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Jenny Haward

Sleep paralysis has plagued my sleep for decades — I asked experts if there's a cure

A woman experiencing sleep paralysis, unable to move.

Imagine being stuck in a dark, confined space, where you can’t move or speak. It sounds pretty hellish, and yet it has happened to me countless times.

Sleep paralysis is estimated to affect around 8% of the population, and while I didn’t realise it for a long time, that figure includes me.

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