Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain and body mechanisms overlap, not walking in sync during sleep,

causing us to jerk awake in the middle of the REM cycle. When a person awakens before the REM cycle is
over, the brain is not ready to transmit a wake signal so the body is still conditioned in a dream state, aka
half asleep half-conscious. Therefore, you will feel a stiff body, difficulty breathing, and can not speak
when 'overpowering'.

Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain and body mechanisms become overlapped, not aligned during
sleep, causing us to jerk awake in the middle of the REM cycle. When a person awakens before the REM
cycle is over, the brain is not ready to transmit a wake signal so the body is still conditioned in a dream
state, aka half asleep half-conscious. Therefore, you will feel a stiff body, difficulty breathing, and can not
speak when 'sleep paralysis'