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Terrifying dream, which felt as if it was real.

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HullSimplibus
HullSimplibus

Earlier today, I went to get a sleep as I didn't sleep that well in the night, and I had a dream that terrified me.

I was walking down the street in the dream, and someone came out of nowhere and sprayed me in the face with a mace/pepper spray type stuff, and I started feeling as if I couldn't breathe. I was choking, breathing in but not out, and make a snorting noise like some sort of animal.

I am not sure if its caused by a real problem, or if its just a dream.

Any help is appreciated.

Matt.

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  • alanatcroydon
    alanatcroydon HullSimplibus

    Posted

    Snap. At 02.30 I woke when someone - it seemed - was about to kill me.  Such nightmares occur from time to time.  No obvious reason why.  Need to get up and do something different, in order to clear my mind.  Then returned to bed to sleep normally.
  • lily65668
    lily65668 HullSimplibus

    Posted

    It sounds like it was an attack of sleep apnoea - probably just a one-off. I suffer from the real thing, and I get these dreams all the time. I know just how scary they are.

    You don't need to do anything about this unless it's happening on a regular occasion. The term obstructive sleep apnoea tends to be used only for people who suffer from it regularly. However, we all occasionally get ourselves into a position in our sleep where our breathing is temporarily obstructed. It sounds very much to me as if that's what happened to you.

    Don't worry about it, unless it's happening frequently, in which case you should ask your doctor for referral to a sleep clinic - if you're male, that is. If you're female, I'm afraid there's nothing you can do about it, as most doctors don't believe obstructive sleep apnoea affects women.

    • sasha_57693
      sasha_57693 lily65668

      Posted

      That’s not true I had a sleep study done and I’m a female the doctor said I do snore I’m my sleep females or males can have this but it’s more likely a male because they have bigger necks then we do so if you are a female yes there is something you can do 
    • lily65668
      lily65668 sasha_57693

      Posted

      I couldn't agree more that sleep apnoea does indeed affect women - especially older women with thick necks like me.

      Sadly however, it depends on where you live as to whether a woman can be referred to a sleep clinic. In my country medical opinion is categoric: women cannot suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea under any circumstances (in spite of a growing body of evidence to the contrary). In other countries it can depend on the region you live in, or even the beliefs of your GP. I gather that this can is often the case in the UK.

      I'm glad you were able to get the help you need.

  • alpine
    alpine HullSimplibus

    Posted

    We all have crazy dreams but we shouldn't let them scare us. It's the same with worries, they rarely come true. I don't think you can prevent dreams, some are weird, some are pleasant. Getting a good night's sleep is important, I have sleep apnea and use a C-PAP machine or

    Breathe-rite nasal strips. The C-PAP machine means wearing a mask but it helps my breathing during sleep although I wake from dreams in the middle of the night. 

    alpine

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