Comments on: Night Terrors

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:06:59 +0000

Ouch! We never even considered the fact that this might last into adulthood! Thanks for the wake-up call. It’s gotta be terrible having a full-grown adult freaking out like that. At least we can overpower our three year old if need be.

By: Rosa Maria Ospina

Rosa Maria Ospina — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:06:39 +0000

my ex boyfriend and a friend of mine both suffer from night terrors. as far as i know this had nothing to do with them both knowing me. interestingly enough it is supposedly where the ledgend of the sucubus came from. i assure you nothing is scarier then be woken up by the person next to your screaming and clawing at their chest. freaky stuff. im sorry to hear emily (and you) suffer from these! xx

By: Clay

Clay — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:01:45 +0000

That sounds awful. So sorry that all of you are having to go through that. We haven’t had that experience with Xavier. However, I strongly recommend some acupressure/acupuncture. Denise says to rub and massage her legs gently in downward motions. Then massage a point, Kidney 1. http://www.compassionatedragon.com/images/acupuncture/ac_points/ac_k1.png

Try and make it a nightly ritual. Hope it helps.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:14 +0000

Hey Josh –

Sorry to hear this is happening. My buddy suffered from night terrors through most of his toddler life. Mostly caused by stress or fear. Try to eliminate or lessen the fear or stress in Emily’s life. Playing soothing music is supposed to help. So might Chamomile tea. Good luck!

xo
steve

By: anne

anne — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:39:57 +0000

Kat sometimes still comes and stands by our bed with half shut eyes (creepy!) and then when the moment is at it’s creepiest stands screaming before then falling asleep on my floor muttering to herself. Thriller melts into comedy. That thin line blurs alot in our house. xxx Hang in there!

By: Marli

Marli — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:18:43 +0000

Yeah, stay away from Berlioz. Pretty sounding music, but he was insane and obsessively stalking his ex-lover, and writing the music to represent her. There might be something subconscious in there…

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:24:37 +0000

Thanks, Chris! Music might be a very nice idea. I’ll do some research to see if it should actually help and to make sure that the music I choose is a “relaxing” one and not one of the ones that freak you out subconsciously.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:13 +0000

Aaah poor you… I do feel for you all, it’s a horrible feeling when they are panicking and you feel helpless (not to mention the stress from missed sleep…) Sam went through a phase of nightmares though not night terrors, and that was bad enough. It did happen though around the time we were moving house and definitely seemed to be linked to changes, upheaval, a sense of being unsettled.

Have you thought about leaving some very peaceful music on in her room while she’s asleep? Certain types of classical music for example can have a very soothing effect and might help by drifting quietly into her sleep and soothing her. Just a thought, though no idea if it would actually help. Tell Emily her friend Pancho says hello and a big hug to both you and Jan and a little kiss to Sebastian xxx

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:27 +0000

It absolutely may have something to do with starting school. It appears that these episodes can be brought about by either stress (like from starting school) or being overtired (like from starting school). No garishly orange food or beverages, though. Hmm…

By: sarah c

sarah c — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:07:59 +0000

Is it because of starting school (i.e. a major change in her life)? Not that it’s a negative change by any means, but subconsciously it is a big step for a little one. Just a thought… Daniel goes crazy when he takes Dalsy, we think it is the colorant in it (one of those nasty e-numbers). That could be another factor, does she eat or drink anything garishly orange? (a serious question, although it may sound strange)