Seems the T-man helped! Yes, the two hourly stints are not that great are they. I am glad it is no longer my normal.
I too slept more last night thank goodness. Wonderful...
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How Did You Sleep Last Night?
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I too slept more last night thank goodness. Wonderful...
Don't sensor yourself! It is wonderful that you sometimes do get plenty.
I hope successfully zaniera...
Zef, although rare I have bouts of this and I have to say it is my least favourite sleep issue. I can sleep as long as 20 hrs a day and I literally feel drugged. I find it more debilitating than even severe insomnia and have been known to avoid sleeping because I am afraid I won't stop.
KP the nut
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I slept really well. Hubby phoned again and the dogs comforted me and kept me safe.
reallydown
Diamond Member
A little better than usually but still not well...took forever to fall asleep; woke up several times during the night; had to get up just when it was starting to feel restful...Sigh.
BloomInWinter
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I had a really unpleasant night. I had a distressing dream with many elements from real life and I woke up sobbing.
Ugh.
Ugh.
Lionheart
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Last night I dreamed I was searching for a diamond that was about half the size of a seed bead. Needless to say I couldn't find it and I awoke sweaty, frustrated, and tired. However, this beats the nasty PTSD nightmares I used to have and even though I am still struggling with insomnia, I am managing to get the rest I need (at least most of the time).
Hi Abstract,
I have to agree with you. I had a 15 hour sleep session yesterday, which took a lot of time away from my family. It was my daughter's birthday and ,while I didn't miss the actual birthday, I wasn't around to help her enjoy it for the rest of the day. It also is playing havok with my job. Can't wait to get back to my regular bad sleep habits. :)
TwoDee2ThreeDee
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2 1/2 hours - brain can't turn off
therapybankrupt
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Holy cow! What a ride. I had the worst nightmare ever! I was bolted up in bed at 3:45 am. It felt so vivid and real. I am thinking I am totally confused because I have made so much progress and growth this week in my understanding and knowledge of my needs and things were starting to really make sense. I thought I was seeing the end of tunnel with my struggles and Bamb! Here I am with an all out bombardment of sheer terror. To not trigger anyone I will not go into detail. I was paralyzed in fear and anger was riding along now.
I started going through all my tools. I was fighting hyperventilation. I brought up my aura and released my anger into my personal space outside my body. I thought about disassociation or distracting but new this has never helped. possibly kept bringing my grounding techniques forward.
Desperately trying to embrace the terror of the fear. I was on the edge. I was trying to ride it out and losing ground. I was heading into a full blown panic attack. I was struggling and knew I was not going to get through this without help. I struggled to think who could help. After all it is the middle of the night.
I dialed up a counseling crisis hotline. I was hoping I made the right decision and someone could help me. I needed someone to be with me to check the safety of my home and help me ground to work through this episode. In my irrational state of mind at the time. I thought if there was a possibility that the dream was a warning and I was in danger someone would need to call help for me?
The person on the other end said all the right things and reminded me of how PTSD can come out of no where and knock you on your arse. I checked every nook and cranny of my home. Every door and window. I was fighting off all types of negative thoughts about me being weak a baby a wimp, throwing them out side my imagined boundary as they popped up. I started to calmed down with time and focusing on breathing and the use of my tools. I am not sure when I hung up with the crisis counselor?
It has now taken me three hours to ride through the debilitating panic. I even experienced severe pain in my left arm. I worked on releasing that trapped energy. I would not let the thought of having a heart attack add to this mess. Now that most of the symptoms have passed I am still left with a residual of trapped pain in my head, neck and shoulders.
I have thanked my fear for trying to protect me. I figured out what my subconscious was trying to tell me through this nightmare and made contracts acknowledging the truth and putting it on paper then burning it outside my boundary aura. All in my amazing mind. I am going to revisit this with my therapist.
To help release the trapped pain energy doing another contract and burning it. I am going to increased the intensity of the color I use to create a boundary or aura around myself It gives me the feeling I am in some control at least that of my boundaries.
Next on to revisiting my grounding and relaxation techniques in hopes of bringing my soul back to balance. Once that is done I am going to safe place for a while. If possible I will try to go back to sleep cause I am exhausted!
I started going through all my tools. I was fighting hyperventilation. I brought up my aura and released my anger into my personal space outside my body. I thought about disassociation or distracting but new this has never helped. possibly kept bringing my grounding techniques forward.
Desperately trying to embrace the terror of the fear. I was on the edge. I was trying to ride it out and losing ground. I was heading into a full blown panic attack. I was struggling and knew I was not going to get through this without help. I struggled to think who could help. After all it is the middle of the night.
I dialed up a counseling crisis hotline. I was hoping I made the right decision and someone could help me. I needed someone to be with me to check the safety of my home and help me ground to work through this episode. In my irrational state of mind at the time. I thought if there was a possibility that the dream was a warning and I was in danger someone would need to call help for me?
The person on the other end said all the right things and reminded me of how PTSD can come out of no where and knock you on your arse. I checked every nook and cranny of my home. Every door and window. I was fighting off all types of negative thoughts about me being weak a baby a wimp, throwing them out side my imagined boundary as they popped up. I started to calmed down with time and focusing on breathing and the use of my tools. I am not sure when I hung up with the crisis counselor?
It has now taken me three hours to ride through the debilitating panic. I even experienced severe pain in my left arm. I worked on releasing that trapped energy. I would not let the thought of having a heart attack add to this mess. Now that most of the symptoms have passed I am still left with a residual of trapped pain in my head, neck and shoulders.
I have thanked my fear for trying to protect me. I figured out what my subconscious was trying to tell me through this nightmare and made contracts acknowledging the truth and putting it on paper then burning it outside my boundary aura. All in my amazing mind. I am going to revisit this with my therapist.
To help release the trapped pain energy doing another contract and burning it. I am going to increased the intensity of the color I use to create a boundary or aura around myself It gives me the feeling I am in some control at least that of my boundaries.
Next on to revisiting my grounding and relaxation techniques in hopes of bringing my soul back to balance. Once that is done I am going to safe place for a while. If possible I will try to go back to sleep cause I am exhausted!
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