Sleepwalking, night terrors, vigilant waking and stress

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15 May 2016, 1:49 pm

I havnt experienced sleep walking, but am familiar with night terrors and sleep paralysis.
Sleeping on my side stopped the paralysis, but I still get bouts of night terrors, which are quite violent and disturbing. There are some experiences that I am quite sensitive to and repressing fear/anxiety/stress in relation to these in my waking hours contribute to the night terrors.

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15 May 2016, 3:34 pm

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I punched one ex in the jaw on night, and landed a double palm strike on his chest another night, and knocked him into the wall both times for getting up to use the bathroom.

He had slow reflexes from Ambien, though. I've swung or struck out at four other people who were accidentally or intentionally waking me up out of mortal danger and they dodged or blocked me just fine.

I have horrific dreams on a frequent basis. Graphically violent. I've had a moment of one stuck in my mind for a few days now of this woman literally dripping with gore - but not just the image. I smelled her. Strong enough that the smell went into my mouth.
I wake up a day or two most weeks with sore muscles from clenching in a defensive posture of some kind.

So now I tell people who are around me sleeping to wake me up at arm's length, especially if I look tensely or at all unhappy. Husband does not listen and is large enough to bear hug me into submission... I'll feel bad the day I land something on him, but he knows what he's risking.

Have you talked to a doc about this? There are some meds like betablockers that can help with nightmares & feeling tense & things.

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15 May 2016, 3:39 pm

I've never managed to stick with sleeping on my side. I heard it is better in many ways, but never found it comfortable. Everything just gets in the way.

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15 May 2016, 4:11 pm

My sleep was so low quality at the time I switched sleeping positions but I was motivated by fear of fear, it took a while to build the habit. A pillow at my back, one between my legs and two for under my head helped, feather/down pillows work best as they are malleable.

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15 May 2016, 5:31 pm

What about your arms? Do the not get in the way. I have tried various positions leaning at an angle limbs at various positions.

The only time I sleep on my side is when I turn over in my sleep, then it doesn't seem to matter

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15 May 2016, 5:44 pm

Bottom arm underneath pillow, other arm on top of the pillow, hand underneath face, maybe try using the first aid recovery position.

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15 May 2016, 6:01 pm

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Bottom arm underneath pillow, other arm on top of the pillow, maybe try using the first aid recovery position.

Ok top leg bent, top arm across chest under chin , bottom arm at right angle. Hmm not sure.

I think my main problem is bottom arm and shoulder are squashed, similar for legs and hip, and also hate the sensation of the limbs touching, I just dislike having my side against the bed I think.

I think those that have a belly must rest on on their belly. I only have my side, which like resting on a knife edge.

I think I need to invent something that turns me over one I'm asleep, I just hate being on my side when going to sleep.

I don't understand how people sleep in the fetal position.

Often I barely move during sleep, yet I do this sleep walking and can more around too.

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15 May 2016, 6:11 pm

Has anyone noted they have sleep more soundly when they found they have slept on top of their arm or leg?

When it is completely dead when you wake up and you can't move it. So you move it with the functional arm to straighten it. They you get that pain as the regain the blood flow, which is kind of pleasant and not at the same time.

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15 May 2016, 6:37 pm

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Ok top leg bent, top arm across chest under chin , bottom arm at right angle. Hmm not sure.

Yeah, its not the comfiest! It took a long time to change, but my quality of sleep was poor anyways, its quite difficult to alter a sleeping position.
A deep mattress topper can make the bed more comfortable, and the pillow between the legs reduces strain, but by having the top leg bent the legs don't touch anyways. Once asleep I don't move at all.
My sister sleep shouts, and her partner sleepwalks when he is really stressed, he hit her once in his sleep when they first moved in together and she was sleep shouting, are you being startled awake from your sleep/clothes airers are attacking you when you bump into them? Maybe its a good thing that they stop you from going outside.

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16 May 2016, 5:34 pm

Amity wrote:

are you being startled awake from your sleep/clothes airers are attacking you when you bump into them? Maybe its a good thing that they stop you from going outside.

This is a difficult question answer. In all cases I moved a lot of distance from my side of my bed. I had to navigate the room. I've moved right to the end my bed the stood up and awoke for example.

The first time I attack the clothes horse I did appear fall off the bed onto it. However off the side I don't usually sleep on, to roll to that side it would be several. The bed is high becuase it is too beds bolted together for extra drawers. The second time I walked round and attacked it.

I think I was startled yes. I felt I was under attack for sure. It is brief but violent. Maybe 30 seconds.

The clothes horse didn't prevent me from leaving. I no longer have it in my room and it is a different type.

Typically I have seen something which might not be there which I get hyper-violent against.

That is why i shout and punch it. However I'm not sure if I'm shouting for real or dream shouting. My neighbors haven't complained.

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16 May 2016, 5:55 pm

I haven't experienced these bad episodes in a while.

It is only these three incident that I could have hurt myself or damaged stuff. Otherwise just the odd poke to shapes/heads in the air, and I'm usually in bed. I'm not as concerned when it happened, I'm just checking what I'm seeing, then I go back to sleep.

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16 May 2016, 6:03 pm

^Thats good, I was going to ask if you had left your house before while sleepwalking. Are you aware of when you feel stressed/anxious during the day? Or does it have to become intense before you recognise it?

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16 May 2016, 6:42 pm

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It is worst in high stress periods. Stressed for prolonged periods.

Also sleep pattern disruption, deprivation which also causes blue periods (I don't get any other form of depression except from lack of sleep)

I get nighttime apprehension a lot.

I am hyper-analytical which is difficult to turn off.

I know what I should doing. Generally I'm much healthier but have my moments.

I should go to bed now really. Night :lol:

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