly from sleep paralysis accounts.
This clip is very intriguing, great guest choice Jack and Stevie!
The first time I had sleep paralysis my parents thought I was having a stroke because I was awake but I wasnt moving and I couldn't talk properly
I've always wondered why we forget dreams so quickly after waking up, but remember certain dreams for years more than others.
Dr Baland has a very easy flowing and unique way of explaining and story telling, perfect style for the pod. Loved this ep!! Good work guys
this was such a interesting episode, would love more guests like this in the future!
This is a great clip, 100% going to listen to the full thing. As somebody who has on (probably) hundreds of occasions experienced Sleep Paralysis, it was interesting to hear and everything now makes sense, how it comes and goes in stints etc. Top class again Jack
Thank you sir!
.*told that being “primed” can cause a more severe sleep paralysis experience*...*watches 15 minute video about it*
I can teach you how to control it
Best guest they’ve ever had , literally so interesting , need more similar guests to baland!
I quite literally had sleep paralysis; somehow managed a C2 & C3 compress fracture in my neck while turning over in bed whilst asleep. 🤦♂️ I think I aced the moron test that night 🙄
This made me laugh, get well soon
Was it accidental or did you try sleep paralysis on purpose?
@@Kyxul complete accident. My missus heard the crunch
@@has5587 thanks man, all good now. 👍 my pride hurts more now 🤣
@@Kyxul how’d u do it on purpose
I've been having these since my early 20s that I can remember. I'm 42. For years the paralysis dreams involved things going on in my room, snakes, people trying to break in through my window, once a small boy was standing in my doorway with one leg and no arms. All terrifying. Lately, it's been something in my room. Last week it was trying to pull me out of bed which is not the norm for me.
Reading that comment was a mistake☠️☠️ you giving my mind ideas🗣️🗣️
This guy is so interesting. More guests like this
Enjoy seeing these types of guests that make me learn something new! Please! More if possible jack
I can’t stop thinking of inspector gadget but really I hope this isn’t an underrated episode because it was genuinely one of the most interesting! Loved hearing about Baland’s story as well as his incredible knowledge on sleep
Its the hat! N ironically ppl see a "hat man" sometimes wen experiencing SP!
this is the first video on UA-cam I have watched start to finish, listening to technicalities, no skips no fidgeting 😂 feel like this is gonna be one of the most underrated podcast episodes
Much prefer podcasts like this than just UA-camrs we already know about
So, so interesting this. Good work lads.
I suffer with sleep paralysis but have never had the nightmare hallucinations. I just cannot move etc and the wake up and can even fall back into sleep paralysis. Not nice or recommended 😂😂
That's the annoying one. You think yes I'm out of it. Go to move. Oh bollocks
Same as me its got to the point where I'm just like "here we go again" its not pleasant at all but I find it very interesting how people see things whilst having it. I just simply can't move but I'm aware of my surroundings and can still hear things
Had it once, felt like a shadow was a over me looking down and also a shadow in the corner by my door, couldn’t move was the worst experience of my life
Me too. I have it chronically though. Almost any time I sleep long enough for it to take place. There is a cure though but it's not legal!
@@FlummoxedCartwrightweed??
Just listened to the whole podcast, it was really fascinating. Hope he comes back in the future.
This is my favourite pod yet. Smashing it
Amazing episode!! So entertaining to listen to. Makes me so excited to study psychology at university next year 😊
Very interesting, definitely an underrated pod this one! 👑
Absolutely love this guy, so interesting. Hope too see more videos 🤞🏼
Love these type of podcasts.
This has been up there with the most interesting clips from you I’ve ever watched. I used to get sleep paralysis when from when I was like 6-11 (roughly) and now I still get it occasionally however most of the dreams that I remember are lucid dreams. I didn’t ever think it could be connected. Great watch
Jesus this podcast has gone up levels bringing Micheal Jackson back from the dead
Thanks for listening to the full ep Trav!
The question is who is smarter?
@@jaack the England team are shit
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JaackMaate is making huge moves, don’t know how he’s managed to get Michael Jackson on the podcast but I’m not complaining.
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Really Loved this video!
I loved this clip! Really interesting guest
I experienced this quite recently actually, I experienced a lot of what he said, but the worst part for me was hearing something scratch my pillow right next to my head.
It is terrifying but if you know what it is, like I did, it's not as bad.
should get him on again, it's interesting to listen to
I’m a Spotify listener so I don’t usually comment, but I really enjoyed this episode! It was extremely informative and interesting. I love podcasts that can combine science, interesting facts and comedy. (Although don’t get me wrong, I love happy hour when it’s just jack, stevie and robbie fucking around lol)
Very informative and I’m looking forward to listening to the full pod, however it’ll have to wait until after the footy 🇫🇮🇧🇪🇷🇺🇩🇰
Footy???
@@mikahong football
Thought this guy was great, would love some more science/medical type content.
Nice break down
the best episode no cap
Such a good podcast guest
I’m now convinced I have experienced this when when I was younger and didn’t know it. I used to often feel myself getting tickled and couldn’t do anything ,was so scary
I love this guy, personally one of the most interesting podcasts in a long time
More of these types of guests please
this was fascinating and hes so well spoken! i would love to hear him talk about why different people can see the same figures/ creatures during sleep paralysis?? I hallucinated a tall silhouette of a man with a cowboy hat (didnt know anything about sleep paralysis at the time) and later found out that he is a very common hallucination (and also a bad omen lol). ive also heard about the grotesque old woman that like, sits on your chest. weird stuff, but incredibly fascinating.
great pod this :)
Just hearing this guy talk, you know he is smart
I think hes my fave guest so far!
First had it in my teens up until I was in my 40’s. terrified the shit out of me! Was always accompanied by a ringing in the ears, similar to a DMT trip. In the latter years I leaned to enjoy it. If I relaxed and fought the fear I could turn it into a lucid dream or a couple of times into astral projection. (None of which I believe to be a real or spiritual thing)
I did notice that if I’d been out partying hard and had a lack of sleep, this would sometimes be the trigger a day or two later. I did also notice that during the day leading up to an episode, if I closed my eyes I could experience what I can only describe as a ‘third eye vision’. A high definition scene would just appear, usually of some random landscape with complete clarity.
The brain is a weird and wonderful thing!
Also started for me in my teens and still happens now in my 40’s but learnt along time ago the scary part was in my head. Now I just think oh ffs I’m stuck again 😆,always triggers when I try to sleep on my back 🤷🏻♂️✌🏻
@@Truelegend86 yeh noticed it was usually when I slept on my back too. Always that dark presence in the same corner of the room every time. Some visual and loads of audio hallucinations. Sound of people stamping hard around my otherwise empty house.
Been 5 or 6 years since it last happened to me. In a weird way I kind of miss it!
I respect this mans intelligence but I believe it something more than just science. I’ve always questioned why it’s always evil. I’ve had it many times and it always seems to be when I’m most vulnerable. Last time I’d been awake for 2 days in a hotel room and there was a scary little girl laughing in my ear. Horrible experience.
Patiently awaiting a new JaackMaate video of him absolutely ripping into this years new islanders 😌
I have sleep paralysis quite often, few times a week when I have a bad spell of it. Can't sleep on my back because most of the time it leads to it. had very different Experiences. Seen shadowy figures, grim reaper coming out of my wall, felt like I was being resuscitated by faceless people and other weird stuff. Also have it alot more with out hallucinations, just trying too move and I scream and yell sometimes feeling it hard to do that in paralysis. Other times I can kick out of it and roll over and go to sleep. Just got use to it over time but it is so bizarre, frightening, odd and crazy. Started in my early 20s 12-14 years ago. Never had it after a heavy night out though that I can remember, read it can be a cause.
It's interesting, during my first episode of sleep paralysis I heard a lot of white noise first, then saw a shadowy figure of a man who paced around my bed, it ended after a sensation of a knife to my throat.
But I thought during other episodes if I refused to see the figure then I'd be less scared, but the feeling of dread or like someone is there just stays even if you don't see it.
I went through a period in my early to mid-teens where I had it almost every time I slept, even during short naps. I used to dread sleep because it was so frequent and terrifying. I would feel the choking sensation and pressure on my chest, and pure, cold, visceral dread unlike anything I’ve ever experienced while awake. I’d sometimes also hallucinate deafening sounds and blinding lights, and occasionally malevolent manifestations like a heavy black beast growling in my ear while it crushed me. And the weird thing about SP is that it’s so, so real. Not even the most vivid dream can compare. Luckily I grew out of it and only experienced it very occasionally. Haven’t had it in years now.
More psychology related podcasts please! 🧠
I used to get sleep paralysis all the time when i worked nights... So makes sense when he said about traveling, as its similar to being jet lagged. when you work nights then go into days and the sleep cycle is out of wack... I had the feeling of being straggled and sometimes worse like he said!
After it went on for a while i started to understand it turn it into lucid dreams like he said and i could pretty much do anything i wanted in my dreams, fly, steal anything, sleep with anyone lol it was mental I used to love going to sleep after a night shift as I knew i could get into a lucid dream and have the a great time haha... never happens anymore now i work normal hours and im tired from family life
Such a interesting topic/guest something very different for the channel.
I like the episode even more now he slightly reminds me of a non noncey Michael Jackson
I still don't trust this man
Dunno about non noncey
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@@anycolouryoulike1275 why
i’ve had sleep paralysis a few times and i do find it scary. but there is never anything scary in the dreams it’s just like a normal dream that i can’t control but i’m fully conscious and then next thing you know i can’t move.
Had it a couple of times recently, usually after late nights on a session.
Absolutely horrible yet fascinating! Felt like there was something in my room, something sitting on my chest, so weird!
I'm 53 and have had this all my life but never studied it. My mom did it also. I just decided to figure out what it is a few weeks ago. This is the best explanation I've heard, thank you!!! It makes so much sense. haven't heard anyone say that they screamed though? I'm always trying to scream to get someone to shake me to wake me up. I finally scream and wake myself up if no one shakes me. Its pure terror. It doesn't matter what the vision is, it's usually a person but the terrifying part is the instant feeling of OH GOD IM PARALYZED AND I CANT SCREAM. And if it happens once I know it's gonna happen every time I start to fall asleep that night. My mom would scream also. Anyone????
I was mauled, asphyxiated and rped for what seemed hours.
He wasn't a dark silhouette or a mythical creature, he was a greasy overweight middle-aged man who didn't say a word. He crushed me and crushed me, I felt all his weight on my chest. I still remember the smell of him, while he was breaking my ribs and choking my neck.
I woke up terrified, soaked and shaking. I felt traumatized for a couple of days and was afraid to go to bed lol.
Never happened again, but yeah, this was my encounter with sleep paralysis.
This is really interesting
I get it very often.. never knew sleep paralysis was a thing and mentioned what was happening to my doctor and he said what it was… I start panicking because I can’t move and the only thing I feel like a can control is breathing and eye movement so I start panting trying to get someone’s attention to wake me up because I feel like something is just outside the door and going to come in any second and attack me.
The people who’ve seen me doing this say I just look like I’m sleeping but having a nightmare.. no heavy breathing.
Much more interesting than all the UA-cam drama you talk about 😂
I’ve been getting sleep paralysis for the majority of my life. This makes a lot of sense to me, as the years have gone by I don’t get as scared when it happens anymore and as I’ve gotten less scared I have stoped seeing scary things.
When I was around 17 (25 now) I was sleeping on my sister sofa and I woke up paralysed. The next thing that happened was the light turnt on (impossible) in the room, then a death type figure came in the room, sort of like a dementor from Harry Potter. It was floating above me screaming, and shaking the whole room, it felt like I was in an earthquake. I was screaming for help, but nothing was coming out of my mouth.
I don’t fear it anymore, I enjoy it. I only get it when I’m sleeping on my back. I can’t fall asleep anymore unless I’m on my side.
*+Connor B* it's enjoyable because you can control what you see, if you are in sleep paralysis and you imagine a car in your room it would probably pop up
I don't know why but this video triggered me and now I'm reliving a sleep memory
This is super interesting and also slightly scary
Im not going to sleep now, thanks you guys.
Always have dr jalal to ask questions regarding sleep paralysis and the reasons to affect.
Had this 100s of time now , never seen anything but always hear something come up the stairs but never arrive . I’m used to it now and it’s not so bad now I’m aware of what’s happening
This guy is really an expert
I get sleep paralysis when I'm super tired. I don't see demons. My best recovery method is to remind myself not to panic and let the paralysis take its time. In seconds, the madness stops and i resume normal sleep. The more you panic the longer it lasts. If you're super tired, take a minute nap then continue your normal in your normal bed.
this guy defo does magic.
This was so good to listen to, super interesting and have always loved looking into these things my self. Find it funny everyone’s saying he looks like MJ, here’s me thinking he looks like Raj when he curls is hair 😂😂
I love these videos like ghosts or anything like this I rate it
I started having sleep paralysis as a teenager. It was very frightening. I’d wake up, or so I thought, but I couldn’t move or even take a breath. I always got the feeling I was falling into a bottomless pitch black hole and if I didn’t focus on making an arm or leg move then I was going to die.
I’ve had it twice in the same night…the first time there was this silhouette of a tall man, I was trying to make noise to wake up my dog which was hard to do but was able to make the faintest noise and that woke me up. The second time everything was the same as the first but I recognized what it was and laughed it off and the feeling of laughing woke me up.
I have Narcolepsy so I understand this so much.
If you know you know
Its not that ive SEEN anything as per se but i can FEEL bad energies n i call out but cant phisically move my mouth! Hate it never wanna experience it ever again!
I get sleep paralysis all the time and lucid dreaming experiences where I can control the dream. When I become aware that I am dreaming, I can also control the dream. I can control the dream by predicting what’s going to happen next. You see negative things during sleep paralysis, because that’s what you were looking for. Is there an intruder in the room? Yes! Is there a monster? Yes! The answer is always yes.
I had it for about a year and it was horrible. I don’t remember any creature or person but going to sleep was a loud buzzing and not being able to move at all. Finally was able to work out trying to rub my thumb and first 2 fingers together and break the paralysis. Hated it so much. Sent my panic attacks soaring. Sleeping was just as crazy.
Very interesting loved this I've had sleep paralysis before, started seeing black figures and couldn't move then one time I saw myself and it seemed like the figure that looked like me was trying to strangle me was crazy, not had it for a few years
it's a good point
Sleep paralysis is fuckeddddd! Had it after a long weekend with very little sleep at Uni.
I get sleep paralysis a lot and I’ve only had one time where my mate was in the corner of the room cracking jokes and I was vividly laughing but in reality was unable to move or speak.
Most the time it is something evil but I’ve learnt to control what I see and it’s kinda cool lol
I'm so glad I stumbled in this podcast... This happens to me so often that I've learnt to deal with it and i do believe that it's connected to some form of evel
@@babalwavakalisa6142 just seems evil because usually people don’t know what’s going on and panic which makes them think it’s evil
Speaking about the fear aspect of Sleep Paralysis. I used to get it a lot. So much so that I recognized it as sleep paralysis instantly. Now I don't fear it at all I rarely get it.
I always have the one where I do stuff I do in a day but then I wake up and realise I’m asleep
I have parasomnia and experience sleep paralysis and wake while dreams play out, night terrors mostly where I hallucinate bugs, people or auditory episodes. I also experience the reverse where the normal paralysis that the body experiences when dreaming to prevent movement and harm does not kick in and I have thrown myself off my bed and around the room, had seizure like movements and cracked my teeth, my throat has spasmed while I dreamt that I was being chocked. I never feel rested after sleep. Its very interesting.
My sleep paralysis experiences have never been scary like Ive only had them about 4/5 times in my life, but what would usually happen is I would think I'm awake, therefore try to get up or reach for my phone then realise I can't move. The things that I experienced in this state was, hearing my door open( I thought my dad came in my room) I felt someone get in my bed and lay next to me and cuddle me but it felt like someone I knew and felt such a warm/comforting energy and although I knew it wasn't real I didn't wan them to leave. One that was very vivid for me was that again I tried to get up of bed couldn't move then suddenly a baby appeared by me and had this overwhelming feeling of love for it even though I knew I was in the state of paralysis. Im veryyyy grateful that I haven't seen anything terrifying in my experiences coz I'd probably be afraid to sleep forever.
I have had a demon hold my arms behind me and laugh.
One psycho woman was in front of me another time with a large butcher knife waving it at me screaming "My name is DEBBIE!!!!"
There are others. I envy you.
Michael Jackson explained it so well. He made good points here. How Happy Hour Podcast got him I dunno. But either way thanks for the dream talk.
i experienced sleep paralysis last night for the first time and had never heard of it. it was absolutely terrifying.
i’ve never had sleep paralysis but i’m terrified from seeing things about it that’s it’s going to happen
Yeah me too, it sounds scary as hell
@@ramonfrancois9306 not even the hallucinations just the being awake and not being able to move scares the crap out of me
@@josh3306 yea exactly. I never hallucinate bad things. I just want to wake but cant. Not being able to move is scary
Josh, think you are lucid right? So that means you can control what you hallucinate, have a clear mind you'd have to hallucinate
i have been suffering with it for many years and also my father, there is always 3 times which stand out for me when i get pinned down and by the ''witch'' but the ultimate time for me which makes me question that this phenomena could be actual entities is the time i woke up and couldn't move, i realised i was in a sleep paralysis and the black shadow burst into my room, i was helplessly lying and cant move watching it fly around my room then suddenly it burst out my bedroom door and then all i could hear was my father screaming ''get off me, go away, f**k off'' , i wake up realising what just happened went to my dads room and made sure he was okay, i woke him and said its okay its just a nightmare but wow, it was such a surreal experience and the only time it affected me and my pops on the same time and makes me think that it could be more then just serotonin releases or your brain releasing chemical's and could be a entity
I get sleep paralysis fairly often for me I always close my eyes and try to move my index finger to get out of it I always almost hear a girl screaming when I experience it
I get sleep paralysis quite often when I'm tired and sleep on the sofa but I never get these scary images. I always say in my head "here we go again" as I've had it so often then I try to struggle out of it. Does anyone else have sleep paralysis like? Maybe my fear is never getting out of sleep paralysis? 🤷