JOSIE Gibson let slip her "horrible" hidden health condition during a candid admission on This Morning. The ITV presenter, 39, was fronting Wednesday's episode of the daytime series with Craig Doyle , 53. As they wrapped up the news review with a health chat, Josie opened up on the secret medical issue that troubles her at night.
She told her This Morning co-stars: "I get weird dreams but I also get sleep paralysis which is even weirder. "You can't move - you're awake but you're still asleep. "You can't scream or anything.
It's horrible." read mor this morning Sleep paralysis is scary because there is not much a person can do during the period of paralysis. An estimated one in 12 people will endure sleep paralysis at least once in their life, according to the Sleep Foundation.
But for approximately 10 per cent of sufferers, it can become a frequent problem that could prevent them from going to sleep out of fear. It causes breathing to repeatedly stop and re-start when a person is asleep. Most read in News TV It comes as the brain is conscious, but the body is unable to move.
People then experience feelings of being unable to speak and a sense of choking or suffocation. Earlier this year, the former I'm A Celeb contestant opened up on undergoing surgery for another medical issue. She underwent a laser procedure in London after suffering ongoing issues with her tonsils.
In a candid Instagram post Josie wrote: "Every time I get run down, I end up with tonsillitis. "I ended up in.