Guide To The Symptoms Linked To Sleep Paralysis
Paranoia

In sleep paralysis, the patient is lying in bed completely awake, though they cannot move. They are frightened and are sure that there is a demon on their chest or an intruder in the room. Although this is labeled as paranoia, many researchers attribute this as the patient's mind trying to explain what is happening to them based on what it believes is evidence. Sadly, this experience lasts long after sleep paralysis has gone away. Patients are typically sure they experienced something.
Thus, even others' attempts to explain it away or the patient's lack of a reasonable explanation may make them feel paranoid. The patient may feel as if others are trying to keep them from finding out the truth, and they are using this to hide what is truly happening. If left unchecked, this feeling can be a lasting problematic effect of sleep paralysis.
