I have discussed this briefly here before, but for those that don't know - I suffer from Night Terrors. This is visual/audio disturbance (hallucination) caused by abnormal electical activity in a particular part of the brain which occurs within the first 30 minutes or so after falling asleep. It is not a dream, because you wake up, then the hallucination happens.
Well last night I was under attack from giant flying insects ALL NIGHT! (no, I don't do drugs, and I'm not mad either. It's a bit like a type of epilepsy that only starts when you're asleep!!)
I could hear their wings beating, I could see them swooping at my head, I could feel their legs brushing against my face. It was awful! I kept huddling under the covers, yelling for help, with my heartrate at about 120, barely able to breath. It happened at least 3 times, each time about an hour after the last, so I barely got any sleep - it takes a while to calm down after an attack.
Anyone else get this? It's kinda difficult to explain without sounding completely insane!
Here is a link to a site about the conditions in case anyone thinks I'm making this up:
http://www.nightterrors.org/
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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
Epona of The Laughing Hyenas
[This message has been edited by Epona (edited 09-03-2001).]