AIBU to be annoyed by DH laughing in bed every night?

Taken from online op:

1. Hypnagogic/Hypnopompic Hallucinations (Normal Dreaming)

Most of the time, isolated nighttime laughter is just catathrenia (sleep groaning/vocalizations) or a response to a vivid dream as someone drifts off to sleep or starts waking up. This is completely harmless and very common.

2.Purely Focal Gelastic Seizures

If it is a partial complex seizure, it can be completely "isolated" (meaning only the laughter pathway is activated). The main clues that set a seizure apart from normal dreaming are:

• The Frequency: It happens every single night, often multiple times a night.
• The "Switch" Effect: The laughter starts and stops incredibly abruptly—almost like someone flipped a light switch—rather than fading out like a normal chuckle.
• Lack of Memory: If you wake the person up immediately after they laugh, they will have absolutely no memory of a funny dream or why they were laughing.

If the husband/you ias doing this every single night and it feels mechanical or robotic, it's definitely worth mentioning it to a doctor for an EEG (brain wave test), even without any other symptoms.

Partial complex seizure.
Very common to have seizures as falling asleep.

Have you ever tried actually reading all of an OPs posts rather than just the first one? Maybe try that, and then you’d see that OP came along and admitted that it was her laughing not her husband

Ah forgot I’d posted about this before! Ok I reversed - it’s me doing it and I don’t know what to do - it’s getting worse and nobody is taking me seriously, I tried speaking to the Gp but basically told me to make sure I was more tired before going to bed. It’s driving me mad. I had a laughing fit earlier and I literally couldn’t stop and it was such a stupid thing I was laughing at I couldn’t even tell DH as I knew he wouldn’t find it funny at all. Nobody I know has ever experienced it but it really is getting worse - especially since I stopped work

@BoyMumNurse so I imagined this post from OP then? My comprehension is fine thanks.

English comprehension not your strong suit?

it is NOT the OP doing the laughing it's her husband

He definitely isn't doing this. It's a reverse, and it's the OP who is laughing.

Is she "probably listening to something that she knows he would disapprove of"?

No, thought not.

Except it’s a reverse and it’s OP doing the laughing and waking

So what insult should the husband say to OP since she’s said ages ago that it’s a reverse and she’s the one doing the laughing?

Ah man this sounds like me. I like to think I wouldn't keep someone awake with it though! Yeah, just ask him to sleep in another room, that's fair.

Laughing is good therapy but not in bed and not at that time. If you have a spare room tell him to go there

Fuck GPs they are clueless. Jack of all trades masters of none. You have a neurological glitch, nothing major, I would recommend private counselling (CBT) as well as hypnosis. These therapies will help you get to the bottom of it and work on a solution. It’s clearly a psychological issue and you need to speak to experts.

Your condition is called Hypnogely and is linked to Parasomnia. If it’s stress related CBT should be effective. Hypnosis will treat it from a different perspective but should be insightful. Good luck OP!

hes probably listening to somethin he know you would disapprove of

you can press “see all” on an OPs post so you can see their posts beyond the original one. Such as the update that it’s her laughing.

I think it's quite funny. Sorry.

I get sleepy giggles, where I'm much more likely to get into fits of laughter if I'm overtired. Like a toddler I guess 🤣 I also tend to remember funny things as my brain is winding down at night and find it hard to stop laughing. It's definitely not every night though. Often enough that it's a known thing that I do but nowhere near often enough to be described as regular.

He sounds very childish and tbh that nonsense would make my you know what clamp tight shut!

Go sleep somewhere else, laughter is the most harmless way to let out stress from the day. Shouting at him to pact it in is incredibly insensitive. Go sleep in another bed.

Not directly relevant but when I'm doing lengths in the pool a funny thought will come into my head and I find myself unable to resist laughing; the problem is it's impossible, I find, to swim and laugh at the same time . . .

Look up Gelastic seizures. They are rare but it's important to get some medical advice xx

I don't want to worry you but inappropriate laughing, such as at funerals for example, quite often happens with people that have MS or other brain injuries

I've done it before. I laugh in my sleep too. I also find it harder not to laugh if I try and suppress it

He needs to see someone about it. It's a strange habit to develop. If he was open about what was making him laugh, fair enough - unless it was something that most people would find hurtful or offensive. Seems weird that he will not explain

Yes it can be a form of a euphoria aura, others can be impending doom etc

That's so good. I would love that.
I honestly would love hearing happy laughter.

Sounds like a mental breakdown.