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Nightmares about "waking up" that are really hard to wake up from for real
Hi I'm 14 years old and lately I've been having really awful nightmares that scare me so badly that I'm honestly afraid to fall back asleep afterward. I have never had any major insomnia or anything that honestly restricts me from sleeping but I don't get very much sleep during the school week just because I go to bed late. The first time I had a dream like this was maybe 3 months ago it was about the middle of the day and I was just dozing off but it was still that period where you're half awake half asleep. So I was conscious that I was dreaming. I dreamt that I was trying to run away from these big machine robots and they were making these really loud beeping noises. The noise was so incredibly loud in my head that it seemed to be almost part of real life. Like I could hear it in my bedroom and not just in my dream. Anyway, the noises were scaring me so I tried to wake up and it worked but then I would doze back off into the same dream seconds later. This kept happening but it was becoming increasingly harder to wake myself up from it. Eventually it came to a point where I wanted to wake up but I couldn't almost like my body wouldn't let my eyes open. Like I was paralyzed and I was unable to wake up. So I started thrashing back and forth in bed until finally I opened my eyes and sat up crying. I remember being honestly terrified to fall back asleep because I thought I might never wake up. The dreams stopped for a few months after that but just last week I was trying to fall asleep at around 11 o clock and I had some sort of normal dream I don't remember but then I wanted to wake up and so I did. But when I did everything in my room was different there were clothes on the floor that weren't mine. I went out into the living room and all the furniture was different too. It was almost like I was in a different house. Naturally, I was scared as heck and I had figured out by now that I hadn't actually woken up and was infact still dreaming so I tried to wake up for real but once again, I couldn't. I started slapping myself and hitting my head against walls in the dream in order to wake myself up but it didn't work and so I tried to open my eyes and it worked. I was awake for real this time. However, throughout the dream, there was a loud buzzing noise the same volume and intensity as the first dream, and I still felt that ongoing feeling that I would be stuck in the dream world forever. Just last night, I was beginning to doze off and I dreamt that my stepmother called me a **** and so I strangled her and found cyanide on a desk with the word SKANK written across it and I forced it down her throat and killed her while my friend watched and laughed beside me. I heard this bubbling noise and then a cranking noise get louder and louder and I recognized the volume and knew it was a bad dream I had to wake myself up from. But as usual, my eyes wouldn't open. So I began kicking and thrashing around in attempt to wake myself up and eventually my eyes opened and I immediately sat up to prevent myself from falling back into the dream. What's common every time I have dreams such as these is the noise and how loud and real it sounds, although it is a different noise every time. And every time I get this overpowering exhaustion that contributes to my not being able to wake up. It feels like a lullaby pulling me into the bad dream so that I'll be stuck there forever. Like its luring me in and it just seems so much easier to give in and go back to the dream than to wake up. But I always know that I have to wake up. I have to. And so I try everything but it gets harder to wake up with every time. These dreams always seem to occur just as I'm falling asleep, never when I'm deep in sleep. It's always when I'm still partially conscious and it feels like I have the choice to either wake up or give in to the dream. And in each one, I'm kind of dreaming that I'm waking up but I'm not really waking up. They are so god damn scary and I just want to know what's going on and how to stop them from happening. I'm not sure if I get these dreams due to a lack of sleep or stress or what but I'm worried they will only get worse over time. Should I go see someone, and if so who? A psychologist? I'm sorry this was so long but please comment if you can relate or know what I should do.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I have this thread on my "watchlist" so I detected you post.
After a brief review of the thread I decided to look at "Marly511" profile and see her last post was the one above on November 25, 2013, so I doubt we will see any reply.
For my part "trouble mares" go on, and I have never taken any serious steps to address. My wife has, for other reasons, a Psychiatrist among her regular doctors and has suggested I do the same many times. I'm a retired engineer and that may be at the base of my "problem" of not having a lot of faith in medical doctors... that said, our son is a medical doctor..so there I go. He is an anesthesiologist, so more like an operational engineer than a MD in my mind. But I digress, hope you find happiness in each day, and night. Life is interesting if not too painful.
After a brief review of the thread I decided to look at "Marly511" profile and see her last post was the one above on November 25, 2013, so I doubt we will see any reply.
For my part "trouble mares" go on, and I have never taken any serious steps to address. My wife has, for other reasons, a Psychiatrist among her regular doctors and has suggested I do the same many times. I'm a retired engineer and that may be at the base of my "problem" of not having a lot of faith in medical doctors... that said, our son is a medical doctor..so there I go. He is an anesthesiologist, so more like an operational engineer than a MD in my mind. But I digress, hope you find happiness in each day, and night. Life is interesting if not too painful.
It's been close to a year after this conversation ended, I'm curious how you are doing now. Hopefully the symptoms have gone away completely and has stayed this way for you.
Did you ever need to go to your doctor about this? Or even mention it to him/her?
Best of luck, hope to hear from you!!
Did you ever need to go to your doctor about this? Or even mention it to him/her?
Best of luck, hope to hear from you!!
Thanks again to all who responded it was extremely helpful, I've been having these types of dreams less and less lately, which Is good and I have done quite a bit of my own research to find that sleep paralysis fits my symptoms very well. I believe, that's what I may have. At least now if they start up again, I know what to look into as it now has somewhat of a label. Thanks again(:
From what I've read, more than one source, and from personal experience: a "Sleep Diary" has to be generated immediately following waking up.. if one waits until later, say after breakfast, they will have forgotten much of the dream's detail.. and maybe even the main stuff/message.
*also I'd keep a sleep diary, and a dream diary and take them to the doctor and whoever else you may see.
Make your connote everything that happens from what to when.
Make your connote everything that happens from what to when.
Hey,
When I was 7 years my bestfriend died, by tripping on a Matt for the hella skelta ride, however about 18 months whilst taking my gcse's my sleeping started to deteriorate, however doctors just said it was just me out of routine, then this year, February I went back to a new doctor, and he sent me for some tests and to speak to a consultant.
What happens to me? Well I can pretty much sleep all day, I fall asleep in my lessons for a level, on the bus, whilst talking to people. I started spending most of my time in bed, or asleep on the sofa. There been times that I've been left alone in the house fell asleep, and was once running a bath by time mum got back from bein out, the bath water was over flowing and once was cookig phone, and it was 'just' burnt.
Anyway, ten I started experiencing sleep paralysis but it wasn't as bad as it now, and then in like June last year I started not being able to have a strong emotion properly ie laughing, crying, sexually aroused, I have to be careful is my body will go into sleep mood and ill try wake up but I can't but finally I do. When it happens my face goes paralyzed, if standing I will fall over and collapse, if sitting My head will sink, and il try lift it up, but then it goes back down again seeing as my body is asleep but my minds awake.
I suffer from extremely bad sleep paralysis and night terrors, with my sleep paralysis, it feels like someone's on my chest pressing my down, my body's stiff, I can't move or make sound and then it will start to feel like someone/something's pulling my quilts of me, and I can see a shadow in the corner of the room.
A few weeks ago I went for my tests, having electrodes attached my head, face, chest, legs, -_- and had to do a overnight at home sleep study then in the morning go sleep wen I got to the hospital, we did this 4 times. The doctor said there and then she is not 100% sure that I do but it is more than likely that I am, as 3 out of 4 times I slept I went straight into rem sleep (dream mode) which shows signs of narcolepsy, also the cataplexy i occur to endure on when I have a strong emotion.
Just recently, I've been have terrible nightmares whilst at hospital, on my 4th lot of sleep I dreamed that I was in a coma, and I had one of those orange things in my mouth, and the doctors were pumping air into me to keep me alive, I woke up in my head and told my self to change over, so I did and went straight into another of having a breathing tube up my Nose and someone pulig it out but not coming out and same with my duvet being In my mouth, feling myself choking, and I'm piling it out but it won't come, then I finally wake up with gasp.recently, I've been dreaming/knightmaring of really loud music or a film playing in the background, an I'm in bed and can hear people talking and throwing pebbles at my window, and can hear doors creaking and people talking and it really scared me and ran Ito my mums room crying my eyes out, and I'm 16 years old. It's a very high chance I could have narcolepsy, however seeing as your just experiencing the sleep paralysis, dreaming phase you could have something called old hags syndrome, best thing to do is go to your doctor if they say its just you out of your routine tell them it's been happening for longer than a year if it hasn't that way they will pay more attention to your concerns.
I hope this helps you, good luck!xx
When I was 7 years my bestfriend died, by tripping on a Matt for the hella skelta ride, however about 18 months whilst taking my gcse's my sleeping started to deteriorate, however doctors just said it was just me out of routine, then this year, February I went back to a new doctor, and he sent me for some tests and to speak to a consultant.
What happens to me? Well I can pretty much sleep all day, I fall asleep in my lessons for a level, on the bus, whilst talking to people. I started spending most of my time in bed, or asleep on the sofa. There been times that I've been left alone in the house fell asleep, and was once running a bath by time mum got back from bein out, the bath water was over flowing and once was cookig phone, and it was 'just' burnt.
Anyway, ten I started experiencing sleep paralysis but it wasn't as bad as it now, and then in like June last year I started not being able to have a strong emotion properly ie laughing, crying, sexually aroused, I have to be careful is my body will go into sleep mood and ill try wake up but I can't but finally I do. When it happens my face goes paralyzed, if standing I will fall over and collapse, if sitting My head will sink, and il try lift it up, but then it goes back down again seeing as my body is asleep but my minds awake.
I suffer from extremely bad sleep paralysis and night terrors, with my sleep paralysis, it feels like someone's on my chest pressing my down, my body's stiff, I can't move or make sound and then it will start to feel like someone/something's pulling my quilts of me, and I can see a shadow in the corner of the room.
A few weeks ago I went for my tests, having electrodes attached my head, face, chest, legs, -_- and had to do a overnight at home sleep study then in the morning go sleep wen I got to the hospital, we did this 4 times. The doctor said there and then she is not 100% sure that I do but it is more than likely that I am, as 3 out of 4 times I slept I went straight into rem sleep (dream mode) which shows signs of narcolepsy, also the cataplexy i occur to endure on when I have a strong emotion.
Just recently, I've been have terrible nightmares whilst at hospital, on my 4th lot of sleep I dreamed that I was in a coma, and I had one of those orange things in my mouth, and the doctors were pumping air into me to keep me alive, I woke up in my head and told my self to change over, so I did and went straight into another of having a breathing tube up my Nose and someone pulig it out but not coming out and same with my duvet being In my mouth, feling myself choking, and I'm piling it out but it won't come, then I finally wake up with gasp.recently, I've been dreaming/knightmaring of really loud music or a film playing in the background, an I'm in bed and can hear people talking and throwing pebbles at my window, and can hear doors creaking and people talking and it really scared me and ran Ito my mums room crying my eyes out, and I'm 16 years old. It's a very high chance I could have narcolepsy, however seeing as your just experiencing the sleep paralysis, dreaming phase you could have something called old hags syndrome, best thing to do is go to your doctor if they say its just you out of your routine tell them it's been happening for longer than a year if it hasn't that way they will pay more attention to your concerns.
I hope this helps you, good luck!xx
Good, working and not giving up is how solutions to tough problems are found.
My reference on Lucid Dreaming is a book by Stephen LaBerge (going from memory on the name) at Stanford University. The book I read had an audio CD in it and I listened to that several times. I got the book from my local library.
This was a year or so back and I am not practicing any of the methods proposed in the book, I guess my trouble mares are not too troubling for me. The brief study on dreaming and Lucid Dreaming helped me better understand dreaming, and I also learned Dreaming takes place during REM sleep the (strangely) most restful sleep for rejuvenating one's body. I do not feel sleepy during wake times (not for an old guy at least) and so it seems I am getting a "good rest" even if not a "good night"... I get over the memories as soon as I get up and on my feet.
I have concluded my dreaming is really just a hashing over of my past life (now the major part of my life) and so it may in my case just be another aspect of growing old - something you will not have to face for many decades.
I hope you find a good path forward and that you have a long and rewarding life, again, you writing suggests a good mind.
My reference on Lucid Dreaming is a book by Stephen LaBerge (going from memory on the name) at Stanford University. The book I read had an audio CD in it and I listened to that several times. I got the book from my local library.
This was a year or so back and I am not practicing any of the methods proposed in the book, I guess my trouble mares are not too troubling for me. The brief study on dreaming and Lucid Dreaming helped me better understand dreaming, and I also learned Dreaming takes place during REM sleep the (strangely) most restful sleep for rejuvenating one's body. I do not feel sleepy during wake times (not for an old guy at least) and so it seems I am getting a "good rest" even if not a "good night"... I get over the memories as soon as I get up and on my feet.
I have concluded my dreaming is really just a hashing over of my past life (now the major part of my life) and so it may in my case just be another aspect of growing old - something you will not have to face for many decades.
I hope you find a good path forward and that you have a long and rewarding life, again, you writing suggests a good mind.
@trreddy5432-- Glad to hear it's a common thing and i am not alone in this(although I am a girl, and it's common in boys). Regardless, thank you for commenting I'll be sure to check out the link!
Wow thank you that was very helpful. I really appreciate the advice and I hope your trouble nightmares get better. I plan on going to see a doctor so that I can get a referral to a psychologist/ sleep doctor. And also thank you for the compliment! I think I am a fairly good student, although my parents may not agree! :)
I stand corrected on apnea and sleep doctors. I think I recall seeing somme of what "trreddy" has provided and just forgot about it. There my be hope for my trouble-mares, had them again last night, when I get my mild apnea "fixed".
Happy Memorial Day, let's be thankful for those who have protected our freedom which aids in giving us hope for a happy future with free from pain and emotional stress.
Happy Memorial Day, let's be thankful for those who have protected our freedom which aids in giving us hope for a happy future with free from pain and emotional stress.
Sleep Apnea Disorder and Night Terrors:
These are common among children, particularly in boys
Sweating, screaming
Rapid increase in heart beat
Persistent terror or fear at night, which occurs in semi-conscious state with unable to wake up fully
Difficult to console.
http://www.sleepwellblog.com/
These are common among children, particularly in boys
Sweating, screaming
Rapid increase in heart beat
Persistent terror or fear at night, which occurs in semi-conscious state with unable to wake up fully
Difficult to console.
http://www.sleepwellblog.com/
Thank you! I talked to a parent and might go to see a sleep doctor. I'll be sure to say how it goes! I'm glad someone can relate, even if its a little different(:
I'm sorry you're having such bad dreams. I have narcolepsy with cataplexy and have the same thing, only not as bad. I encourage you to talk to your parents/step parents about seeing a sleep dr and have a sleep test.
I know how scary it can me, as well as embarrassing when it happens outside of your home.
I wish you the best of luck and hope it all gets resolved for you. I wish I could help more but I'm new with this too. I look forward to hearing the outcome.
Good luck
I know how scary it can me, as well as embarrassing when it happens outside of your home.
I wish you the best of luck and hope it all gets resolved for you. I wish I could help more but I'm new with this too. I look forward to hearing the outcome.
Good luck
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I esdaped the nightmares by teaching myself to wake up, just open my eyes. Seems you are already past that point and it isn't working for you.
I now have what I call trouble mares, not scary just upsetting. I now can't get myself to recognize I'm dreaming when I dream, and that is every night.
You may find some interesting information looking up Lucid Dreaming on the web. Your writing looks very adult to me, you must be a good student, so you may be able to find something helpful from the work done on Lucide Dreaming. I think you can get an idea spending no more than an hour looking at the subject on the web.
As for sleep doctor, I have one of those too, a Pulmonary doctor (lung/breathing), and I'm not sure that is the best field to consult as they deal, in my experience, with things like lung disease and sleep apnea, neither of which is connected to dreaming.
A psychiatrist or psychologist may be of more help, you family doctor would be a good place to start in deciding who to consult.
In the meantime keep trying to wake up, practice opening your eyes wide when you are awake, not all the time, but several times a day. That worked for me when I was a youngster and when I became able to shut the nightmare down by waking myself us, the nightmares stopped. I still have a frightening dream, but rarely, I'll guess once a year.