Until today, almost everyone has at least once compared the tree branch hitting the window or the trousers hanging on the back of the chair to a monster or a human while they are getting ready to sleep at night. In our country, this situation is usually associated with 3 letters and nightmares, while in the USA, it is generally viewed as being visited or abducted by aliens.
Scientists have been doing research for many years about the possible causes of these “paranormal” events experienced by individuals. A scientific article published recently shows that scientists may have discovered the source of all this.
In fact, everything starts with poor quality sleep.
In the study, which examined 8,853 participants over the age of 18, participants of different religions, languages and races living in different cities and countries were asked various questions about the paranormal events they experienced and their sleeping patterns. According to the results, it was stated that individuals with poorer sleep patterns compared to other participants believed more in paranormal events and stated that they “come more frequently” with these paranormal events. In addition to sleep patterns, it was determined that the age and gender of the participants increased the rate of seeing and believing in paranormal events.
Contrary to the ideal sleep time of 6-8 hours recommended for adults, it was explained that almost all individuals who sleep only a few hours a day and sleep very late and do not get enough REM sleep state that they see ghosts, demons, nightmares, aliens, creatures and similar beings and believe in these beings. It has been stated in research reports that although there are those who believe in these entities, the number of people who meet and exceed the ideal sleep time is negligible.
The researchers also stated in the report that all of the participants in this experiment applied to answer the questions themselves, and therefore the participants were not randomly selected, only the individuals who applied were included in the experiment. For this reason, it was stated that the results of the research reflect the views of a limited group and may not reflect the views of the general population. You can take a look at the scientific article published in BBC Science Focus at the link here.
Of course, one of the assets that individuals with poor quality sleep patterns believe in are Nightmares. However, contrary to popular belief, what we call a nightmare is actually a simple sleep paralysis. For information about nightmares and sleep paralysis, you can check out our article below.
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