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more about #nightmares Cerridwen: It's so interesting reading about everyone's dream experiences. I have an incredibly vivid dreaming life and it's neat to read about other people who ... more » sybann: Again - cause and effect? Nightmares usually happen when your waking life is problematic - I'm betting that's the cause and nightmares are a symptom. ... more » gangey: I had night terrors as a child, but they stopped when I was 7 or 8. Now my one year old is getting them, and it is breaking my heart! more » gherkinfiend: I went from the most perfect sleeper in the world to a raging insomniac who suffers from night terrors, repetitive nightmares and sleep paralysis afte... more » Her Grace: SNOWED IN: My girlfriend has terrible nightmares, very repetitively. When we're in the same place (we spend a lot of time long distance), I'm usually pretty att... more » AuntieBee: My ex had awful night terrors; he'd have to get up for at least 45 minutes afterwards before he could even contemplate sleep. His mother had severe i... more » lalaland13: When I get too hot, I have nightmares. Usually I wake up and have the sheets/comforter wrapped around me tightly. The other night, I dreamed this guy ... more » hydrogen_jukebox: When I lived in Prague, I roomed with a girl who would wake me up at least every other night by screaming out loud in her sleep. I always wondered wha... more » BabyJane: I don't have nightmares, but I do have severe panic attacks that interrupt my sleep during periods of great stress and I can attest to the fact that i... more » morninggloria: I used to have recurring dreams of just walking around my house or apartment and then walking into a room to find a naked, screaming (uninjured) woman... more » lurkystars: I get sleep paralysis when I'm under intense stress. It's horrible to not be able to breathe or wake yourself up even when you know it's just a dream. more » Rare Affinity: I hsve had periods of extreme night terrors including "waking up" to see giant insects crawl up the wall and on one occasion "seeing" three men in my ... more » kkatt: That painting is so powerful in person it is one of my faves! more » Crackers in Bed: annoyingly, it seems i only get night terrors at times when i'm absolutely exhausted. like if i've pulled an all-nighter, the following night's sleep ... more » Interrobanging: This is scary. My bf's dreams sometimes are so horrible he begins to physically spazz and shake and I can hear him gasping for air, it's like he's so ... more » Snowbunny: My roommate has wicked nightmares (she tells me, I wouldn't know first hand) and she takes drugs because of them, except the drugs make her deliriousl... more » Penny: This makes sense, I mean, talk about feeling like you have NO control. Anyone ever have those dreams in between sleep and wake (maybe in your REM cycl... more » Crackers in Bed: his makes perfect sense - sleep is an escape, and if you are severely depressed, yet can't even find solace in sleep... more » Cuntlovin: I had to seek treatment for my nightmares, as they were literally so vivid and terrifying that at points I would avoid going to sleep because I couldn... more » TurtleSpeak: The more I think about the cute baby "study", the more confused/outraged/horrifed I am. But um D is still definitely the cutest. Apparently I'm not a ... more » -
#grimfindings
Night Terrors
Recent findings suggest that among patients seeking emergency psychiatric evaluation, those suffering from severe nightmares may be more likely to commit suicide than those with undisturbed sleep. [EurekAlert] -
#leftovers
Women Better At Picking "Cute" Babies • Anti-Choicer Crashes Car Into Planned Parenthood
• Researchers have announced that women are more talented at picking out "cute babies" than men because of our reproductive hormones. • More » -
#nightmares
Fritzl Daughter Released
Elisabeth Fritzl, the woman who was imprisoned and raped by her father for 24 years, was released from a psychiatric hospital in Austria today. Her father's trial will take place in March. [Guardian] -
#assholes
Daddy Issues
The son of the "British Fritzl," the man who impregnated his two daughters 19 times, says he lived in fear of his father, who was abusive, and hopes he "rots in hell." Ditto. [Guardian] -
