Charlie Arnolds Blog

  Living in South Central Los Angeles has been a complete change up to my hometown. Being born and raised in Sammamish, Washington, life is at a lot slower pace.  Sammnamish is a small town, where most people know eachother on a first name basis. My switch from Sammamish to Los Angeles was the biggest culture shock I had ever experienced in my life.  First of all, the weather is something i've never experienced in my life. Seattle has a statistic that factually states it rains technically 75 percent of the year. When you grow up in a weather like that you don't know that it is bad until you leave. Not until after my freshman year did I truly understand the affects of seasonal depression.  On top of the weather aspect, the things you see daily is unbelievable. The amount of homeless interactions and unhinged things I see when living on Wes 28th St has desensitized me from life. The experience only adds to what college is to be and I can't say that I am not happy the w...

      The Monster Under the Bed   By Charlie Arnold     In the middle of the night, a sense of dread lurks over you. You are completely paralyzed, unable to move a muscle. To increase your panic, a dark malicious presence seems to stalk around, shrinking the room into an uneasy stillness. Your fear gets the best of you, you try to scream but your voice is trapped, and you are stuck in a limbo state between sleep and consciousness.   If this scenario is all too real, you may have suffered from sleep paralysis. As a college student who is continuously struggling with an overloaded schedule, I have experienced this nightmare condition more times than I can count. Having had personal experiences with this activity, I undertook an effort to examine closer, not just to determine what had occurred to me but also to assist others who were enduring similar haunting experiences.   Contrary to your belief, sleep paralysis is quite common. Research approximat...

 The Monster Under the Bed Understanding sleep paralysis   In the middle of the night, you think you are awake, an unsettling sensation creeps over you. You find yourself utterly motionless, unable to move even a single muscle. To make matters worse, a shadowy, ominous presence seems to hover nearby, shrouding the room in an uneasy stillness. Your fear takes over,  you try to scream but your voice is trapped, leaving you pinned in a liminal space between slumber and consciousness. If this scenario sounds all too familiar, you may have encountered sleep paralysis. As a college student perpetually balancing a hectic schedule, I have found myself ensnared in this nightmarish state more times than I would like to acknowledge. My personal encounters with this phenomenon spurred a quest to delve deeper, not only to comprehend my own experiences but to assist others enduring similar bouts of helplessness. Contrary to what you might think, sleep paralysis is quite prevalent. Rese...