do most people who have ptsd wake themselves up screaming?

[hope4us]

ive done this many times, and i wonder if its a normal occurance for most people who have ptsd. mine is complex ptsd though, which is much more intense and life altering

 

[Fahrenheit451]

I don’t wake up screaming, I wake up in a blind panic thinking that someone is in the house. Then my adrenaline kicks in and I go into fight mode. I hate it because it takes me hours to relax enough to go back to sleep.

 

[Fadeaway]

Not that often, but I have

 

[Freida]

Nope... I wake up on my feet in full on fight mode but usually quietly

 

[Rumors]

I don't scream but I get up running... it takes me a long time to settle back down.

 

[somerandomguy]

I just wake up. Even at my worst, I would just wake up without any problems.

 

[MyWillow]

I go to sleep no problems. But I wake up in a panic multiple times a night. Sometimes every 20 mins. If I can get enough awareness I’ll get up and have an icy drink of water. Otherwise I try to process whatever I remember.

 

[user27357]

this is the one symptom I have been able to pretty much stop through drug use. If it wasn't for klonopin right before bed everynight, waking up angry and sometimes screaming would be a nightly thing. It still is when i nap, I have to be sure I don't drift off on a train or plane flight. Thats pretty traumatic for everyone.
I have woke up after a surgery or procedure with orderlies holding me down and telling me to " Settle down, sir". yeah that works. I think opiates push me the other direction and I have woke up screaming in hospital beds many many times.
I think it's pretty common. The tools we use to keep it all in control during the day don't work at night, or when we are looped on the heavy stuff to the point that tools are a thing we can't reach anymore.

 

[MrMoonlight]

I've been through times when I was waking myself screaming. I was staying at my sister's home a couple of years ago for Christmas. It's awful and embarrassing, confusing...sorry you are going through this. I was under more stress than normal and my cup ran over. Sleeping in a different place, different noises, time of year, processing, triggers...all things that contributed to me waking screaming. Such an awful memory.

Are you under new or additional stress, good or bad?

 

[esz]

I don't know if most people do, but it's a regular experience for me. Honestly if it wasn't for the screaming I would probably still be undiagnosed. I knew I had been through trauma but I was very good at ignoring, avoiding, and stuffing my feelings, even during triggers. I genuinely thought I was fine. Then I went to college and freaked out my roommates enough times with the frequent screaming I started to wonder if there was maybe something wrong. To this day, the screaming is one thing I can understand as a sign I'm treating my emotions in an unhealthy way.

Side story: one time I went to a girls camp and woke up 20+ strangers, in a cabin in the woods, in the middle of the night when I woke up screaming. That one I can laugh about now but I was mortified at the time. ?

 

[DharmaGirl]

Yep, quite often depending on how much stress I'm under.

 

[hope4us]

ive done this many times, and i wonder if its a normal occurance for most people who have ptsd. mine is complex ptsd though, which is much more intense and life altering

a few times i woke up screaming, but not only that, but i was also covered in goosebumps, and drenched in sweat , even tho it wasnt even hot. i was having nightmares, but they didnt relate to my past trauma in any way. ive heard that goosebumps, or "chills" are a sign that something is up. like perhaps the nightmares i was having were a sign that something was going on. what are your thoughts?