Have you ever felt trapped and unable to move whilst asleep? Have you ever experienced voice loss, hyperventilation, sweating, or a racing heartbeat while trying to wake up? These frightening symptoms are what often occur during sleep paralysis. This intense sleep disorder is something that Dr Pixie McKenna discusses with sleep psychologist Hope Bastine, and journalist Jessica Barratt who has suffered from sleep paralysis for 21 years. They speak about why sleep paralysis occurs, what can be done to prevent it, and how to ease the scary symptoms while they’re happening.

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