Sleep Paralysis

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SP
Pronunciation
/slip pərˈælɪsɪs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Sleep paralysis is sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
  2. During sleep paralysis, it is possible to enter a REM-like state in which you dream of moving or flying.
  3. Sleep paralysis, normal when falling asleep or waking, occurs during full consciousness in narcolepsy, with brief but complete inability to move.
  4. Survey evidence favors the theory that OBEs could arise out of the same conditions as sleep paralysis.
  5. Many of the alien experiences could be explained by sleep paralysis, a condition in which a person is awake and aware of the surroundings but is unable to move.

Other meanings of SP