The terrors of sleep paralysis - Ami Angelowicz

Užasi paralize sna - Ejmi Angelovic (Ami Angelowicz)

Prevodilac: Tijana Mihajlović Lektor: Mile Živković

Imagine this:

Zamislite ovo:

You're fast asleep

u dubokom ste snu

when all of a sudden you're awoken!

i odjednom se budite!

And not by your alarm clock.

Nije vas probudio alarm.

Your eyes open,

Oči su vam otvorene,

and there's a demon sitting on your chest,

a demon vam sedi na grudima

pinning you down.

i prikovani ste za krevet.

You try to open your mouth and scream,

Pokušavate da otvorite usta i vrištite,

but no sound comes out.

ali ne proizvodite zvuk.

You try to get up and run away,

Pokušavate da ustanete i pobegnete,

but you realize that you are completely immobilized.

ali shvatate da ste potpuno nepokretni.

The demon is trying to suffocate you,

Demon pokušava da vas uguši,

but you can't fight back.

ali ne možete da se odbranite.

You've awoken into your dream,

Budni ste u snu,

and it's a nightmare.

a san je - noćna mora.

It sounds like a Stephen King movie,

Zvuči kao film Stivena Kinga,

but it's actually a medical condition

ali je zapravo medicinsko stanje

called sleep paralysis,

koje se zove paraliza sna

and about half of the population

i skoro oko polovine populacije

has experienced this strange phenomenon

iskusilo je ovu čudnu pojavu

bar jednom u životu.

at least once in their life.

This panic-inducing episode

Ova epizoda koja izaziva paniku

of coming face-to-face with the creatures

zbog susreta licem u lice sa stvorenjima

from your nightmares

iz vaših noćnih mora

can last anywhere from seconds to minutes

može da traje od nekoliko sekundi do nekoliko minuta

and may involve visual or auditory hallucinations

i može da uključi vizuelne ili zvučne halucinacije

of an evil spirit

o zlom duhu

or an out-of-body feeling like you're floating.

ili vantelesni osećaj kao da plovite.

Some have even mistaken sleep paralysis

Neki ljudi su čak pogrešno protumačili paralizu sna

for an encounter with a ghost

kao susret sa duhom

or an alien abduction.

ili otmicu od strane vanzemaljaca.

In 1867, Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell

Godine 1867, dr. Sajlas Veir Mičel

was the first medical professional

bio je prvi profesionalni medicinar

to study sleep paralysis.

koji je proučavao paralizu sna.

"The subject awakes to consciousness

„Subjekat se razbuđuje

do svesnosti o svojoj okolini,

of his environment

but is incapable of moving a muscle.

ali ne može da pomeri ijedan mišić.

Lying to all appearance, still asleep.

U ležećem je položaju, i dalje uspavan.

He's really engaged for a struggle for movement,

Zaista je angažovan u borbi da načini pokret,

fraught with acute mental distress.

ispunjen akutnim mentalnim stresom.

Could he but manage to stir,

Ako bi uspeo da se pomakne,

the spell would vanish instantly."

urok bi nestao iste sekunde.”

Even though Dr. Mitchell was the first

Iako je dr. Mičel bio prvi

to observe patients in a state of sleep paralysis,

koji je posmatrao pacijente u stanju paralize sna,

it's so common that nearly every culture

ovo je toliko uobičajeno da su skoro sve kulture

throughout time has had some kind

tokom vremena imale

of paranormal explanation for it.

neko paranormalno objašnjenje za nju.

In medieval Europe, you might think that an incubus,

U srednjovekovnoj Evropi, mogli biste misliti da vas je inkub,

a sex-hungry demon in male form,

demon željan seksa u muškom obliku,

visited you in the night.

posetio u toku noći.

In Scandinavia, the mare,

U Skandinaviji, mer,

a damned woman,

prokleta žena,

is responsible for visiting sleepers

odgovorna je za posećivanje spavača

and sitting on their rib cages.

i sedenje na njihovom grudnom košu.

In Turkey, a jinn holds you down

U Turskoj, džin vas sprečava da se podignete

and tries to strangle you.

i pokušava da vas zadavi.

In Thailand, Phi Am bruises you while you sleep.

Na Tajlandu, Fi Em vam pravi modrice dok spavate.

In the southern United States,

U južnoj Americi,

the hag comes for you.

veštica heg dolazi po vas.

U Meksiku, mogli biste da okrivite

In Mexico, you could blame

subirse el muerto, the dead person, on you.

subirse el muerto, mrtvu osobu na vama.

In Greece, Mora sits upon your chest

U Grčkoj, Mora vam sedi na grudima

and tries to asphyxiate you.

i pokušava da vas uguši.

In Nepal, Khyaak the ghost

U Nepalu, duh Kajah

resides under the staircase.

živi ispod stepenica.

It may be easier to blame

Možda bi bilo lakše okriviti

sleep paralysis on evil spirits

zle duhove za paralizu sna

because what's actually happening in your brain

jer je ono što se zaista dešava u vašem mozgu

is much harder to explain.

mnogo teže objasniti.

Modern scientists believe that sleep paralysis

Moderni naučnici veruju da paralizu sna uzrokuje

abnormalno preklapanje

is caused by an abnormal overlap

of the REM, rapid eye movement,

REM-a, sna brzog kretanja očiju,

and waking stages of sleep.

i faze sna vezane za buđenje.

During a normal REM cycle,

Tokom normalnog REM ciklusa,

you're experiencing a number of sensory stimuli

doživljavate brojne čulne nadražaje

in the form of a dream,

u obliku sna,

and your brain is unconscious and fully asleep.

a vaš mozak je nesvesan i potpuno uspavan.

During your dream,

Tokom vašeg sna,

special neurotransmitters are released,

ispuštaju se posebni transmiteri

which paralyze almost all of your muscles.

koji parališu skoro sve vaše mišiće.

That's called REM atonia.

To se naziva REM atonija.

To je ono što vas sprečava da ne padnete s kreveta

It's what keeps you from running in your bed

when you're being chased in your dreams.

dok vas jure u snu.

During an episode of sleep paralysis,

Tokom epizode paralize sna,

you're experiencing normal components of REM.

doživljavate normalne komponente REM-a.

You're dreaming and your muscles are paralyzed,

Vaš san i mišići su paralizovani,

only your brain is conscious and wide awake.

a samo je vaš mozak potpuno budan.

This is what causes you to imagine

Ovo uzrokuje da vam se čini

that you're having an encounter

da ste se susreli

with a menacing presence.

sa pretećim prisustvom.

So this explains the hallucinations,

Ovo objašnjava halucinacije,

but what about the feelings of panic,

ali šta je sa osećajem panike,

strangling,

davljenja,

choking,

gušenja,

chest pressure

pritiska na grudima,

that so many people describe?

koje toliko ljudi opisuje?

Well during REM,

Tokom REM-a,

the function that keeps you

from acting out your dreams,

funkcija koja vas sprečava

da delate u snovima,

REM atonia,

REM atonija,

also removes voluntary control

takođe otklanja dobrovoljnu kontrolu

of your breathing.

vašeg disanja.

Your breath becomes more shallow

Vaš dah postaje plići

and rapid.

i brži.

You take in more carbon dioxide

Udišete više ugljen dioksida

and experience a small blockage of your airway.

i doživljavate malu blokadu vazdušnog puta.

During a sleep paralysis episode,

Tokom epizode paralize sna,

a combination of your body's fear response

kombinacija odgovora vašeg tela na strah

to a perceived attack by an evil creature

izazvan doživljenim napadom zlog stvorenja

and your brain being wide awake

i toga što je vaš mozak potpuno budan

while your body is in an REM sleep state

dok je vaše telo u REM fazi sna,

triggers a response for you to take in more oxygen.

pokreće odgovor da uzmete više kiseonika.

That makes you gasp

To vas tera

for air,

da se borite za vazduh,

but you can't

ali ne možete da udahnete

because REM atonia

has removed control of your breath.

jer je REM atonija

otklonila kontrolu nad vašim dahom.

This struggle for air while your body sleeps

Ova borba za vazduh dok vaše telo spava

creates a perceived sensation

stvara doživljen osećaj

of pressure on the chest

pritiska na grudima

or suffocation.

ili gušenja.

While a few people experience

Dok malo ljudi doživljava

sleep paralysis regularly

paralizu sna redovno

and it may be linked to sleep disorders

i to se može povezati sa poremećajima sna

such as narcolepsy,

kakva je narkolepsija,

many who experience an episode of sleep paralysis

mnogi koji iskuse epizodu paralize sna

do so infrequently,

čine to retko,

perhaps only once in a lifetime.

možda samo jednom u toku života.

So you can rest easy,

Dakle, možete biti mirni,

knowing that an evil entity is not trying

znajući da zao entitet

to haunt,

possess,

ne pokušava da vas zaposedne,

strangle,

or suffocate you.

preuzme, udavi ili uguši.

Save that for the horror films!

Sačuvajte to za horor filmove!