I suffer from occasional sleep paralysis, which means sometimes I am unable to move (and am aware I am unable to move) while waking up. It's a very panicky feeling, wanting to move and not being able to. I also can't open my eyes, which is creepy.
It happened this morning again, but I noticed something this time. I was dreaming just before I woke up, and I fell asleep in my dream. Then, while paralyzed, I had to wake up twice.
I wonder if there's got be something I can take for this.
Hmmm... How to prevent these traumatic episodes?
Well, perhaps your darling wife will just have to make sure you're good and awake before she departs for work at 7:15am. Or, she could just wake you up when SHE gets up, at 6:30am.
Sounds like the safe thing to do. Wouldn't want you to get trapped in your sleep again. Besides, she could use some company while eats her brekkies.
Ugh, I hate it when I have to get up and be responsible (darn it, Jade, can't you just get your *own* breakfast for once?!) and Michael just keeps dozing away. It wouldn't be anywhere near as difficult to get up early if only the rest of the household were up, too...
Hey Peter,
I can sympathise with you on this one (and even promise to be nice for once). I, too, sometimes suffer from false awakenings; additionally, I've also had to deal with sleep terrors off and on ever since I was a little kid. For me, they're especially bad when I don't realize that I've been asleep. Thankfully, though, it's been awhile since I've had one.
The absolute worst is when your stupid subconscious gangs up on you! When I got older, I even had to upgrade from a twin bed to a double, because I kept throwing myself out of it, trying to escape from only God knows what...