Waking up kicking or feel like falling

[Deleted member 40995]

For quite some time now, I have had these times when I wake up either kicking, or feeling like I'm falling or tripping and shoving my leg out. Recently it's gotten worse, happens almost everynight atleast once, some nights more.
During the trauma situation, I was being chased at night and kept slipping or starting to trip on the grass and was terrified that if I fell or didn't keep running faster, I would be killed. I think this may be the reason this keeps happening.
I have had other sleep problems for a long time, the nightmares and waking up screaming or sitting up, but the leg problem is getting to be more often, the other night I woke up every few minutes kicking and thrashing. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this and if anything had helped stop it?

 

[Booffull]

I'm having the same Partner needs to come to bed in a suit of armour

 

[Deleted member 40995]

I'm having the same Partner needs to come to bed in a suit of armour

Yes, I have my little dog sleep at the foot of my bed to feel safer, I keep waking him or accidently kicking him :(

 

[Fadeaway]

Yes I do this. I wonder if trauma lowers the hormone that keeps us from moving when we dream at night. Something to go google now.

 

[EveHarrington]

Yes I do this. I wonder if trauma lowers the hormone that keeps us from moving when we dream at night....

Interesting. I move a lot at night, too.

 

[MamaHopeful]

Thank you for sharing this! So helpful to feel validated and know I am not alone.