did i post this topic already? i tried but i think thumped fucked up (tsk)
does anyone else have these exciting things? Theyre harmless unless you injure yourself on something in the panic.
does anyone else have these exciting things? Theyre harmless unless you injure yourself on something in the panic.
Night Terrors Symptoms: Sudden awakening from sleep, persistent fear or terror that occurs at night, screaming, sweating, confusion, rapid heart rate, inability to explain what happened, usually no recall of "bad dreams" or nightmares, may have a vague sense of frightening images. Many people see spiders, snakes, animals or people in the room, are unable to fully awake, difficult to comfort, with no memory of the event on awakening the next day.
Night Terror or Nightmare?: Nightmares occur during the dream phase of sleep known as REM sleep. Most people enter the REM stage of sleep sometime after 90 minutes of sleep. The circumstances of the nightmare will frighten the sleeper, who usually will wake up with a vivid memory of a long movie-like dream. Night terrors, on the other hand, occur during a phase of deep non-REM sleep usually within an hour after the subject goes to bed. This is also known as stage 4. (sleep stages chart) During a night terror, which may last anywhere from five to twenty minutes, the person is still asleep, although the sleepers eyes may be open. When the subject does wake up, they usually have no recollection of the episode other than a sense of fear. This, however, is not always the case.
With the help of the internet I have diagnosed myself as having them (though without the associated substance abuse and affective disorders ). Apparently theyre quite rare in adults but i have them very regularly, sometimes several times a week. I had started to get used to them and not be too bothered but lately theyve been getting nasty again. When i remember any details its usually a snake/spider/rat in the bed although the other week i thought a huge eiffel tower like structure was falling on the house and i ran down stairs in a panic and was going to try and boot it down the street to safety but figured i was too late and would have to take my chances under the stairs where i woke up shortly after. Last night it was a highly venomous green snake in the bed with me and i woke up totally terrified and high-sterical with the bed clothes bunched up thinking i had the snake caught not very securely under there but i couldnt move anywhere in case it escaped again. Took me ages to calm down again! i dont think my screams were blood curdling though, im not sure but i think they were probably quite girly.Type of dream: Night terrors
Incidence: 1 to 4% of children, declines with age. Rare in adults
Symptoms: Blood-curdling screams, Autonomic discharge, Limited recall
Sleep Stage: Deep sleep, early in sleep period (i.e., 1 to 3 a.m.) Stages 3 and 4 arousals on polysomnogram
Associated factors: No pathology in children, Psychiatric and neurologic disorders in adults