Published 14:02 IST, April 22nd 2020

Vicky Kaushal once suffered sleep paralysis; what it is, its causes & symptoms

Vicky Kaushal recently revealed that he once suffered from sleep paralysis. If you don't know what that is, here are the causes and symptoms of sleep paralysis.

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Vicky Kaushal has been extremely active on Instagram since Coronavirus lockdown came into effect. He recently conducted a Q&A session on Instagram. During session, a fan asked if he h experienced any ghosts in real life. To which, he replied that he has t experienced ghost incidents to date. However, he revealed that he has experienced sleep paralysis a couple of times. This revelation has certainly shocked a number of his fans. Well, if you don’t kw what sleep paralysis is, we have a scientific explanation for phemen. Re more to kw what exactly is sleep paralysis. 

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What is sleep paralysis?

Sleep paralysis is a state that occurs when a person is waking up or falling asleep. During sleep paralysis, person is t able to move or speak. It is also said that person may hallucinate, hear, feel, or see things that are t present which often instills fear in person. paralysis usually lasts less than a couple of minutes and could happen again if t treated or dealt with. 

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Sleep paralysis causes

 A healthcare company has laid out causes of sleep paralysis in a human. ir surveys state that around 40 per cent of people have faced problem at some point in ir lives. It is also common as almost every culture has a of explanation or a logical tale for experience. Some people have also claimed that symptoms could make person hallucinate things like vengeful spirits and alien abductors. A major cause of sleep paralysis is sleep deprivation or a lack of sleep. Changing your sleep schedule, sleeping on your back, using certain medications, stress, or or sleep-related problems like narcolepsy could be reason for sleep paralysis. 

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Sleep paralysis symptoms

  • Cant move and speak
  • A feeling that something b is about to happen 
  • feeling of someone being in your room
  • sensation of being pressed on your chest or being choked 
  • An im of a monster, witch, demon, or or imaginative figures

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14:02 IST, April 22nd 2020