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I've been waking up feeling panicked and terrified for the last few weeks-every night. The thing is.. I don't remember the majority of my nightmares. I will remember a couple of horrifying pieces, but that's it. I will wake up shaking, sweating, heart pounding, and terrified. I'm not stressed or ANYTHING, I'm perfectly healthy other than the nightmares. So, does anyone know what's going on? Am I having night terrors instead of nightmares?
P.S. This is effecting me when I'm awake. I'm frightened all the time, especially when I'm alone. It's also causing me to lose sleep. (link)
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Nightmares and Night Terrors are two different things. Night Terrors are also known as Sleep Terrors and parasomnia.
Nightmares happen only when you are in deep REM sleep. Night Terrors usually occure during the first 1/3 of the night. Night terrors usually involve sleep walking. Actually getting up out of bed and walking, maybe even running around the room or house. Acting violently even threatening. It is possible to hurt yourself during night terrors. It is very difficult for people to wake you up, even when you are up and walking and eyes wide open, you are still in the middle of the night terror.
I would say that your symptoms do point to nightmares, only. Those can be caused by anxiety, as you mentioned, stress and even food. I found out that when I eat foods with lots of preservatives, I often have dreams that have death or blood, sadness and a sense of loss, in them. Since you say that there is no stess in your life it is time to look at your diet. also any changes in your room, are you burning incense, buring scented candles? ARe you on any medication for say, acne, menstrual cramps. etc?
I like to take a natural approach to health problems, so for both night terrors or night mares, I would recommend some herbal products that would help you to get a better more restful sleep. Like L-theanine, or St. John's Wort, or Valerian Root, or Melatonin. All of these products have evidence that they help with sleep mild sleep disorders.
I hope this helps
Michele
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Thank you :)
My diet has changed a little bit, I'm starting to eat healthier. There aren't any changes in my room though and I'm not on any medication. I'll try some of the herbal products you suggested and if they don't work then I'm going to go to the doctor.
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