Conceptual photographer Nicolas Bruno has suffered from sleep paralysis since he was 15. In confronting the visions, and feelings of fear and helplessness, that can accompany this phenomenon ...

In some cases, people experiencing sleep paralysis have frightening and even recurring visions. Known as sleep paralysis demons, these terrors don’t haunt nightmares, but reality.

Another common vision when Baldwin had sleep paralysis was “a shadowy figure […] that would kind of zap from place to place, like be in the corner of my room and then suddenly at the foot of ...

The authors found that 7.6% of the general population experiences sleep paralysis, rising to 28.3% in high-risk groups, like students who have a disrupted sleep pattern.

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But why does sleep paralysis have to be so damn scary? I don't think I know anyone that's experienced it and not felt a tad traumatised. "It's because of the sensation of lack of control," he adds.

Sleep paralysis is a total nightmare. Literally. The phenomenon happens when your body is transitioning between being awake and being asleep and leaves you unable to move or talk.

Sleep paralysis was first identified within the scientific community by psychologist Weir Mitchell in 1876. He laid down this syntactically old-school, but accurate description of how it works.

Another common vision when Baldwin had sleep paralysis was “a shadowy figure […] that would kind of zap from place to place, like be in the corner of my room and then suddenly at the foot of ...