On Dreams
Last night, just as I thought I finally had the opportunity to go to sleep, Ada started crying. Ada frequently cries out in her sleep. I go in and check on her, and she stops, not really even being fully awake. I waited a bit, hoping that she would stop, but instead got louder. I got up to check on her, and she was crying so hard and loud, and at times, almost screaming, and no matter what I did or said she wouldn’t stop or even really acknowledge that I was there. I would hold onto her face, and say her name repeatedly, I would hug her, and she just cried and screamed and kept throwing herself backwards and then sitting up. Then Mac said, “I don’t think she is awake.” I got really close to her–it was dark in the room–and her eyes were not open. Suddenly, she stopped, lied down and continued sleeping. Night Terror?
I have a history of odd sleep issues–paralysis dreams, the repeating I-think-I-am-awake-but-I-am-not-dream, waking hallucinations.
Hmmm….
sounds like night terror to me…or the beginnings of such
…or night terrorist? Sounds like the terror is more in the parents.