Does anyone have any experience with this? I've had a bit of a rough time in the last 2 years with a bad relationship, failed career move and losing a lot of my security through my own poor life choices. I've had anxiety/depression since teen years and have taken medication on and off.
I've just really started to get back on my feet now and making some headway with everything, got myself and dd a place to live, working and I have some very supportive friends and family. Dr felt I didn't need AD's when I asked and I'm on the waiting list for counseling (6 months average) but this night terrors/ nightmares issue is starting to really affect me and others.
Last night was the worst incident which left my dd crying and scared and the neighbours rushing round to see who was being murdered! At 1am! I thought these incidents were rare, I have woken others before if I've stayed places by screaming, shouting and 'fighting' in my sleep and when I had a partner around once a week he'd wake me because I was becoming distressed in my sleep having nightmares, but I can remember my nightmares and usually jolt awake and there's no screaming etc.
Last night the neighbours said that although last nights 'incident' was by far the worst, they have heard me shout/scream/cry on occasions before - always at night and they assumed it was a child having nightmares, so never said anything. I have no memory of what happened last night, from my perspective I woke to dd shouting my name, the dog barking and well chaos really! She said she came in to my room and I sat up and just started screaming, and lashing out, shouting but she couldn't understand what and I looked straight through her, she was terrified.
I have a Dr appointment but I'm not really sure what can be done directly about this? I realise that I probably need some help with my mental state right now, but I'm mortified that I've scared dd to this point as well as disturbing my neighbours - and I have no control over it at all!