Finding It Difficult!

[Tiger]

I apologise for being a misery (yet again) before I even begin this thread, I am truly sorry! Need a safe place to be, just for a little while! If it's ok? I am very paranoid about making a nuisance of myself, but I need to reach out to someone because it's been quite a frightening few days and I don't want to be alone at the moment! Please, please could someone just chat with me??

 

[mrsps]

Please don't apologise! This forum is here for us all to support each other ...... you are not alone :)
Im up early as I have an early appointment with my T otherwise I would still be in bed!

 

[Tiger]

Hi!! Hope your appointment goes ok for you!! Thanks for your reply!

 

[mrsps]

Thanks :) What's happening with you at the moment? :)

 

[Tiger]

I had a meeting with the housing officer because a neighbour had complained about me shouting and screaming during the night!! It is actually to night terrors! They seem to be getting worse, especially if the neighbours can hear it? I am too scared to sleep now!!! What else can I do?

 

[mrsps]

I'm sorry you are going through night terrors :( Can you have a chat to the neighbour and just mention you are going through a bit of a rough time and apologise if you wake them? ((hugs))

I hope you are able to get some sleep

I have to go out now but im sure someone else will be in soon to talk to you.

Take care :)

 

[KwanYingirl]

I'm here at work @Tiger . You aren't alone I'm thinking about you and how difficult things are for you with those nocturnal screams. It's not like you know it's going to happen. Also it must seem weird to people that don't have PTSD. I have to go now but I'll check in in an hour or spits 5:00 where I live.

 

[KwanYingirl]

@Tiger I'm home now are you?

 

[KwanYingirl]

You're asking what can you do to sleep. Is there any sort of pattern to the night terrors? Anything on those days that trigger you?

Do you listen to Pandora on your phone? You can select Tibetan singing bowls as a channel. Research at Harvard University has shown that singing bowls significantly lessen nightmares in Vets with PTSD. I listen to it. I put the timer on for 60 minutes. I noticed a huge reduction in my nightmares and what I call my nocturnal migrations.

I dissociate when I sleep and I find myself waking up in one of my extra bedrooms or the couch. I haven't done that for about six months.

 

[mrsps]

Hope you haven't replied because you are getting some sleep :)

 

[IdesOfMarch]

Making lists in my head helps me get to sleep. Like, all the movies Tom Cruise is in, or all the words I can think of that start with "ch". I realize how similar this is to counting sheep but it does help me. It stops all the racing thoughts by giving me something specific to focus on. I hope you've been able to get some sleep.

 

[Mystery]

Hi Tiger, I'm home all day today, so if you want to chat I am available. I'm a 45 yo female living in Australia. I can relate to the feelings you were having recently about your body when I read a few of your earlier posts. I saw your recent post and thought I'd read a few earlier ones before I wrote this one. You really are not alone in this and many of us have to fight the feelings of not deserving that support, like you do, or people finding out who we really are.

You really do seem to be having a great deal of anxiety, I have had similar in the past, which does feel like paranoia sometimes too. I can hear that you feel inferior to other people on here and that is not true at all, you are equal.Some people are more recovered than others and we all had different degrees of damage done to us. No one is going to feel annoyed at you for feeling that either. You can come on here and ask for what you need, that's why the site was designed and you are a valuable addition to it's members.

You are welcome to ask me any question you want to about myself if you want to, so that you feel better about talking to me, I won't feel offended or think you are paranoid, it's a good thing in your situation to do whatever it takes to feel safe and valued. :-)