Josie Gibson admits 'I was shaking' as she addresses debilitating health condition
This Morning's Josie Gibson has bravely opened up about her struggle with a severe health issue during Wednesday's episode of the ITV show.
While presenting the show alongside Craig Doyle, Josie took the opportunity to discuss an upcoming feature and urged viewers to participate by sharing their recent dreams.
She candidly disclosed her battle with sleep paralysis, describing the terrifying condition to the audience.
Josie shared her personal experience on air, stating: "I do get really weird dreams. I get sleep paralysis which is even weirder. If anybody knows about sleep paralysis, you cannot move.
"You're awake but you're still asleep. You think you're awake but you cannot move."
The popular ITV presenter has previously discussed her issues with sleep paralysis. In a conversation with Dr Sara Kayat, who was offering advice on sleep to the This Morning audience, Josie expressed her desperation for help.
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She said: "I'm so glad you're here. I've literally not been sleeping a wink. The other day, I probably had about three hours of sleep a night in four days, and I was shaking. I was actually shaking by the fourth day, I felt like I wasn't really here. So I need all the tips that I can get."
Her co-host Craig sympathised with her, saying: "I'd bite the hand off you for three hours sleep a night. Honestly, yeah! It's bad at the moment, isn't it, for a lot of people."
Dr. Sara emphasised the importance of addressing the issue: "So it is so important we get on top of this, absolutely," reports the Mirror.
"I'm so sorry to hear both of you are struggling so much. Ideally, you want to be sleeping anywhere between seven or eight hours a night on average. People who get significantly less than that are at increased risk of health conditions, strokes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, depression, and even early death. It is really important that we regularly get better sleep."
ITV ScreengrabThis Morning star Josie Gibson reveals debilitating illness that affects her everyday life (Image: iTV)She continued: "Lack of sleep can have a number of different underlying issues.
"It could be something physical like sleep apnea where their tongue is going down the back of their throat and causing them to block up, it could be things like too much caffeine, lifestyle things, exercising too close to bedtime so endorphin levels are going up.
"It could be depression, we know that's a large cause for many people to suffer from poor sleep and early wakening. For a lot of people, it could just be that they're having to get up frequently to go to pass urine."
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Josie shared her sleep troubles during Wednesday's This Morning (Image: ITV)Craig then shared his own experience, saying: "I know this cloud! Is this just a man thing, when you get to a certain age? You need to go to the loo at 3am.
"I don't know if you know this, but as you come out of the bathroom there's little demons that hide behind the door. They jump in your brain as you walk back out, 'Did you pay that bill? Is the dog gonna wake up early and annoy you?'
"It doesn't have to be a big panic. That's really common, anecdotally from friends of mine."
This Morning continues weekdays on ITV from 10am.
Josie Gibson admits 'I was shaking' as she addresses debilitating health condition
Josie Gibson admits 'I was shaking' as she addresses debilitating health condition
Josie Gibson admits 'I was shaking' as she addresses debilitating health condition
Josie Gibson admits 'I was shaking' as she addresses debilitating health condition
Josie Gibson admits 'I was shaking' as she addresses debilitating health condition
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