Nightmares? or...?? - Mental Health Message Board

Jumpin jim · 09-13-2003, 05:19 AM

Lately Ive been experiencing these weird "attacks" while i sleep. The closest thing i can compare them to is a nightmare...a nightmare i cant see, just feel. Sometimes I can see the nightmare but It always takes place in my room, in my bed, which is why its hard for me to know if its a nightmare or not.

For example, feeling like Im being sucked in a hole, and when i wake up, i feel like if i hadnt woken up in time i would have died.

Just right now i had one where i felt like someone grabbed my brain and shook it back and forth it felt like a jack hammer, followed by a loud ringing in my ear...i woke up screaming in hopes of someone hearing me before i "died"...

Im getting goosebumps as i type this and Im really scared...could these be nightmares or something more serious??

Please, any advice would really help!

Meg28 · 09-13-2003, 03:51 PM

I'm wondering if you're having panic attacks in your sleep? Do you have panic or anxiety attacks while you're awake?
I know that I often wake up to this awful feeling, like this impending "doom" is about to befall me and my body is numb and I can't do anything about it and I finally realized it was a panic attack.
I don't know...something to think about?
Meg

mom4christ · 02-03-2004, 01:22 AM

are you awake and able to see around your room ...just not able to move?
Look up sleep paralysis...sounds exactly like what i went through...it is very scary

I thought i was going nutts...some people report feelings of great fear with these experiences...they are all different...
Lorien

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Originally Posted by Jumpin Jesus

Lately Ive been experiencing these weird "attacks" while i sleep. The closest thing i can compare them to is a nightmare...a nightmare i cant see, just feel. Sometimes I can see the nightmare but It always takes place in my room, in my bed, which is why its hard for me to know if its a nightmare or not.

For example, feeling like Im being sucked in a hole, and when i wake up, i feel like if i hadnt woken up in time i would have died.

Just right now i had one where i felt like someone grabbed my brain and shook it back and forth it felt like a jack hammer, followed by a loud ringing in my ear...i woke up screaming in hopes of someone hearing me before i "died"...

Im getting goosebumps as i type this and Im really scared...could these be nightmares or something more serious??

Please, any advice would really help!

pdn · 02-03-2004, 12:40 PM

hi i have some of these same things.Alot of the time these things come true that i dream.It scares me to death.i have very real dreams as if it is really happening.
Sometimes even if i wake up my dream will continue the next time i sleep.
I have dreams that iam afraid to talk about for fear they will come true.i ussally wake up in a panic and in tears alot of the time.I don't know what to do either.