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DP has night terrors

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Stargirl90 · 22/08/2018 14:46

Does anyone have any experience with these? My partner has had night terrors which come and go. Has been through phases in the past of having them several nights in a row, or several a week for werks, then wont have one for months. When we first started dating, he had one the first night he stayed over, much to my shock as he had never mentioned that he gets them. 2 years on; this week he has had several bad ones, thurs last week he was screaming and shouting no, he was genuinely terrified. He can never remember the dream. 2 days later he was bolt upright saying theres an animal going down the stairs! Panicking, he started getting up but he knocked the tv off its stand and onto the floor. He felt really bad afterwards (he always does, apologies loads and feels guilty)

Any advice? No traumatic experiences in his past as far as I'm aware, he was on anti depressants once, before i knew him which i've read can cause it as a side affect. My main concern , is we are having a baby in november, i worry he'll frighten the baby in the night and imagine if the crib was close enough to the telly that the tv fell on baby :(
We are moving the tv now so it can't be kicked off again and crib will be kept well away.
He hasn't any in 6 months+ i'd say, even the sleep talking stopped, its literally just started again this week

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flyingsaucersherbet · 22/08/2018 14:57

I get night terrors following on from PTSD, and my heart goes out to you. It’s just as scary for you, you get the shock too!

I’m terms of the baby, can you move the crib to your side of the bEd? My Ds co sleeps and if he’s been there beside me when I’ve had them he either sleeps through it, or pats my back and tells me it’s just a bad dream.

That said, When I got with my ex he found it really disturbing so I went to see a hypnotherapist. She explained night terrors (in my case) were panic attacks when I was asleep and tried to rewire the way I think of them. I’m not sure if it’s worked, but it may be worth a shot?

Stargirl90 · 22/08/2018 18:56

Thanks for replying. Definitely is a shock, espesh the first one after a while of having none. Did you ever find a reason that brings them on more than other times? I thought maybe stress but he's in a good place enjoying his job etc right now so i'm puzzled. Hes just changed doctors and has to have a intro appointment so i've said he should mention it and see if theres any help available.

Sorry to hear you have them too, have yours improved since seeing hynotherapist? Aww your DS comforting you when you have them, bless him

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