Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis? Meghan certainly has, and this week she dives into the limited science behind the phenomenon as well as some cultural beliefs associated with it as well. We also have a very special guest - Melissa Pavlovsky, Meghan's twin! The two of them describe their own experiences with sleep paralysis as well as postulate some metaphysical ideas about the process. Let us know what you think!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis#Society_and_culture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasomnia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervigilance
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleep-paralysis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082011/
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/21/781724874/seeing-monsters-it-could-be-the-nightmare-of-sleep-paralysis
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/06/science/alien-abduction-science-calls-it-sleep-paralysis.html
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/13/national/science-health/how-japans-teens-can-avoid-sleep-demons/
http://yokai.com/kanashibari/
https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Yōkai
https://nuvomagazine.com/culture/canadian-urban-legends-newfoundlanders-can-tell-you-all-about-the-old-hag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn#Jinn_belief
