INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Write down as many details of the experience as possible. Include the time, your sleep pattern, sleeping position, your mental/emotional state before and after you were paralyzed, and if you were paralyzed while falling asleep or upon waking up. This information can all be useful, especially if you decide to a see a doctor about the condition.  Also track any other sleep problems you notice, such as insomnia, the number of times you wake up in the night, hallucinations upon waking, and/or falling asleep frequently during the day. Try to notice if anything in particular triggers the paralysis. For instance, you may notice it happens more often when you drank alcohol the night before. Narcolepsy can be an underlying cause of sleep paralysis. If you've noticed extreme tiredness during the day, coupled with an inability to stay awake, narcolepsy may be an underlying cause of your disease. Ask your doctor if this could be a possibility. Other symptoms of narcolepsy can include hallucinations when you're falling asleep or waking up and cataplexy, which is sudden muscle weakness often brought on by strong emotions. For example, a large burst of laughter may cause parts of your body to go weak temporarily. A sleep study is done in a hospital or other medical facility. Basically, you stay overnight, and you're hooked up to machines to help determine any problems you may be having with sleep. It's one of the tests used to diagnose narcolepsy, for instance. Other diseases can cause sleep paralysis, too. Particularly, anxiety, depression, and PTSD can all cause sleep paralysis to occur. Sometimes, treating these conditions can help with the sleep paralysis, so discuss the possibility with your doctor. It is particularly important to seek a counselor if you believe your sleep paralysis is caused by PTSD. Sometimes, your doctor may prescribe an antidepressant to help you regulate your sleep cycle. In turn, that may decrease your instances of sleep paralysis. Many people who have instances of sleep paralysis find they have fewer instances  when on an antidepressant.

SUMMARY: Keep a log. Discuss narcolepsy. Have a sleep study done. Talk about other possible triggers. Ask your doctor about an antidepressant.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Open one 8-ounce (225 g) package of cream cheese and put it in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add 4 tablespoons (56 g) of softened butter. Use an electric mixer or a spoon to beat the butter and cream cheese until they're completely combined. It's important that both the butter and cream cheese are softened or you'll end up with lumpy cheesecake batter. Measure 1/2 cup (40 g) of crushed graham cracker crumbs and stir them into the cheesecake batter until they're incorporated. Get out 4 cups (500 g) of powdered sugar. Beat in one cup (125 g) of the powdered sugar on low speed until it's combined. Continue to stir in the rest of the powdered sugar, one cup at a time. If you add all of the powdered sugar at once, it will fly out of the bowl when you turn the mixer on. Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator. Chill the batter for at least one hour or up to overnight. Chilling the batter will make it easier to roll into bites. Take out a baking sheet and set it next to your work surface. Lay a sheet of waxed paper on it and take the bowl of cheesecake batter out of the refrigerator. Take a cookie scoop and scoop the firm batter into rough balls. For completely smooth cheesecake bites, roll each ball between the palms of your hands to smooth out any edges. Set each bite on the waxed paper. You can use any size cookie scoop to get whatever size cheesecake bite you want. Put the sheet of cheesecake bites in the refrigerator to firm up for 10 to 20 minutes. Chilling them will prevent them from melting as you dip them in chocolate. Measure 10 ounces (283 g) of chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Put it in the microwave and heat the chocolate chips for 15 seconds. Stir the chocolate chips and microwave them for another 15 seconds. Continue to stir and microwave the chocolate chips until they're melted. Set the bowl of melted chocolate on your work surface and take the chilled cheesecake bites out of the refrigerator. Place a cheesecake bite into the chocolate and use a fork to cover the bite with the chocolate. Lift the bite out of the bowl of chocolate and set it back onto the waxed paper. Cover each cheesecake bite in chocolate. Put the tray with the dipped cheesecake bites into the refrigerator so the chocolate can harden. You'll need to chill them for at least one hour before you serve them. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

SUMMARY: Beat the cream cheese with the butter. Stir in the graham cracker crumbs. Stir in one cup (125 g) of powdered sugar at a time. Chill the cheesecake batter for at least one hour. Remove the batter from the fridge and set up a rolling station. Scoop the batter into balls. Chill the cheesecake bites for 10 to 20 minutes. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. Dip each cheesecake bite in melted chocolate. Chill the chocolate covered cheesecake bites for one hour.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Pour the water in first. Then add the contents of both Kool-Aid packets. Use a spoon to stir them together until thoroughly combined.  Choose Kool-Aid that has powder the color that you want your pubic hair to be. For example, cherry Kool-Aid will result in red hair. You can also mix packets for different colors. Place the saucepan on the stove and bring the water and Kool-Aid to a boil. Stir it while it boils so the powder doesn’t settle at the bottom. On a stove with 9 heat settings, medium-high heat is 6 or 7. Don’t leave the mixture in the hot pan or it will continue to cook, which can affect the strength of the color. Transfer it to a bowl immediately.  A cup or basin will work if you don’t have a bowl. If you use a plastic container, the Kool-Aid could stain it. Dip the brush into the bowl to soak up the liquid. Then brush it over your hair, making sure to coat every strand with color. Avoid putting the Kool-Aid mixture on super sensitive spots of your pubic area.  Do this over an old towel if you don’t want to get Kool-Aid stains on the floor. You can buy a hair color applicator brush at a beauty store or from an online retailer. You can also use a paintbrush with soft bristles instead. Lighter hair, like blonde or gray, will absorb the color faster. However, darker brown or black hair will take at least the full 30 minutes to change color. To keep track of the time, use your phone’s clock app or set a timer. Run water over your pubic hair to remove the Kool-Aid. Gently scrub the area with a washcloth, too, to get rid of any extra color that may be on your skin.  Once the water runs clear, all of the Kool-Aid mixture is gone. If you want a deeper color, repeat the entire process once your pubic hair dries. The color will last for 2 to 4 weeks, depending on how often you shower.

SUMMARY:
Mix 2 packets of Kool-Aid with 2 cups (470 ml) of water in a saucepan. Boil the liquid for 1 to 2 minutes over medium-high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the liquid into a bowl. Use a hair applicator brush to apply the mixture to your pubic hair. Let the Kool-Aid mixture sit on your pubic hair for 15-30 minutes. Rinse the mixture off of your pubic hair with warm water and a washcloth.