Night Terrors

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dduncan4163 said:
Just curious if anyone else here suffers from them. Me, my dad, and my youngest son all have them. I started getting them around the age of 10 and I will have at least 4 or 5 a week.

They are usually always the same. I hafe awaken to see and feel Brown Recluse spiders all over me or wake up seeing Grey Aliens all around me.
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I used to have them all the time. I was living an extremely disfunctional, stressful life for awhile. I think the anxiety brought them on. I very rarely have them now, and it is always when I am seriously stressed.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
Make sure to seek therapy. I have no idea the horrors you must have seen. Thank you for your service sir no bs.

I was a paramedic for a number of years and without therapy and my family I don't think I would be here now.
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That's why it has been better as time has gone on. Counseling has helped quite a bit. I just hope others who have similar or worse issues do the same. Talking about it definitely helps.
 
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jjay2518 said:
I thought I remembered hearing that people didn't remember why they were screaming and freaking out when they had night terrors.
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I dont know about anybody else, but I sure the hell did. No matter what form they take, the effect is the same. A feeling of utter helplessness.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I used to have them all the time. I was living an extremely disfunctional, stressful life for awhile. I think the anxiety brought them on. I very rarely have them now, and it is always when I am seriously stressed.
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Yeah stress is a main trigger. I have also suffered from chronic insomnia since I was a teen also. Me and sleep and never been friends I suppose. In all honesty to get a restful nights sleep I either need a couple Xanax bars or a bottle of liqueur and I really hate that because its hell on the body. That being said how much worse can it be than barely sleeping and Night Terrors
 
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dduncan4163 said:
I have gotten bit before so I do really have a phobia of them.

The best way of describing a Night Terror is waking up but bringing a part of the dream out with you for about 5 to 30 secs.
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That's a legit fear then for sure.

What was your experience getting bit, how'd it happen? Was it all what the internet makes it out to be?
 
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GAVol said:
A lot of what y'all are describing are nightmares. There's a difference between that and night terrors. If you remember a dream, it was probably a nightmare since it happens at a different sleep stage.

We had to deal with night terrors with my oldest son for years. Finally gave in and medicated him. It's been a godsend.
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I know the difference.
 
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SergeantVol said:
That's why it has been better as time has gone on. Counseling has helped quite a bit. I just hope others who have similar or worse issues do the same. Talking about it definitely helps.
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Thats why you see so many Homeless Vets and such a high suicide rate among them. My uncle was in nam and to this day he drinks himself to sleep every night. Plus never make the mistake of coming up behind him and touching his shoulder.

Problem is he is from another time where everyone thought only crazy people talked to therapists.
 
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Coug said:
That's a legit fear then for sure.

What was your experience getting bit, how'd it happen? Was it all what the internet makes it out to be?
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I got bit by a recluse putting on a pair of jeans that was laying in my bedroom floor. I was around 19 and it left a nasty scar.

Truth is I had been getting Night Terrors way before then. I just have a really intense phobia with certain kinds of spiders. Recluses, Hobo, and Wolf Spiders mainly.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
Yeah stress is a main trigger. I have also suffered from chronic insomnia since I was a teen also. Me and sleep and never been friends I suppose. In all honesty to get a restful nights sleep I either need a couple Xanax bars or a bottle of liqueur and I really hate that because its hell on the body. That being said how much worse can it be than barely sleeping and Night Terrors
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I feel for people who have really bad persistent insomnia. I have periods of it where I can only sleep a couple hours a night for a week or so, but it always goes away.
 
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jjay2518 said:
I feel for people who have really bad persistent insomnia. I have periods of it where I can only sleep a couple hours a night for a week or so, but it always goes away.
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All my sleep issues seemed to begin around the time I hit puberty. I dont think I have had a normal non substance aided sleep in 25 years
 
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[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbpOucNVn4[/YOUTUBE]

I also see or feel those damn Grey Aliens with I wake up paralyzed. The feeling of not being able to move and sometimes breathe is pure hell.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
I got bit by a recluse putting on a pair of jeans that was laying in my bedroom floor. I was around 19 and it left a nasty scar.

Truth is I had been getting Night Terrors way before then. I just have a really intense phobia with certain kinds of spiders. Recluses, Hobo, and Wolf Spiders mainly.
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Did this require a hospital or doctor visit? Antibiotics?

dduncan4163 said:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSVwmSzxKtU[/youtube]

Mine are a lot like this
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So this isn't something you're actually "waking" up experiencing it's something that's happening while you're still asleep.
 
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Coug said:
Did this require a hospital or doctor visit? Antibiotics?



So this isn't something you're actually "waking" up experiencing it's something that's happening while you're still asleep.
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Yeah I had to have the absess cut out and drined. It was a nasty experience.

Most of the time I don't remember when I have them but other times I actually wake up but bring the nightmare with me. It usually will take an hour or more to go back to sleep when that happens because my adrenaline is going and my heart rate is through the roof.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbpOucNVn4[/YOUTUBE]

I also see or feel those damn Grey Aliens with I wake up paralyzed. The feeling of not being able to move and sometimes breathe is pure hell.
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Sleep paralysis is a *****. Dealt with it since I was a kid. Now I'm 31 and still have episodes every couple of months. It's always aliens or an evil presence.
 
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I dreamed last night a guy was trying to rape me. That's as close to a night terror I've ever had. Gosh, I hope no Zoners see this.
 
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Boston Vol said:
Sleep paralysis is a *****. Dealt with it since I was a kid. Now I'm 31 and still have episodes every couple of months. It's always aliens or an evil presence.
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I had it some when I was a kid. I would always see some wild animal on my bed.
 
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I got diagnosed with night terrors and they were nothing like waking up and seeing things it was just like waking up into a panic attack. If I saw gray aliens and spiders I'd be more concerned.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
All my sleep issues seemed to begin around the time I hit puberty. I dont think I have had a normal non substance aided sleep in 25 years
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I'm in the same boat. I haven't had a good nights sleep since I was a teenager.

I also suffer from sleep paralysis about once every 2-3 months. I'm fully aware of what's going on but can't move, I feel like I'm straining to move but just can't. Sometimes it will last a couple minutes and freaks me out so much I start screaming for help in my head. It almost feels like someone is holding me down.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
I have been to sleep clinics and it was their conclusion it was Night Terrors. I have put my fists through walls. Dislocated my shoulder trying to ram through a locked door. My wife says I will wake up running, screaming, or chasing things sometimes.

I have learned that they are way more likely to happen if I go to sleep stressed or mad.
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Good lord...
 
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Are you dealing with your stress and anger issues? That is where i would start. Also try using some essential oils like lavender, that seems top have helped my wife.
 
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We went thru about a year of my son having them every night but they've slowed down. He always screamed he was falling in the water and then yelled "save me!" over and over. In the morning he would always ask us if we would save him if he fell in the water. Very helpless feeling for us as parents. They've slowed to maybe once or twice a month
 
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