[darkrunner]

I was laying in bed, drifting off to sleep. I was almost asleep when all of a sudden a strong memory popped into my head. It jolted me wide awake and I felt like little electric shocks were going all through my body....I started breathing really fast and felt extremely anxious. After a few minutes I felt calmer but I still felt like I had little pin pricks where the electric shocks had been.
The memory was not of the abuse, but of the first time I met with my therapist and told him about the abuse......

What was this...has anyone experienced anything like this?
ktgirl

[CedarS]

I've experienced something like that before.

In my case, I've had problems with telling people of what happened to me, I felt sure that I was bad and would be punished. I'd get sort of a slapped down feeling afterwards.

I've had those little electrical shock type feeling stuff also.

The drifting off stage of sleep is a real interesting state: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia

[darkrunner]

Thank you CedarS for your response and the interesting link...... .... It's happened a couple more times since I posted and it really freaks me out.
I'm sorry for what you've been through....
take care,
ktgirl

[ginniesky]

i am sorry you are going through this ... i hope things get better

[darkrunner]

thank you ginniesky.

[Typo]

ktgirl,

I have been throught the same thing, it's very frighting being jolted awake like that, It takes me awhile to get back into a grounded calm state.

Have you talked to your thearpist about this??

Sending lots of hugs

Silver

[darkrunner]

No, I haven't talked to my therapist about it.....I would feel incredibly stupid bringing it up. I was very anxious about just writing it here.
Thanks for your words of understanding, Silver....they helped.
best,
kt