Reoccuring Sleep Terror Every Night
Question:
I have been a sleepwalker most of my life. In the past 6 weeks everything has gone for the worse…Every single night I have a dream that I am surrounded by people who are fixing to kill me. It is extremely bizarre since, 1) it is a similar type scenario 2) it happens every night. During the dream I usually head for the bedroom door trying to get out before they get me, sometimes I wake up before I get there. It has gotten so bad that I blockade the door to prevent me from getting out to my family. The other night I had not been asleep more than fifteen minutes before the occurance. I have got to be a doctor’s sleep disorder goldmine…. Anybody that can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it… Thanks, Jack Hunt North Richland Hills, TX
Response:
Jack Hunt wrote: > I have been a sleepwalker most of my life. In the past > 6 weeks everything has gone for the worse… Every > single night …
And it sounds like it’s NO FUN, to say the least! > I have got to be a doctor’s sleep disorder goldmine….
Sounds like it. In your shoes, I would go see a neurologist that specializes in sleep disorders. They may be able to help through medications. Obviously you’ve not been troubled by the sleep walking. But it sounds as if whatever is going on is increasing in intensity. There should be some medicines that can help. So, it’s definitely time to see a medical professional. Lots of us can offer our experience, but for something like this, seeing that doctor is important. Jack, best wishes! Regards, =jbf= John B. Fisher
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Hi Jack, I have no advice except see a sleep specialist. Just wanted to welcome you as there don’t seem to be too many of us who suffer from REM behavior disorder. I know how you feel. Wish I could help. Marg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Jack Hunt wrote: > I have been a sleepwalker most of my life. In the past 6 weeks everything > has gone for the worse…Every single night I have a dream that I am > surrounded by people who are fixing to kill me. It is extremely bizarre
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In article <7s0eph$qo…@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Jack Hunt <JackH…@worldnet.att.net> writes >I have been a sleepwalker most of my life. In the past 6 weeks everything >has gone for the worse…Every single night I have a dream that I am >surrounded by people who are fixing to kill me. It is extremely bizarre >since, 1) it is a similar type scenario 2) it happens every night. During >the dream I usually head for the bedroom door trying to get out before they >get me, sometimes I wake up before I get there. It has gotten so bad that I >blockade the door to prevent me from getting out to my family. The other >night I had not been asleep more than fifteen minutes before the occurance. >I have got to be a doctor’s sleep disorder goldmine….
This is a "me, too!" post – I posted here a couple of months ago when I was having a dream pretty similar to Jack’s, except that in my case, at least there was only one intruder. I wrecked my bedroom fighting "him" off once before I woke up! Anyway, I decided that things were getting beyond a joke, so I went to my doctor, who decided to arrange counselling. I’m still waiting for the appointment…. I don’t think I’m having the same number of bad dreams now as I was during the summer, although if I’m not remembering them, now that I’ve got my house to myself again, there’s nobody around to report if I wake the household up. I’m starting to wonder whether the frequency of my dream had something to do with the number of houseguests I had in my personal space this summer. I was pleased to see them, but it’s nice to have my space back again now they’re gone. Helen — Helen Edith Stephenson <he…@baronmoss.nomed.co.uk#> (change "nomed" to "demon" and remove # to reply) http://www.baronmoss.demon.co.uk
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Jack Wow, What you are experiencing sounds very frightening. I am currently researching sleep disorders I will let you know if I find anything pertaining to your sleep problem. Take care of yourself. Silvia
