Sleep paralyzed art

Sleep Paralysis Illustration by Korean Illustrator Jay Kelly / jaykellyillust@gmail.com #JayKellyIllustration, #JayKellyIllust, #JayKelly, #SleepParalysis, #Nightmare

Sleep ParalysisWhy can't I wake up? / Why can't I sleep?

There are two kinds of sleep paralysis, and over the past seven years I've experienced both of them on the regular.

By now, introducing Neil Gaiman's Sandman should be as completely superfluous as introducing the Batman, but it isn't. People that don't read comics on regular basis are generally unaware of Gaiman's achievements in literature. Blame the mainstream media, and blame Pavlov: they are responsible for conditioning the public to take notice only if something is adapted as a blockbuster motion picture. Then again, maybe it is better this way. The Sandman should feel very personal and shared only…

Has this ever happened to you?

Sleep paralysis is a curious thing. As you might know, during an episode of sleep paralysis a person is unable to move or speak, all the while being totally aware of that. If that wasn't enough, there's also an eerie twist - while being paralyzed, one might also see hallucinations, which, when seen for the first couple of times might be intensely scary. And to make it just a little bit more fun, visual hallucinations are never pleasant, merely the level of terror felt might vary. Of course…