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Why some people wake up unable to move

Why some people wake up unable to move Getty Images Almost 8% of adults claim to have experienced sleep paralysis at some point in their lives Sleep paralysis has inspired paintings and horror stories. "It's really not that uncommon," says Sharpless, who is also the co-author of Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological, and Medical Perspectives. Sharpless's research found that between 15% and 44% of those with sleep paralysis experience "clinically significant distress" as a result. "When you have anxiety and stress, your sleep architecture will become more fragmented, so you're more likely to have sleep paralysis," he says.

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