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I suffer these Mabey once a month to different degrees, some i can pull myself out of, some my partner has to wake me up. Just curious if any one else has the same problem, and maybe some answers to why they happen and may be some tips on how to avoid them, Thanks |
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Mr S gets them most nights but he has been managing a lot of stress for years as he is a career, but it was made worst when he was a whistleblower in work a few years ago. Stress is definitely a major factor in all this for sure and good counselling does help, but good counsellors are harder to find than you might realise. Another factor we found was over exciting your brain before going to bed. If you are watching lots of tv or video games, or surfing the web for things that over stimulate you just before bed it tends to trigger your brain which then is overactive through the night. Whilst sounding like a cliche, try to find a way to relax before bed avoiding anything that gets your synapses going off like fireworks. Good luck |
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I can definitely recommend EMDR and any kind of talking therapy to help reduce the frequency of these.
Your GP can refer you to a specialist counsellor on the NHS, however the waiting times vary area to area.
Stress and any unresolved trauma are major contributors in my experience. You can also look at your sleep routine to see if anything can be done to help you get a better quality of rest x |
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"I suffer these Mabey once a month to different degrees, some i can pull myself out of, some my partner has to wake me up. Just curious if any one else has the same problem, and maybe some answers to why they happen and may be some tips on how to avoid them, Thanks "
Can sympathize here I've been diagnosed with PTSD I used to have them nightly waking up screaming or in the cold sweats but I the last 2months or so I've been meditating about an hour before bed it's helped massively not saying it's solved it completely but I'm down to about one a week take care buddy x |
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Our male half has had this three times in his life. Not noticeable due to stress. In Iceland it corresponds to the Old Hag legend, where an old woman appears in your room, walks towards you then sits on your chest, suffocating you. You can't stop her, you can't move, you can't speak.
But as someone above posted, you can train yourself to remember it isn't real (it seems terrifyingly real) and come out of it.
Fuseli's painting The Nightmare (1781) shows how it is.
Our sympathies to anyone who gets it. It isn't what you think it is. You can come back from it. Just remember thaty you can.
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