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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2013 21:45:45 GMT -5
I get them when I'm stressed. They're usually one of two themes: the usual is that I'm in college and I haven't studied and I've fallen behnd on the material and I haven't been going to class...which is totally the opposite of how I really was in college. The other is that my Ex is in the house. He's dead, he's never been in this state, let alone this city, but then I wake up and touch my leg to DH's warm, sleeping body and remind myself that the Ex isn't coming back. Weird how someone who you divorced in 1997 and who's been dead 3 years can still occupy a little piece of real estate in your brain.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Nov 4, 2013 21:50:05 GMT -5
Ever have, um, intimate dreams about an ex? Talk about awkward....especially when I wake DH up before I am actually awake. Ughghghg
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 5, 2013 0:01:52 GMT -5
I have vivid dreams if I'm too hot while I sleep. Some of those are nightmares.
I used to get night terrors as a child. I've only rarely had them as an adult. I can still remember some of the worst ones from 20+ years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 0:04:11 GMT -5
I have vivid dreams if I'm too hot while I sleep. Some of those are nightmares. I used to get night terrors as a child. I've only rarely had them as an adult. I can still remember some of the worst ones from 20+ years ago. I hear you, it is amazing how vivid nightmare memories can be even after decades.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 5, 2013 0:46:53 GMT -5
I have vivid dreams if I'm too hot while I sleep. Some of those are nightmares. I used to get night terrors as a child. I've only rarely had them as an adult. I can still remember some of the worst ones from 20+ years ago. I hear you, it is amazing how vivid nightmare memories can be even after decades. Night terrors differ somewhat from nightmares. Night terrors are characterized by worsening anxiety that ultimately leads to a "fight or flight" panic attack while sleeping. The term "terror" pertains to the acute sense of terror and accompanying physical symptoms. The actual content of the dream can be fairly innocuous. For example, one of my worst night terrors as a child was set in a neighbourhood park. Nightmares are slightly different in that they provide a reason for terror. For example, dreaming about the death of a loved one, or about being chased through an alley by a bear, or about a major project deadline 12 hours away and you've done no work. I find night terrors more "immediately" upsetting in the sense that waking up from one will kill my resolve to go back to sleep for at least an hour, to avoid the risk of a repeat. Nightmares are more "persistently" upsetting in the sense that their effect on mood often lasts into the coming day.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 12:09:13 GMT -5
I hear you, it is amazing how vivid nightmare memories can be even after decades. Night terrors differ somewhat from nightmares. Night terrors are characterized by worsening anxiety that ultimately leads to a "fight or flight" panic attack while sleeping. The term "terror" pertains to the acute sense of terror and accompanying physical symptoms. The actual content of the dream can be fairly innocuous. For example, one of my worst night terrors as a child was set in a neighbourhood park. Nightmares are slightly different in that they provide a reason for terror. For example, dreaming about the death of a loved one, or about being chased through an alley by a bear, or about a major project deadline 12 hours away and you've done no work. I find night terrors more "immediately" upsetting in the sense that waking up from one will kill my resolve to go back to sleep for at least an hour, to avoid the risk of a repeat. Nightmares are more "persistently" upsetting in the sense that their effect on mood often lasts into the coming day. Yes, I agree. I have had both and the terror of waking up in full flight mode ie heart racing and in a sweat, makes it difficult to go back to sleep as it is a physical response as well while a nightmare evokes a more psychological response such as sadness or fear. Both are not fun. Question for you Virgil, do you remember what the terror was when you wake?
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 5, 2013 13:01:22 GMT -5
I do.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 5, 2013 13:12:52 GMT -5
He's a were-leopard. He chases me all the way to the edge of a cliff and then...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 13:16:56 GMT -5
He's a were-leopard. He chases me all the way to the edge of a cliff and then...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 13:19:13 GMT -5
He's a were-leopard. He chases me all the way to the edge of a cliff and then... BOW CHICKA WOW WOW!!
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 5, 2013 13:39:51 GMT -5
He's a were-leopard. He chases me all the way to the edge of a cliff and then... BOW CHICKA WOW WOW!! How on earth do you get... No. Never mind. You're queen of EE. That pretty much explains it.
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