How Sleep Paralysis Affected My Mental Health

A sleep disorder may be considered “low risk” but can be more harmful than you’d think.

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When I was a child, I used to have nightmares often. My mum had to take the curtains down in the bedroom because I could see skulls in them, and we visited the doctor because my sleep continued to suffer. Until the age of 11, there was always…