Violent On Being Woken!!!!! Posted: 01-14-04 06:46am
Please help me if you can.
My son flies into a rage if woken. A
real temper tantrum and last night he even
raised his fists to his girlfriend.
He says he doesn't realise he is doing it,
and until he is fully awake seems to have
no control.
His father had the same problem which is
one of the reasons he is my ex.
However, if the alarm goes off he seems
ok.
He realises this cannot continue and has
an appointment with our doctor next week,
he can't bear that he is causing this
trauma.
Please, please if anyone has heard of this
and knows what we can do we would be so
grateful for any advice.
Many thanks for your time.
Vivien
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Nikia
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 74 Location: Wisconsin
Unfortunately I Have This Problem to Some Extent Posted: 02-13-04 21:26pm
It doesn't usually happen but I have sworn
and hit and kicked while being physically
awakened. I don't remember it either.
Luckily, my husband can usually protect
himself without hurting me when this
happens.
Maybe, it is genetic since his father does
it too. Maybe, he suffered some kind of
trauma that makes him defensive about
being touched.
In a way, that sort of thing could be
adaptive. Back in the days of a less
friendly world, we were vulnerable to
attack while asleep and it promoted
survival to begin to fight the attacker
immediately. Of course you aren't
attacking him, but his unconcious mind
might see it that way.
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1770 Location: , USA
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Posted: 02-13-04 22:40pm
My fiance does the same thing...Wonder
what causes it..It is quite scary!
~sara~
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Xero
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Posts: 2 Location: England, UK
Posted: 11-20-04 12:55pm
I have just had my second violent waking
and it concerns me a little. I've no
complete memory of it and it is very out
of character for me.
If anyone has any links or advice that
will be greatly appreciated.
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Gianluca
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Ohio
Violent On Being Woken!!!!! Posted: 01-09-05 15:31pm
Vivien,
in the recent past I was a sleep tech, and
we were always told never to eter a
patients room or wake them abruptly while
they're in rem. A way to tell if someone
is in rem, is if you have to really try at
waking them. Normally when a person wakes
on they're on while in rem, they feel
great. But not abruptly. As far as
waking up to an alarm abruptly, we'll if a
person is in rem they hear it when they
hear it, therefore it's not abruptly.
