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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.91,0:00:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine this:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.80,0:00:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're fast asleep
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.43,0:00:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when all of a sudden you're awoken!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.76,0:00:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not by your alarm clock.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.48,0:00:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your eyes open,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.72,0:00:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's a demon sitting on your chest,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.79,0:00:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pinning you down.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.37,0:00:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You try to open your mouth and scream,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.21,0:00:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but no sound comes out.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.68,0:00:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You try to get up and run away,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.30,0:00:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you realize that you\Nare completely immobilized.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.37,0:00:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The demon is trying to suffocate you,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.56,0:00:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can't fight back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.52,0:00:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've awoken into your dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.67,0:00:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's a nightmare.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.83,0:00:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sounds like a Stephen King movie,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.15,0:00:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's actually a medical condition
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.94,0:00:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called sleep paralysis,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.70,0:00:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and about half of the population
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.24,0:00:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has experienced this strange phenomenon
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.13,0:00:46.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least once in their life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.80,0:00:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This panic-inducing episode
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.86,0:00:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of coming face-to-face with the creatures
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.84,0:00:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from your nightmares
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.12,0:00:54.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can last anywhere from seconds to minutes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.38,0:00:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and may involve visual\Nor auditory hallucinations
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.43,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of an evil spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.03,0:01:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an out-of-body feeling\Nlike you're floating.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.81,0:01:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some have even mistaken sleep paralysis
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.69,0:01:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for an encounter with a ghost
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.56,0:01:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an alien abduction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.06,0:01:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1867, Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.79,0:01:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the first medical professional
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.48,0:01:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to study sleep paralysis.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.97,0:01:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The subject awakes to consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.01,0:01:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of his environment
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.28,0:01:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but is incapable of moving a muscle.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.80,0:01:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lying to all appearance, still asleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.62,0:01:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's really engaged\Nfor a struggle for movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.56,0:01:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fraught with acute mental distress.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.16,0:01:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could he but manage to stir,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.08,0:01:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the spell would vanish instantly."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.59,0:01:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though Dr. Mitchell was the first
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.42,0:01:38.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to observe patients in a state\Nof sleep paralysis,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.88,0:01:40.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's so common that nearly every culture
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.02,0:01:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout time has had some kind
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.62,0:01:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of paranormal explanation for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.28,0:01:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In medieval Europe, you might\Nthink that an incubus,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.50,0:01:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sex-hungry demon in male form,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.73,0:01:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visited you in the night.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.39,0:01:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Scandinavia, the mare,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.99,0:01:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a damned woman,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.12,0:01:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is responsible for visiting sleepers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.99,0:02:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sitting on their rib cages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.49,0:02:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Turkey, a jinn holds you down
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.84,0:02:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tries to strangle you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.97,0:02:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Thailand, Phi Am bruises\Nyou while you sleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.37,0:02:09.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the southern United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.87,0:02:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hag comes for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.06,0:02:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Mexico, you could blame
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.36,0:02:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,subirse el muerto,\Nthe dead person, on you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.69,0:02:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Greece, Mora sits upon your chest
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.70,0:02:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tries to asphyxiate you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.87,0:02:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Nepal, Khyaak the ghost
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.72,0:02:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resides under the staircase.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.48,0:02:26.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may be easier to blame
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.70,0:02:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleep paralysis on evil spirits
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.57,0:02:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because what's actually\Nhappening in your brain
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.83,0:02:32.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is much harder to explain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.83,0:02:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Modern scientists believe\Nthat sleep paralysis
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.04,0:02:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is caused by an abnormal overlap
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.78,0:02:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the REM, rapid eye movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.86,0:02:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and waking stages of sleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.77,0:02:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During a normal REM cycle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.01,0:02:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're experiencing\Na number of sensory stimuli
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.57,0:02:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the form of a dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.00,0:02:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your brain is unconscious\Nand fully asleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.91,0:02:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During your dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.34,0:02:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,special neurotransmitters are released,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.54,0:02:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which paralyze almost all of your muscles.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.13,0:02:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's called REM atonia.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.16,0:03:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what keeps you\Nfrom running in your bed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.28,0:03:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're being chased in your dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.36,0:03:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During an episode of sleep paralysis,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.85,0:03:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're experiencing\Nnormal components of REM.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.76,0:03:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're dreaming and your muscles\Nare paralyzed,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.99,0:03:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only your brain is conscious\Nand wide awake.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.74,0:03:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what causes you to imagine
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.03,0:03:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're having an encounter
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.54,0:03:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a menacing presence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.09,0:03:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this explains the hallucinations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.85,0:03:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what about the feelings of panic,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.67,0:03:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strangling,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.59,0:03:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,choking,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.40,0:03:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chest pressure
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.16,0:03:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that so many people describe?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.94,0:03:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well during REM,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.11,0:03:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the function that keeps you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.97,0:03:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from acting out your dreams,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.65,0:03:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,REM atonia,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.07,0:03:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also removes voluntary control
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.87,0:03:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your breathing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.04,0:03:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your breath becomes more shallow
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.92,0:03:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rapid.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.86,0:03:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You take in more carbon dioxide
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.37,0:03:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and experience a small\Nblockage of your airway.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.22,0:03:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During a sleep paralysis episode,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.60,0:03:46.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a combination of your body's fear response
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.77,0:03:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a perceived attack by an evil creature
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.93,0:03:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your brain being wide awake
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.74,0:03:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while your body is in an REM sleep state
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.21,0:03:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,triggers a response for you\Nto take in more oxygen.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.23,0:03:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That makes you gasp
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.78,0:03:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for air,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.82,0:03:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can't
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.85,0:04:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because REM atonia
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.89,0:04:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has removed control of your breath.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.54,0:04:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This struggle for air\Nwhile your body sleeps
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.66,0:04:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creates a perceived sensation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.09,0:04:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of pressure on the chest
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.78,0:04:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or suffocation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.98,0:04:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While a few people experience
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.39,0:04:13.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleep paralysis regularly
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.100,0:04:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it may be linked to sleep disorders
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.88,0:04:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as narcolepsy,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.09,0:04:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many who experience\Nan episode of sleep paralysis
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.58,0:04:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do so infrequently,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.24,0:04:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps only once in a lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.61,0:04:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can rest easy,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.88,0:04:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing that an evil entity is not trying
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.38,0:04:27.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to haunt,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.81,0:04:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possess,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.27,0:04:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strangle,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.76,0:04:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or suffocate you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.47,0:04:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Save that for the horror films!