Hi Sky,
I have experienced a sleepy reaction to stress, to normal stress, but this one feels a little different to me. It's the kind of sleep I really cannot fight, sort of like if you took a high dose of a sleeping pill. And it often happens when I even fleetingly think of something that's emotionally tough for me. The first time I experienced this was when I was fifteen. We were being bombed day in and day out for three months back in my country.. At one point, the moment the bombing would start, I'd get sleepy and would fall asleep no matter how close and loud the bombs were, and how uncomfortable I was physically in the space where we were hiding. Now i get the exact same sleepiness the moment the topic comes up with my T. Also, the tightening sensations are not in my neck and around my forehead. It feels like they're on and right inside my scalp. It's hard to describe it. I wish I knew how. I'd be interested in anything you can tell me about brainwaves, etc. I'm finding out that I really like the subject!