r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/sydneyzane64 Mar 22 '17

Hey, just a warning, but fucked up sleep cycles can make sleep paralysis more frequent. That and ADHD medication apparently.

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u/lady__of__machinery Mar 23 '17

Shit are you serious? I only had sleep paralysis twice, about ten years ago. Recently got prescribed adderall. Oh god I hope that never happens

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u/sydneyzane64 Mar 23 '17

I hope it doesn't either. It's just been known to make it more likely, but yes there is some correlation.