Does Anyone Else Do This When Asleep?

[cat]

I talk in my sleep, reciting conversations I've had in the past, if my daughter is staying with me she will sometimes tell me what i've been talking about at other times she can't understand my conversations which i'm quite pleased about, I don't feel she needs to know the full extent of my weird thoughts! I also grind my teeth & cry.

I grind my teeth and dig my nails into my head when i sleep.

I do this too but thought it was only me!! it happens more when my anxiety levels are high, infact its a good indication to me to step up my relaxation strategies or my scalp can get really sore & bleeds.

 

[freefloat]

I used to think I was bumping my head on something at night or my cats were causing it. Yeah it bleeds and is somewhat embarrassing as the scabs can be seen. Used to soak the bed in sweat but that's gone now for the most part. Keep them nails short cat.

 

[mamachick]

My daughter use to sit straight up and then go back to sleep. She started this around age 6-7 and sleep walking right after we moved to a different house.

 

[unalaa]

I emote in my sleep - laugh, cry, yell occasionally. Grind my teeth.

My college room mate would have conversations with me while I was asleep and apparently I answered back somewhat coherently. She realized later that I had been asleep when she'd bring up whatever it was and I had no idea what she was talking about.

When I'm having nightmares, I tear up the bed and am exhausted in the morning. Also the dog is usually at the top of the bed instead of the bottom when I wake up- I figure he's escaping my flailing limbs.

 

[Fan Blender]

My husband has told me that I spring up and do this weird move so that I land at the bottom of the bed on my hands and knees and look either terrified or extremely aggressive almost animal like and stare him down. :confused: I have also somehow ended up ontop of him pounding on him with fists.:oops: My poor husband! I bet he'd SO MUCH rather have me pick his nose! :laugh: Sometimes I wake up from screaming or yelling or swearing or crying, and I am drenched in sweat.

 

[Shattered]

I twitch, flinch, kick, punch, cry, talk, laugh, swear, slap. My husband yells and swears, but that's only because I've landed some of those punches, slaps and kicks.:) He screws with me when I'm sleeping, though, so I don't feel too bad. He likes to get me talking. I usually wake up to his riotous laughter and the bed shaking from it.:devilish:

 

[HëllaBubz]

sounds like your hubby has an awesome sense of humor, I wish mine was as forgiving at 3am in the morning when he cops a well placed kick! Although he is pleased that at least he is sporting the bruises, not me, so that gives him whinging rights apparently!:O_o:

Has your hubby ever tried to wake you from a nightmare, and you think he is party of the nightmare so you go all ninja on his ass, while still asleep? I'm still trying to live it down, but I feel pretty horrid.:oops:

 

[AngelaMarie]

I grind my teeth. It's not a good thing. My jaw hurts a lot the next day.
My 11 year old wakes up and talks to me and his brother in the middle of the night. Sometimes when we are watching a film we look at each other and say "He's asleep". He doesn't remember anything when we talk to him about it the next day.

 

[HëllaBubz]

Yeah, I grind my teeth too, although its not really grinding, but I clench my jaw and then push forward really hard, so my lower teeth are forced against my front upper teeth......damn it hurts.
I've have 2 fillings fall out, and my whole jaw aches.
Does it make your neck and shoulder muscles screw up as well? I know mine do.

 

[AngelaMarie]

Yes, my whole jaw aches and I grind my feelings out. Ouch!!!!

 

[Kimpersonal]

While I am not an active sleeper these days ... I have had prolongued episodes of activity in the past. I wonder if some of us "grow out of it" or go into a "remission" of some kind with this aspect of PTSD?? Any ideas or research on this that any of you might have as a reference?

The most embarassing for me is initiating raunchy sex that I would never initiate while awake. 2 past partners in my life have expressed how awesome they thought this was when it occurred ... but I had absolutely no recollection of our romp and could therefore not comment on their performance??? Neither could I engage in sexual activities of the same nature (they pressed me to) while awake. I'm a prude while conscious and apparently act like a nymphomaniac while unconscious ... yikes. Am I like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or WHAT?? I would laff about this, but it horrifies me to think I am not in control of all of my behaviors ... what else might I be capable of? Ugh. gag. coff. splutter. shudder. shivver. recoil.

 

[AngelaMarie]

Kim, ummmm, that's not something I have dealt with. Must be weird for you. Also, the fact that you can't remember or enjoy? Not nice for you.