Sleep Paralysis: Waking Nightmares

Sleep Paralysis: Waking Nightmares

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

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Episode: Census Lawsuit, Nebraska Tourism, Disasters and Mental Health, Paralyzed and Walking

  • Nov 6, 2018 10:00 pm
  • 14:22 mins

Guest: Dr. Charles R. Cantor, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Medical Director, Penn Sleep Centers You’re lying in bed - You’re not asleep but you can’t move and you can’t speak. Maybe you see shadowy figures in the room. You try to scream, but nothing comes out. It’s the stuff of nightmares, and it’s not the latest horror film. It’s called “sleep paralysis,” and millions of people have experienced its terror over the centuries.