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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.00,0:00:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine this:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.00,0:00:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're fast asleep
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.00,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when all of a sudden you're awoken!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not by your alarm clock.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.00,0:00:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your eyes open,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.00,0:00:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's a demon sitting on your chest,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.00,0:00:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pinning you down.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.00,0:00:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You try to open your mouth and scream,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.00,0:00:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but no sound comes out.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.00,0:00:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You try to get up and run away,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.00,0:00:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you realize that you are completely immobilized.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.00,0:00:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The demon is trying to suffocate you,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.00,0:00:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can't fight back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.00,0:00:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've awoken into your dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.00,0:00:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's a nightmare.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.00,0:00:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sounds like a Stephen King movie,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.00,0:00:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's actually a medical condition
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.00,0:00:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called sleep paralysis,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.00,0:00:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and about half of the population
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.00,0:00:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has experienced this strange phenomenon
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.00,0:00:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least once in their life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.00,0:00:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This panic-inducing episode
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of coming face-to-face with the creatures
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.00,0:00:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from your nightmares
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can last anywhere from seconds to minutes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.00,0:00:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and may involve visual or auditory hallucinations
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.00,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of an evil spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an out-of-body feeling like you're floating.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.00,0:01:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some have even mistaken sleep paralysis
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.00,0:01:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for an encounter with a ghost
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.00,0:01:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an alien abduction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.00,0:01:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1867, Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.00,0:01:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the first medical professional
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.00,0:01:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to study sleep paralysis.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.00,0:01:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The subject awakes to consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.00,0:01:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of his environment
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.00,0:01:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but is incapable of moving a muscle.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.00,0:01:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lying to all appearance, still asleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.00,0:01:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's really engaged for a struggle for movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.00,0:01:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fraught with acute mental distress.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.00,0:01:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could he but manage to stir,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.00,0:01:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the spell would vanish instantly."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.00,0:01:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though Dr. Mitchell was the first
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.00,0:01:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to observe patients in a state of sleep paralysis,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.00,0:01:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's so common that nearly every culture
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.00,0:01:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout time has had some kind
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.00,0:01:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of paranormal explanation for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.00,0:01:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In medieval Europe, you might think that an incubus,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.00,0:01:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sex-hungry demon in male form,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.00,0:01:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visited you in the night.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.00,0:01:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Scandinavia, the mare,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.00,0:01:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a damned woman,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.00,0:01:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is responsible for visiting sleepers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.00,0:02:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sitting on their rib cages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.00,0:02:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Turkey, a jinn holds you down
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.00,0:02:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tries to strangle you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.00,0:02:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Thailand, Phi Am bruises you while you sleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.00,0:02:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the southern United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.00,0:02:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hag comes for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.00,0:02:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Mexico, you could blame
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.00,0:02:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,subirse el muerto, the dead person, on you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.00,0:02:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Greece, Mora sits upon your chest
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.00,0:02:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tries to asphyxiate you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.00,0:02:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Nepal, Khyaak the ghost
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.00,0:02:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resides under the staircase.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.00,0:02:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may be easier to blame
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.00,0:02:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleep paralysis on evil spirits
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.00,0:02:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because what's actually happening in your brain
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.00,0:02:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is much harder to explain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.00,0:02:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Modern scientists believe that sleep paralysis
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.00,0:02:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is caused by an abnormal overlap
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.00,0:02:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the REM, rapid eye movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.00,0:02:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and waking stages of sleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.00,0:02:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During a normal REM cycle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.00,0:02:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're experiencing a number of sensory stimuli
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.00,0:02:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the form of a dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.00,0:02:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your brain is unconscious and fully asleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.00,0:02:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During your dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.00,0:02:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,special neurotransmitters are released,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.00,0:02:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which paralyze almost all of your muscles.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.00,0:02:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's called REM atonia.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.00,0:02:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what keeps you from running in your bed
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.00,0:03:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're being chased in your dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.00,0:03:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During an episode of sleep paralysis,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.00,0:03:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're experiencing normal components of REM.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.00,0:03:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your dreaming and your muscles are paralyzed,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.00,0:03:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only your brain is conscious and wide awake.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.00,0:03:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what causes you to imagine
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.00,0:03:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're having an encounter
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.00,0:03:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a menacing presence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.00,0:03:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this explains the hallucinations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.00,0:03:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what about the feelings of panic,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.00,0:03:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strangling,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,choking,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.00,0:03:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chest pressure
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.00,0:03:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that so many people describe?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.00,0:03:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well during REM,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.00,0:03:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the function that keeps you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.00,0:03:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from acting out your dreams,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.00,0:03:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,REM atonia,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.00,0:03:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also removes voluntary control
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.00,0:03:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your breathing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.00,0:03:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your breath becomes more shallow
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.00,0:03:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rapid.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.00,0:03:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You take in more carbon dioxide
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.00,0:03:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and experience a small blockage of your airway.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.00,0:03:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During a sleep paralysis episode,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.00,0:03:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a combination of your body's fear response
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.00,0:03:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a perceived attack by an evil creature
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your brain being wide awake
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.00,0:03:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while your body is in an REM sleep state
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.00,0:03:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,triggers a response for you to take in more oxygen.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.00,0:03:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That makes you gasp
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.00,0:03:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for air,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.00,0:03:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can't
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.00,0:04:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because REM atonia
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.00,0:04:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has removed control of your breath.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.00,0:04:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This struggle for air while your body sleeps
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.00,0:04:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creates a perceived sensation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.00,0:04:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of pressure on the chest
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.00,0:04:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or suffocation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.00,0:04:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While a few people experience
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.00,0:04:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleep paralysis regularly
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.00,0:04:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it may be linked to sleep disorders
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.00,0:04:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as narcolepsy,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.00,0:04:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many who experience an episode of sleep paralysis
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.00,0:04:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do so infrequently,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.00,0:04:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps only once in a lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.00,0:04:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can rest easy,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.00,0:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing that an evil entity is not trying
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.00,0:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to haunt,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.00,0:04:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possess,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.00,0:04:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strangle,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.00,0:04:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or suffocate you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.00,0:04:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Save that for the horror films!