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How Sleep Paralysis Works, or The Worst Thing That Can Happen While You're Sleeping

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For as long as people have been sleeping, about half of us have probably suffered from sleep paralysis. Thanks to an unusual fluke in the sleep cycle, the sufferer feels paralyzed and consumed by fear as something on their chest tries to kill them.

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