Have you ever dreamt that were awakened and were unable to move? It is possible that you weren’t dreaming at all. You could have been suffering from sleep paralysis. Wikipedia states that, “sleep paralysis is a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, ...
What is Guillain-Barré syndrome? Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that is generally caused by an acute infection by outside antigens, such as vaccines or by a viral or bacterial infection. Once introduced to the system of someone susceptible to developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, the antigens attack nerve tissues, causing an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral ...
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1am I recall being awakened by the sound of plastic being rustled in my kitchen garbage can. The rustling was very distinct, and I remember feeling terribly frightened. It was obvious to me that someone had broken into my loft apartment, and was at that moment, taking a tour of ...
Many people have suffered from Sleep Paralysis at some point in their life and never realize there is a name for it. Others suffer from Sleep Paralysis regularly and research it, struggling to find a cause of Sleep Paralysis. For those who dont know, Sleep Paralysis is the inability to move voluntarily that some people ...
Have you ever heard of the Hag Syndrome? Well this is what Dream Paralysis was once called. Some people believe that the origins of this syndrome may be rooted in the incubus and succubus legends. Also, from the Scandinavian, and Icelandic legends the origins might also come from the Mara, or Mare, who is responsible ...
Bell’s Palsy is a condition where the facial nerve (7th cranial nerve) is injured or traumatized in some way, and this causes facial paralysis on one side. The affected side is generally completely paralyzed, and sometimes excessive drooling, tearing of the eye on the effected side, and twitching occur with the weakness or paralysis. The ...
Erin* was lying in the floor on her stomach, reading to her two young daughters, when she suddenly began to feel weak, and her vision started to dim. She lay her head on the floor, and was unable to move. Her husband and daughters thought that she had passed out – but Erin was fully ...
Facial paralysis is the condition in which the facial nerve becomes inflamed. It results in total loss of voluntary muscle movement of one side of the face. This means the person will not be able to move any muscle in the affected region. Facial paralysis may be caused due to Bell’s palsy, stroke, brain tumour, ...
Ever since the beginning of time, people have been experiencing a weird phenomena that has come to be known as “Sleep Paralysis”, or “Old hag syndrome”. Sleep paralysis has gathered a lot of attention over the last decade with the coming of the world wide web, and legitimate information on it has been in very ...
Paralysis is a condition that affects specific muscles in the body, usually as a result of damage to the spinal cord or brain, and it can occur following an injury or the development of a neurological disorder. Temporary paralysis, while frightening, means that the paralysis eventually ends, usually after rigorous medical treatment. In most cases, ...