Nightmares/Night terrors
Hi guys,
I'm really struggling at night.
For the last couple of weeks my sleep has been really broken and poor quality (worse so than my usual). As soon as my body starts to drift off to sleep I slip into horrible flashbacks. When I do eventually fall asleep I have nightmares which I often wake up myself up from by screaming and calling out.
The last few days I've been struggling to breathe before the initial flashbacks start and panic that I'm going to suffocate in my sleep.
I'm exhausted, My whole body hurts, it's affecting my relationships and ability to cope. I have zopiclone but I'm reluctant to take it because 1. I don't want to become reliant on it and 2. I'm scared I won't be able wake up when I need to. I don't want to be trapped in the nightmares.
Does anyone have any ideas to help with the nightmares/flashbacks?
Any advice would be really, really appreciated x
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