Sleep Paralysis in Adults: Causes, Signs and What Helps
By mindnesto Editorial Team · Updated November 2026 · 10 min readSources include PubMed, PubMed Central, the Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, Cureus, the Sleep Foundation, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the NHS. You wake up in the dark. Your mind is fully alert. Yet your body will not move, and you cannot speak.
