Tom Holland says that being famous has caused some problems in his bedroom (but not these kind of problems).
The actor rapidly rose in popularity after his iteration of Marvel’s Spider-Man was debuted back in 2016. The actor can credit his A-list status, which brought him closer to Zendaya, and has had a profound impact on his sleep schedule.
Interview with GQHolland explained to the outlet that he suffered from sleep paralysis after becoming famous. This is a condition in which you are unable to move or speak while you’re awake or asleep.
“You’re awake, but you can’t move,”The actor was 25 years old.
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It’s just as terrifying as it sounds, and the temporary immobilization usually lasts one or two minutes. Many people associate the incident with vivid nightmares.
Holland explained that his frequent sleep paralysis nightmares often involve the paparazzi being in Holland’s room taking photos and there’s no one to protect him.
“They’re all there, and I’m looking for my publicist, like, ‘Where is the person who’s supposed to be protecting me? What’s going on?’ And then when I am able to move again, I turn the lights on, and it’s over,”He said.
Holland has sleep paralysis and sleepwalking. He often undresses himself while asleep. This happens how often? Holland admitted that “four out of 10 sleeps” he wake up “completely naked.”
In order to combat his sleep paralysis, the Marvel superhero started to train himself how to lucid dream so he recognizes when he’s dreaming.
“Essentially, when you’re asleep, your brain is working way faster than it is when it’s awake,”He explained.
“… If you’re in a dream and you read something, say, a stop sign, and you turn around, when you look back at the stop sign it will have changed. So what you do is — and this is where it sounds stupid — you set an alarm for every hour of the day when you’re awake. When the alarm goes off, you read something.”