A 15.0 kg bucket is lowered vertically by a rope in which there is 188 N of tension at a given instant

2.72 m/s²

Explanation:

F = m(g + a)

188 = 15.0(9.81 + a)

188 = 147.15 + 15.0a

40.85 = 15.0a

a = 2.7233333... ≈ 2.72 m/s²

This is an upward acceleration as the force being applied is greater than that needed to maintain constant velocity. (147 N)

So even though the bucket is being lowered, it's rate of descent is decreasing  with time. If the acceleration continues for long enough, the bucket will begin to rise.

sleep paralysis is a parasomnia, events associated with sleep.

sleep paralysis happens when you are in the middle of waking up or falling asleep. it is the feeling of being conscious but unable to move. it definitely involves hallucinations.

i had a friend that had sleep paralysis and he told me a story one time where he was laying in bed and he couldn't move his body no matter how hard he tried and there was someone standing in the corner of his room coming towards him. he couldn't move and you can't "wake up" because you are already conscious. sometimes sleep paralysis can be triggered by frequent waking up during the night based off of multiple trips to the bathroom, or if you had ever been abused, sleep paralysis can start happening from things like that.

does anyone know or what?