Trapped Awake: Locked-In Syndrome

Imagine waking up and realizing you cannot move a single muscle—not even to scream.

This is Locked-In Syndrome. It usually happens after a stroke in the brainstem.

The person is fully conscious, their mind as sharp as ever, but they are trapped

inside a paralyzed shell. Often, the only way they can communicate

with the outside world is by blinking their eyes. They are a ghost haunting their own

living body