I have what annonymous has described. Thankfully, as far as I know it has only been times of high stress and I have not had episode in awhile. Since I live alone, I have not even known til after the fact-I have been informed. What scares me is people who might not tell me of a bizarre message I have left them in the middle of the night. As mine are weirder than just doing things. I have nightmares and call people and tell them what is happening in the nightmare. I am panicked and have told others that a mutual friend is dead, or there is a fire. I can only guess by what others have told me, but it seems that I fear being falsely accused of something in addition to the distress of the nightmare itself. Someone asked my daughter if I was on crack when they heard the message. This is so embarrassing and I fear that I have called others that have not told me. I absolutely do not do illegal drugs and am not drinking alcohol when this occurs. ( I have been a scapegoat in my family and have had other false accusations that have been troublesome for me.)
Once I was informed and told my therapist, she said that it reminds her of a state that I have been in a couple of times in her office where she thinks I was dissociating. She said it a place of not actually being asleep or awake, as being in an in between state. Once told, I do have recollection of the nightmare, but not of calling anybody. I dont take Ambien either.
Having this is very distressing to me. Nobody wants this condition, but I would rather know that my house was clean or I baked a cake or was eating and gaining weight and not knowing why rather than what I do, as I have the potential for legal trouble. I fear that if I could call police and make a false report or something, or even leave the house. I have not been offered any solutions so if anybody knows anything that helps this, please share.
