DEAR DR. ROACH: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is when ...

Many people who experience sleep paralysis see frightening hallucinations some call "sleep paralysis demons." - Illustration by Leah Abucayan/Alberto Mier/CNN Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, ...

Sleep paralysis happens when you wake up (or fall asleep) and your body stays in the "sleep mode," meaning it can’t move—like you’ve been frozen in place. Your brain is fully awake, but your muscles ...

An expert has offered advice to Brits on how to avoid a frightening condition that nearly one in three people globally will experience at some point. Almost one in three individuals will suffer from ...

BERKELEY, Calif. — Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, experiencing his own real-life horror film. Newly awake, the 19-year-old could see his surroundings but couldn't move or speak, and he didn't know ...

(CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, experiencing his own real-life horror ...

Most of us have had nightmares involving scary monsters at some point in our lives. But that fear pales in comparison with the seemingly real mysterious and menacing figure who has people around the ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified ...

(CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, experiencing his own real-life horror ...

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(CNN) — Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, experiencing his own real-life horror film. Newly awake, the 19-year-old could see his surroundings but couldn’t move or speak, and he didn’t know why. He ...