Is There A Demon In Your House? | Sleep Paralysis Explained

Sleep paralysis is a sleep disorder where a person is awake but temporarily unable to move or speak. Due to the bizarre and mysterious nature of this phenomenon, a sleep paralysis episode can be a very terrifying experience.
Many cultures around the globe associate this phenomenon with an evil entity or something that does not belong to this world.
So, what is sleep paralysis? Why and how does it happen?
In this video we will try to answer these questions and more!
Video Chapters:
00:00 Story
00:48 what is sleep paralysis?
01:53 sleep paralysis around the world
04:08 scientific explanation
04:45 causes of sleep paralysis
05:30 why can't you move
06:12 prevention
06:56 final thoughts
Notes:
- This video is for educational purposes ONLY. It attempts to explain how and why sleep paralysis happens.
- The video gives a general overview of the cultural understanding of the so-called "night demon".
- I tried to cover the two different explanations - Scientific + folkloric - for this puzzling phenomenon.
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Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis? And what do you call it in your country? ⬇
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[@sholomaleichem2222]

Hello, Let's Talk Mythology!
With love from Russia! ❤🇷🇺
In Russia sleep paralysis is called сонный паралич(sonnyi paralich)

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​@@LetsTalkMythologyIn Russia, mara is more symbolic of sleep paralysis than kikimora
Kikimora is better known as the wife of a brownie and a harmful household spirit

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​​@@LetsTalkMythology pisadeira : 🇧🇷 Brazil night bedroom sleep nightmare old hag woman suffocated or paralyzed not window

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​@@LetsTalkMythology mare 🇸🇪 Sweden night bedroom sleep

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You are back!!!
Btw nice content😊
If I'm not wrong you have uploaded a sleep paralysis related video before🌝

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Yes I am! New content on the way.
And thank you so much : )
This video was like a "re-making" of the old one, so yup you're right.

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Excellent 💪

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Thank you 🙏

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Thank you very much.

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You're most welcome!

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Ghost does not excist its called djinn

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Kal exam ke baad yeh vid dekhunga
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