Grace-In-A-Brace/Jack-In-A-Nap replicates feelings such as fear, hopelessness, and anxiety experienced by those who go through sleep paralysis. To cause those same feelings, Grace-In-A-Brace/Jack-In-A-Nap uses a main body, shaped like an ellipse that is attached with sleeves. The main body controls three outer connected flexible ellipses that close in on you when three strings are pulled on. (GK) This project educates people on the topic of sleep paralysis. Commonly sleep paralysis is very scary and traumatizing. If people are educated on the topic it will be way less traumatizing. (JC) This project is directed towards people who have never experienced sleep paralysis. If people know what is going on it makes the experience less traumatizing and scary. (JC) A lot of the project is laser-cut cardboard; there is a main ellipse body, three outer ellipses designed with “Kerf Pattern #1” to give the cardboard flexibility, a choker, and spikes. The wearer puts on the project like a backpack then pulls on three separate strings that make the three outer ellipses close in on the wearer. The wearer feels mentally unstable experience feelings such as fear, hopelessness, and anxiety. (GK)