Nighttime Terrors

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Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night, curled into a ball, either shaking or rocking or both, saying the words "make it stop" over and over to yourself?

I do. And I feel like I'm awake, and I am, but at the same time, I'm sorta not, because I can't stop saying those words; and I can't stop shaking.

I finally just had to get up.

Which is what I did last night too.

Which is why I'm here at 2:43 in the morning . . . again.



Anyone with anything similar?

Do you remember what you dream about?

Yes, ditto to every word you said. I have nightmares too. The unfortunate part about nightmares: Whilst I am asleep I cannot know the difference between dream and awake; they are equivalent for me. Later, after I'm awake, then I do know the difference (I am not psychotic).

Plus, I am a sleepwalker. I do not dream (I think) when I sleepwalk but walking up whilst sleepwalking is scary! Good thing I'm not a crafty sleepwalker; I stay confined to my apartment and usually wake up at the window or in a closet. Don't tell...I never tell anyone, except maybe my doctor.

I suspect this is concurrent with autism since our circadian rythym is different and does not coincide with normal sleep cycles. I do know, for sure, my sleep problems are exacerbated by stress, exhaustion, etc.

I do. And, I do not believe lucid dreaming is necessarily beneficial. Here's why: If my subconscious is dreaming - let it. I think it needs to dream. For me to purposefully manipulate my dreams is sublimating my need to dream - just makes everything worse. Plus, like I said, I cannot know the difference between awake and asleep until AFTER I'm awake. Awake = asleep, for me.

No. All I know is that I can't entirely wake up and the only thing I can do to make it eventually subside is get up for a bit and rock out the excess tension/fear/anxiety.

Really? I didn't know that.

Yeah, I believe they're usually due to traumatic events (a lot of anxiety would count); I had many several years back.

The difference between terrors and nightmares is that you cannot remember the terror, only the emotion involved.

New research topic. And you all are right, for what I've found thus far.



I also want to mention that I also tend to remember the dominate colors. This time, it was brown.

My parents say I did but I never rememberd that. They said it was awful. it went on for years. I guess I didn't know cause I was asleep.

I remember my dreams most of the time. Then I soon forget.



Same here

I searched the web and one site claims a thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency may cause nightmares or night terrors. Usually it's best to take a B-complex instead of individual B vitamins. I don't think it could hurt to try.

http://www.holistichealthtopics.com/HMG/Bvitamin.html