Nightmare or Night Terror?

well i did that thing where i jump up out of bed and run out the door while still asleep scared of things that even in the dream i don't know what they are...can't see them, can't hear them...my mind JUST KNOWS they are there though...i guess that's the worst kind of monster though =P. bad thing is though...when it happens i'm partly asleep partly awake and i remember doing it...but it's like remembering a dream.

i did it twice...first time i saw a shadowy black figure with six arms slide past me as i was running out of the room (i also somehow managed to sleep open the door) the second time there was a weird sound i imagined and i snapped back awake before i made it out of the door.

oh yeah and the black figure was holding a lot of red things i couldn't identify in each hand...one of them was a stop sign though...wth =P
when this happens, i can't go back to sleep cause my whole body feels achy and cold like i have the flu

I should tell you when i say i can't see or hear what it is that scaring me that's only while the nightmare/whatever it is is happening...once i wake up my brain practically tells me what was in there to scare me.

you think this was a nightmare or a night terror? =P also if any of you wanna try your hand at dream divination go ahead i love that kind of stuff lol XD

 

I hate nightmares, it's when it gets personal >:3
Do you speak random, or relevant stuff in your sleep, I do that xD
Please tell me I'm not the only one who does that
Do you have any idea why you have dodgy night terror/mares?

 

i have no clue...i had them till i was 6 or so...then they stopped and just recently (read two months ago) they started again. it's annoying cause the flu-ish feeling keeps me from sleeping. Also apparently i speak clear and you can tell what i'm saying and it sounds like i'm talking to someone. of course i'm ussually yelling angerily at them but no you're not the only one

 

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Anyway, my sister used to suffer from night terrors, so I've had a bit of experience with them. What you're describing definitely sounds similar to what she would get. Hers started to go away as she got older, which I believe you said happened to you, but they're returning lately? Have you had any recent lifestyle changes, in things like your diet, sleeping patterns, under a lot of stress, etc?

If it continues I'd see a doctor of some sort.

 

O_o big words on a post always freak me out. makes me think i'm about to get chewed out.

As far as I know nothings changed at all. I've been in college for about 3 years now, and my earliest class is at 12 so i get enough sleep. I hit the hay around 10 or 11 usually. I'm considering getting a psychiatrist since i'm still under my parents medical insurance i'll have to get looked at by a general doctor and be referred to one otherwise they won't cover it. kinda silly cause psychology isn't really something medical doctors study.

It's just all kinda irritating cause i'm a 22 yr old guy running out of his bed room freaking out like hell. even though i'm not aware when i'm doing it. i still end up feeling a bit embarrassed when i come too.

 

sounds like a night terror to me. i've had some where i would wake up in the middle of the night because i thought there were worms dropping form the ceiling onto me. i heard that night terrors are more frequent when people move to a new place or are under a lot of stress.

i might be wrong, but i don't think it's something you need to seek professional help with by the way. i believe night terrors do stop eventually.