Since I was a child, I have had sleep issues. What I am trying to figure out right now is if I have night terrors. I wake up most nights with at least a startle. Many times it is in relation to my husband making a noise like a cough or him moving. Other times, I wake up screaming. I have no recollection of any dream preceding the awakening. Sometimes I wake up and see things--flying spiders, things crawling on the walls, things falling on me, a person standing in the room. Sometimes I wake up totally disoriented. I can't figure out where I am, or, more disturbing, who is in the bed with me. I takes me several minutes to try to answer these questions. I wonder if I am experiencing night terrors, but I vividly remember these episodes. I thought with night terrors, people have no recollection of the event. Do you have any thoughts?
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Dx: Bipolar I, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder
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