The Haunting Of Hill House: The Scary Science Behind Sleep Paralysis
The Haunting of Hill House is a Netflix hit that has millions of viewers across the country feeling delightfully scared.
The story follows the Crain family and the paranormal activity that takes place in Hill House, their childhood home. We viewers can attribute most of the paranormal happenings to fiction and special effects.One unfortunate person is affected by something that plagues people for centuries–Sleep paralysis.
Researchers define sleep paralysisas a benign condition that causes brief episodes of inability or inability to speak or move, and is often accompanied by waking consciousness.This basically means that you can’t move your body or speak even though your technically awakeIt is. It is possible to use it as a.IsAlthough sleep paralysis is relatively common (around 8% of the world’s population has suffered from it), much of the research and results behind the disorder remain a mystery.
To get a better understanding of this frightening bedtime condition, I spoke to Dr. Raphael Vallat (Center for Human Sleep Science), Baland Jalal (Cambridge University neuroscientist) and someone who has chronic sleep paralysis.
Spoiler Alert! This article contains specific information about the series. If you are still in the middle, you may want to continue reading this article after you have finished the series.
Please Note: Information on Sleepopolis is intended to be informative and not misleading.
SEPARATING MYTH AND TRUE
Episode five of TheHaunting at Hill House sees Nellie, her youngest daughter, diagnosed with sleep paralysis. She is later married to a doctor. We see Nellie struggle with the disorder at various stages in her life. The episode culminates in an intense scene that depicts her most frightening bout to date.
Nellie is trapped in sleep paralysis, and her husband, who usually helps her get out of it, dies from what appears to be an aneurism. Nellie is awake, but unable to speak or move. Nellie is also affected by the presence in the room of an evil force, which ultimately manifests itself as the phantom she has been haunted since childhood.
Although it may appear that her symptoms are exaggerated to achieve dramatic effect, Dr. Vallat says these are the classic manifestations of sleep paralysis.:
REM sleep is when our bodies go into a state called complete atonia. This means that our muscles remain still while we are asleep. This is essentially the brain putting a roadblock on all nerves connecting to skeletal muscles. Sleep paralysis occurs when the sleeper suddenly awakens in REM sleep. However, the atonia remains. The person awakens, but their body remains asleep.
Dr. Vallat continued to share this frightening information with me.Sleep paralysis can often be accompanied by hallucinations, such as demons, witches, or other foreboding figures sitting or standing over you, or even lying on your chest..
Nellies’ case is of a shadowy female figure she calls The Bent Neck Lady. Unfortunately, this is not a dream.
Although Nellies’s lady stalker is obviously not real, it is possible for sleep paralysis sufferers to see these apparitions.Baland Jalal, a neuroscientist, was interviewed to provide a second perspective. He said that it is common to see flashing lights or hallucinations when having a conversation. Your other self.
Jalal said that it is different for everyone, but many people who sleep see themselves above them on the ceiling having a conversation with their own thoughts – which is often hostile.
We later discover that the Bent Neck Lady is not as we thought.IsNellie is actually the one who has sleep paralysis, as Dr. Jalal explained to me.Dr. Jalal and Dr. Vallat agree that sleep paralysis is a condition in which your body can’t move, with the exception of a few twitch fingers and toes.. Nellie, paralyzed, will roll out of bed to army crawl across her bedroom floor.ThatThe disorder is represented in part.
Personalize It
Although Dr. Jalal’s medical perspective helped me understand the chemical inside-workings of the disorder, I felt that I needed to hear directly from someone who had been there.So I interviewed Anthony Blake, a friend who was diagnosed as having sleep paralysis as an infant.. He said that he still experienced sleep paralysis in his teens, but it was less frequent than in his teens.
Blake said that there was a time when I experienced sleep paralysis almost every night in high school. It was so severe that it was hard to get used to. I felt an impending sense that doom was coming and something heavy and evil was pressing down on my chest.
Blake said that sleep paralysis was more severe during football season, which supports a study showing that it is more common in student athletes. It can sometimes last all night.Although episodes of sleep paralysis usually last less than 30 seconds, Dr. Vallat or Blake both confirm that they can occur back-to-back and can go on for hours..
Blake said to me that sometimes I would be in sleep paralysis. I could fall asleep and then get back into it again. I gave up on sleep eventually.
Sleep paralysis and sleep deprivation are closely linked, partly due to the vicious cycle Blake described. Dr. Vallat explained to me that paralysis can be triggered by a lack of sleep. However, it is possible to fall asleep if you are afraid of what lies ahead.
So, What Can Be Done About SLEEP PARALYSIS
Sleep paralysis is a condition that cannot be treated. There are however things that you can do to make it bearable and make episodes less frequent.Dr. Vallat, Dr. Jalal referred to research that shows how anxiety can trigger sleep paralysis episodes, especially before bedtime.. Meditation or other self-relaxation techniques before going to bed can help you manage the disorder.
Dr. Vallat stressed the importance sleep hygiene and said that the first thing anyone suffering from sleep paralysis should examine is their bedtime routines. Vallat stated that sleep paralysis can be prevented by getting to bed and getting up at the same hour every day, as well as avoiding alcohol and caffeine before bed.
Dr. Vallat reminded us during our conversation that REM sleep was only discovered in the 1950s, and that the symptoms of sleep paralysis can vary from one person to the next.
Dr. Jalal stated that sleep paralysis’s nature can vary depending on where you live and what culture you grew up in. He said that the disorder is still viewed as a myth or a bad dream by many.
No matter the cause, sleep paralysis can be treated. Perhaps raising awareness about it will help scientists and those affected feel less alone.
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