How Did You Sleep Last Night?

[KP the nut]

There's no place like home :tup:.

I slept so well last night after being away for 3 nights. I was physically and mentally tired. It was so nice to curl up in my bed with my dogs protecting me. I did have a trapped nightmare, this time in a lift (elevator) which is a new one :confused:.

I still feel v tired and have to think carefully before speaking to find the words.

 

[goingonhope]

I've been sleeping extremely well nights and getting to bed and awakening early.

I've had minimal nightmares in these last several months too and certainly none of which had much if anything at all to do with the gross childhood abuse and neglect in my youth.

So last night when I dreamt about this vaguely familiar home/kitchen setting which I seem to revisit, I woke feeling kinda icky. Just moments before me waking, I'd discovered a carved, smooth, mini-log that rested across the length of the stove in our kitchen (in the dream) and I had picked it up and asked what's this.

In the dream, my mother replied, "Oh that's your father's and that there ...(my fingers were touching it while I tried to discover what exactly it was)..., is pieces of someone's skull that he bashed in."

Needless to say throughout this day, memory of my father has been on, as well as on, the peripheral of my mind.

I'm so glad that he in his lifetime got a chance to be kind, likable and non-violent too and that I got to meet and know this man as well.

 

[cat]

Well, I've been awake since 2 so just 4 hours sleep!
And the reason.... I'm taking steroids to manage a cough, trouble is side effects are insomnia, anxiety & depression, just what I need!

 

[Barberian]

Aboslutley horrible. I woke up every 30 min or so because of pain. I have to roll over all night long lately. The pain mixed with my PTSD, and anxiety to make some really horrible dreams. Much, much worse than normal. I usually have a neverending/morphing nightmare problem I have to solve in my dreams. They are usually service related. Last night I was in several physical (dream) fights with several people. I don't remember what the fights were about, I just remember waking up and being in a rage. This is not normal for me. I've been questioning my sanity lately due to my dreams carry over into my day as "real" memories. I have to fact check my memories every day to make sure I'm making decisions on reality instead of a dream I had. It was so bad last night, I am avoiding, intentionally and unintentionaly going to bed tonight/morning. I've been up around 20 hours so far, and have no intention of going to bed any time soon. I know lack of sleep can cause insanity too. this... is starting to take it's toll as well. Very poor sleep last week or two.

Sorry if this post is depressing. I know it's depressing for me to read and re-read, and re-read, and ...

 

[Lionheart]

Barberian,

I too struggle with chronic pain and PTSD nightmares and was waking up, fists clenched, cussing and screaming, and often hitting and hurting my hand against the wall. The only good thing I can tell you about my experience is that a medication called Prazosin has completely stopped my nightmares and has presented no ill side-effects. You may wish to ask you Pdoc or physician about this medication. I highly recommend it.

At any rate, I hope that when you do finally sleep you will have peaceful dreams,

Good luck,
LH

 

[KP the nut]

I slept better last night. The night before last I had awful shout out loud nightmares, in what seemed a never ending line.

Last night was better although my neck and shoulders are v sore.

 

[Victim/Writer]

I lay awake for four hours, just feeling vaguely nervous. I get flushes of anxiety in my stomach, prompted by even small negative thoughts. Is there anyway to control this, or are sleeping pills the best option?

 

[Barberian]

Last night was much better. I've re-started taking my pain meds as prescribed, or as close as I can (three horse pills of Gabapentin 400mg, plus 2 Tramadol 50mg, plus one 800mg Ibuprofin three times a day for all of them. Plus all the other meds I'm on, I just get sick of takeing them. I try to be a "hero" and just suffer through the pain. I've reached the point that I just have to give in and take the pain meds. Nothing to be ashamed of, common sense has to kick in sooner or later, lol. :p Even on the pain meds, I'm still in a lot of pain, but it's much more manageable and I sleep much better.

My dreams were calm enough not to be memorable.

I sleep out in an old U-Haul truck in our drive way. I am unable to currently sleep in the house. I took my cat out there with me last night for the company. I don't usually have him out there becuase of a cat box in a 14f U-Haul truck with no windows is not a plesent experience. He thougth he was in heaven. He's very clingy to me usually. If he's not on my lap, he's almost always within sight of me wherever I am in the house.

 

[Gamereign555]

I slept well. I took a Vistaril before going to bed and that seemed to do the trick.

 

[BlueFighter]

I have a lot of trouble falling asleep. I usually cannot fall asleep until I am so tired the world starts spinning. Then the loss of control of my body scares me and I start to panic. I will come in and out of sleep and it is hard to tell what's going on and whether I am really awake. Last night I was sure I called my dearest friend for help and then upset her. I found out in the afternoon that the call never happened and I was relieved that I had not upset her.

 

[Kb3]

Not great. I'm cutting down on my sleep meds and fell asleep late, then woke up at 5am. That was after I was woken up at 3am by someone coming back home.:whistling:

Tonight is another night, and hopefully a better one.

 

[KP the nut]

Yuck, my nightmares were back, terror, death and destruction. Oh and not forgetting, leg, foot and ankle cramps. So how did I sleep last night - painfully.