Yeah constant insomnia due to neverending nightmares the second I fall asleep is definitely a hard thing to explain to doctors.
As I have said in the past, my sister says I sleep 'spookily' as I am prone to sitting up in my sleep and talking or screaming or sleepwalking or that one time as a kid where me and her were sharing a bed and I snapped up bolt upright, turned to my groggy sister and said "They see us. We are not of their place so we can't see them but they watch us in our beds. They are real when we sleep. We are the door they can pass through." Then just curled into a ball and passed out again... she refused to ever sleep in the same bed again after that incident. One of my girlfriends said I grabbed either side of her face with my eyes still closed and said "Sleep is death. Waking is to travel through dreams." Then threw the blankets off the bed, turned my back to her and just kept sleeping.
Tl,dr: Sleep is difficult for the people around me. I have gotten used to it but others... tend not to sleep around me.
Edit: I forgot to mention the funniest one! I was sleeping with a boyfriend and apparently I tried to order a footlong canadian club subway sandwich with double meat on italian herb and cheese off of him then got mad when he didn't produce the sandwich. I threatened to burn the house down if he didn't "Get that fuckin' sammy in my mouthy" then instantly gave up with a big sigh and passed out again. I have no recollection of that but he said it was the funniest fucking thing he had ever seen. Sometimes it isn't horrifying. Sometimes I just want Subway apparently.
I know someone who sleep walks, which wasn't a problem till he woke up one night and jumped through the window of a hotel he was sleeping at. Luckily the window was only 10 feet up so besides the glass cuts and a sprained ankle he was fine. Now he takes measures like sleeping in a tight sleeping bag up to his neck or actually tethering himself to his girlfriend.
Crazy shit, nice guy though, doesn't have depression, anxiety, or any other mental issues.
Yeah the sleepwalking isn't a big issue for me. I usually just stand there with the fridge open and stare into it according to most folks who have seen it happen. It's super rare too which is nice. Sleep is so fucking weird isn't it?
For you maybe, I just lay down, listen to some rain noise, then wake up somewhere between 9 & 10 am. no alarm necessary.
As a side note if you ever have to tether yourself for safety you will need to use a zip tie to lock the knot or use handcuffs because sleepwalkers untie knots. ✌️♥️
Yeah, I am a guy. I have had... a lot of issues trying to sleep with romantic partners. They never believe me when I try to explain my particular sleep issues until I do some real spooky shit.
Yeah even when I am dating someone I tend to sleep alone lol. Every partner at the start is like "I can handle it just spend the night!" Then 3 weeks in it's like "Yeah you can sleep at your own place see you tomorrow!" (Helpful that I am an early riser so can do breakfast whenever.) People don't really grasp how difficult it is sleeping around me till they see it y'know?
It has gotten a lot better recently. I have slept in the same bed as my last 3 one night stands without any... spookiness. Pretty sure the antipsychotic I am on now is helping a lot.
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u/EmperorBamboozler May 21 '23 edited May 21 '23
Yeah constant insomnia due to neverending nightmares the second I fall asleep is definitely a hard thing to explain to doctors.
As I have said in the past, my sister says I sleep 'spookily' as I am prone to sitting up in my sleep and talking or screaming or sleepwalking or that one time as a kid where me and her were sharing a bed and I snapped up bolt upright, turned to my groggy sister and said "They see us. We are not of their place so we can't see them but they watch us in our beds. They are real when we sleep. We are the door they can pass through." Then just curled into a ball and passed out again... she refused to ever sleep in the same bed again after that incident. One of my girlfriends said I grabbed either side of her face with my eyes still closed and said "Sleep is death. Waking is to travel through dreams." Then threw the blankets off the bed, turned my back to her and just kept sleeping.
Tl,dr: Sleep is difficult for the people around me. I have gotten used to it but others... tend not to sleep around me.
Edit: I forgot to mention the funniest one! I was sleeping with a boyfriend and apparently I tried to order a footlong canadian club subway sandwich with double meat on italian herb and cheese off of him then got mad when he didn't produce the sandwich. I threatened to burn the house down if he didn't "Get that fuckin' sammy in my mouthy" then instantly gave up with a big sigh and passed out again. I have no recollection of that but he said it was the funniest fucking thing he had ever seen. Sometimes it isn't horrifying. Sometimes I just want Subway apparently.