I've never had sleep paralysis but in my youth I had night terrors. Interestingly enough, I never knew I had them but I would wake the entire house with my blood-curdling screams. I often wonder if it is inherited because one of my sons also had night terrors, and so did my father. Brain studies are so fascinating because there is so much we simply do not know.

I can't imagine how frightening it would be to wake up and not have the ability to move. Instead of sleeping, I might have laid there wide awake in a panic!