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LIVING: IS SLEEP PARALYSIS DANGEROUS?
The bewilderment, apprehension and anxiety experienced during sleep paralysis may be more dangerous than the phenomenon itself. If sleep paralysis occurs o en and becomes a problem, sufferers may consult a health professional. Sleep specialist and psychologist Annie Vallières suggests sufferers start by talking to their family physician or contact a psychologist specialising in the treatment of insomnia and familiar with sleep disorders. “Anxiety usually decreases once sufferers have had the phenomenon explained to them, as does the frequency of its occurrence” , she says.
That’s the estimated annual cost of lost sleep in Switzerland! According to Inglina Keller, prevention advisor at SUVA, the Swiss body insurance for accident and occupational disease, “the number of accidents due to trips and falls at work and in daily life increases fivefold. It’s four times as high during work with tools and machinery and increases by a factor of between 2 and 5 for related work such as tidying up and storage”. Not getting enough sleep is unhealthy – and apparently makes doing your job properly harder, too. TODAY’S NUMBER: CHF8-10 BILLION
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