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  2. Sleep paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Rates of recurrent sleep paralysis are not as well known, but 15–45% of those with a lifetime history of sleep paralysis may meet diagnostic criteria for Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis. [ 17 ] [ 10 ] In surveys from Canada, China, England, Japan and Nigeria, 20% to 60% of individuals reported having experienced sleep paralysis at least ...

  3. Night hag - Wikipedia

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    In Turkey sleep paralysis is called Karabasan, and is similar to other stories of demonic visitation during sleep. A supernatural being, commonly known as a jinn ( cin in Turkish ), comes to the victim's room, holds him or her down hard enough not to allow any kind of movement, and starts to strangle the person.

  4. Jinn - Wikipedia

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    The amount of Muslims believing in jinn from Bosnia and Herzegovina is higher than the general European average (30%), although only 21% believe in sorcery and 13% would wear talisman for protection against jinn; 12% support offerings and appeal given to the jinn. [102] Sleep paralysis is understood as a "jinn attack" by many sleep paralysis ...

  5. What Is Sleep Paralysis (and Why Is It So Terrifying)? - AOL

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    You’re finally ready for bed, so you turn out the light and prepare for some much-needed shut-eye. For once, you drift off with no problem…but then, something extremely weird happens. You’re ...

  6. True Life: I Had a Sleep Paralysis Demon. Here’s What ... - AOL

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    In some cases, people experiencing sleep paralysis have frightening and even recurring visions. Known as sleep paralysis demons, these terrors don’t haunt nightmares, but reality. Unfortunately ...

  7. What causes sleep paralysis? The science behind the ... - AOL

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    Sleep paralysis occurs when your mind is awake, but your body can’t move, Xue Ming, a sleep expert and professor of neurology at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, tells me. You can ...

  8. Shadow person - Wikipedia

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    A sleep paralysis sufferer may perceive a "shadowy or indistinct shape" approaching them when they lie awake paralyzed and become increasingly alarmed. [ 13 ] A person experiencing heightened emotion, such as while walking alone on a dark night, may incorrectly perceive a patch of shadow as an attacker.

  9. Human rights in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Printed copies of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the Constitution of Canada. [19] The Charter guarantees political, mobility, and equality rights and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion for private individuals and some organisations. [20]