A dark shape at the foot of the bed. A voice in an unknown language. A mirror reflection that refuses to wake.
In this second part of our exploration of sleep paralysis, listeners share deeply personal accounts of becoming trapped between sleep and waking — aware, afraid, and unable to move.
These experiences range from shadow figures, strange voices and the sensation of being watched, to vivid dream states that seem to blur into something harder to explain. Some accounts sit firmly within the unsettling world of sleep paralysis; others leave behind questions that feel less easily answered.
Featuring listener stories connected to Dr Emma Barkus’ sleep paralysis research study at Northumbria University, this episode of The Haunted UK Podcast returns to one of the most disturbing and mysterious states of human consciousness: the moment when the mind wakes before the body does.
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