I Fear Sleeping!!! Any Help???? Posted: 04-03-06 06:42am
Im a 29 yo male and when I sleep I often
wake in a terrified state - paralised
most times, unable to move or make sound
to wake my partner. I nightmare of things
holding me down and of a presence of
something in the house or the room. Often
I open my eyes, or I at least think I
have, and see things. Other times I have
woken to think "caca that was a realy bad
nightmare" only to hear doors close and
the like seconds later. This has been an
on and off thing for most of my life but
has worsend considerably of late. I live
in suburban australia and have lived in
many different houses. I am afraid to
sleep at night fearing what will wake me,
after wich I will often not sleep for
hours until I am settled or in some cases,
convince myself that there is some
unexplained presence in the house and go
outside. To better help with suggestions,
the following is what my partner
witnesses...
I wake to hear him wimpering with strange
(heavy, noisy) breathing. When awoken he
stares blankly at me, the roof, the wall,
the door - or anywhere else in the room,
then after a few seconds, jolts as if
startled and becomes fearful. He has
been fearful of me, of the 'noises' in the
house/room and of the 'presences' he feels
in the room. Other times, I wake to feel
him kicking/nudging me awake and when I
awake him, he tells me that he could not
wake up as if being held down by
something.
He has also awoken scared and on one
occassion, was as white as a ghost and
genuinely fearful.
Any help would be great I dont care how
strange it sounds I just want to sleep one
night or even know what is happening
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jimic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 27 Location: WI, US
No Fense But Posted: 04-04-06 22:23pm
Learn to deal with it I guess, im not
saying your being ridiculous cause I dont
know who wouldnt b scared, but if you try
all the sleep paralysis stuff and its not
working I guess you got no choice
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sshao168
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 12 Location: NY
Posted: 04-04-06 23:04pm
I would suggest you to try earplugs and
keep a diary or journal of what your
nightmares consist of. Most of the things
that you dream about at night are a
reflection of your constant thoughts
either that day or in general. The best
way I think is to anaylze your thoughts
and get to the core of where there coming
and why? You can also try to practice
meditation before you sleep which clears
your head of any thoughts and ideas.
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christinamuir
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 Location: san diego
Posted: 04-04-06 23:31pm
Hi,
it sounds to me like you are experiencing
night terrors. My husband has had them a
few times, and I have witnessed his fear,
so I can understand where you are coming
from. I would suggest talking to your
Dr. Maybe he/she can give you some
sleeping pills (although they made my
husbands terrors worse). Your Dr.
Migght have other suggestions as well.
I hope that helps a little and good luck.
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jimic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 27 Location: WI, US
Shudder Posted: 04-05-06 00:05am
Just the name night terrors scares me, and
ive only heard about how scary they are,
but I dont think they coulda picked a
better name
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anamnesis
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 2
Bad Advice Guys Posted: 03-21-08 17:36pm
Hi,
In answer to the bad advice above -
Doctors are not going to do anything but
prescribe medication that is COMPLETELY
not helpful or relevant. Same for
earplugs. Night terrors are different from
dreams and are not caused by your own
thoughts or feelings during waking life. I
have had one night terror in my life and
it was just that, terror - because of the
loss of control, the paralysis and
prescence of 'someone/thing'. I believe
that this prescence was friendly and was
actually trying to help me understand that
I am being 'guided' if you like through
life. Your not being crazy and it's
extremely common so ignore any comments
from closed minded people. Research OBE's
and try to mentally communicate if your
feeling scared and ask for clarification
on why this is happening for you.
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