Posted by B2Chica on November 2, 2004, at 12:25:50
In reply to Re: Night Terrors, posted by saw on November 2, 2004, at 2:19:51
just wanted to chime in real quick. from what i've read nightmares, people rarely remember and usually don't wake up and physically react.
Night terrors you can wake up screaming, kicking or still reacting to nightmares.
I suffer from something called hypnogogic episodes, this sounds little more like what you're talking about, the paralysis thing. it is a state between sleep and conciousness. there are two kinds, one happens right as you are going to sleep and one kind (differnet name) happens when you wake up.
Typically if i get on they happen in sets of 2-5, you are Terrified cuz you know it'll happen again. you ARE paralyzed and the pictures or sound IS so real and this INTENSE (and i can't express that enough) is so severe. nomally you are so paralyzed that you can't even call out, maybe breathless like or something.i haven't lukily had one for a while cuz of the sleep meds i've been on, but i thank God above because they are horrifying and you KNOW you expect another and another.
talk to your pdoc about them and sleep meds. maybe something is trying to come out in sessions that just hasn't yet. and sometimes it could be a sleep disorder/issues??
not much help but wnated to let you know you are not alone and these no matter what they are, are terrifying.
B2c.
> Hi Miss HC
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> There's a fine line between the two really. I get both. My night terrors usually happen within a half to one hour of falling asleep. I experience a paralysed sensation and am unable to move my body. I "feel" as if I am awake but in a dreamy way, or I feel as though I CAN'T wake up but am aware of something. I feel terror, evil. I often shout out, whimper, cry, scream. My poor husband has been punched so many times when I act out whatever it is I am dreaming or terrified of. I often sense an overwhelming feeling of being smothered and when I am able to fight the feeling of paralysis, I can sometimes wake up. I feel so sedated that I go right back to sleep and the terror or dream just starts up where it left off. I don't always remember the terror or dream. But I always remember the feeling of fear. The link I posted explains a bit better.
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> I don't get them every single night, but wish I didn't get them at all.
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> Sabrina
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