# The terrors of sleep paralysis

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Ami Angelowicz
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ami_angelowicz_the_terrors_of_sleep_paralysis)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Imagine you're fast asleep and then suddenly awake. You want to move but can't, as if someone is sitting on your chest. And you can't even scream! This is sleep paralysis, a creepy but common phenomenon caused by an overlap in REM sleep and waking stages. Ami Angelowicz describes just how pervasive (but harmless) it is and introduces a cast of characters from sleep paralysis around the world. \[Directed by Pew36 Animation Studios, narrated by Ami Angelowicz\].

## Lectures

1. [The terrors of sleep paralysis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ami_angelowicz_the_terrors_of_sleep_paralysis/8d8a6f35aaba), 5 min (TED's player)