I want to use this blog as a diary of my journey with nightmare disorder, and to perhaps help other people who are suffering from this horrible problem, which no one except the sufferers themselves will ever truly understand. Twitter: @nightmaredis
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
No where to turn
What is Nightmare Disorder?
During the nightmare, the sleeper may groan and move slightly. The victim is often awakened by these threatening and frightening dreams and can often vividly remember their experience. Upon awakening, the sleeper is unusually alert and oriented within their surroundings, but may have an increased heart rate and symptoms of anxiety, like sweating. They may have trouble falling back to sleep for fear they will experience another nightmare.
A person experiencing nightmare disorder would have trouble going through everyday tasks; the anxiety and lack of sleep caused by the fearful dreams would hinder the individual from completing everyday jobs efficiently and correctly.