Day Napping Isn't Safe Anymore

[asadafagahajakal]

At night, I always run the risk of sleep paralysis or really dark lucid dreams. But during the day I can nap without having bad dreams or SP. But sometimes weird stuff happens.

Until a couple days ago I had a nap on the couch with my wife and boom, night time sleep problems decided to pop up during the day.

The worst part is after a minute I barely recall exactly what I saw or what the dream is. So beats trying to explain it to the therapist, as I'm not seeing her for another week :/

Even last night, I had this dream about a wolf, I think I was playing with him, then suddenly I froze for what felt like a minute, and I recalled being attacked, but I don't even remember if it was the wolf attacking or something/someone else.

 

[Freedomfighter]

At night, I always run the risk of sleep paralysis or really dark lucid dreams. But during the day I ca...

Weird, I was going to ask you all how to calm down after a nightmare. My nightmares all involve my abusive ex, every single one of them. Very strange nightmares and many times I know that I was dreaming that, but can not recall specifics.

Wish those types of nightmares would stop, but it is understandable too, because when I see total strangers react and act like he did then I guess those nightmares would pop up again.... geeezzz

 

[asadafagahajakal]

My way probably isn't healthy, if I end up panicking I just let it pass. But for me I usually freak myself out so I can wake up, then it passes a second later. But can't sleep again for an hour or so

 

[asadafagahajakal]

It's not a bad thing to just let a panic attack pass it's course. The more you bottle up, the worse it will get after a while.I've never had an attack more than a few minutes, except for once when I was 10 I had one for an hour for no reason. So I have no idea what to do about longer episodes.