Awake but Trapped Inside My Body

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When Victoria Arlen was 11 years old, she became unwell with a mystery illness and lost consciousness. She only woke up years later to find herself in a hospital bed unable to communicate or move. For months she was alert, but nobody knew it and all she had were her thoughts. Image: silhouette of woman with hands pressed against a window Credit: Getty Images/coldsnowstorm