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Hello, Hope you are doing well. I have a question – Ryan is having night terrors. Night Terrors is the best way I know how to describe it. He is asleep with his eyes open but in a true state of sleep and is witnessing something horrific. He terrifies me, I can try to speak to him to wake him; and he just says, “stop talking.” Last night was the worst one yet. He stands, moves around, lays on the floor, cries, holds his hands to his mouth in pure fear of what he is seeing. It’s been going on for a few weeks now. He use to have them long ago but not to this extent.. Any suggestions? If he sleeps with me, he usually does not have them.. What’s weird, is last night I was working late; and Trouble, our dog, started her whining first; and about 5 minutes later, Ryan was experiencing his bad dream. He sees me; and hears me; but it is not easy to wake him up. Thus is the whole life and world; but for the here and now that we are dealt with; can you help me with this situation? Love you much!! Your Sister!
O, Sherry, this is most disconcerting. I have been researching and called two psychologists and even spoke with a gentleman that is a psychic and medium. Ryan is like my Karl…very sensitive and what is called a ‘feeling’ type. I must carefully watch out for Karl, making sure the other four do not torture him in arguement. He too has nightmares if I don’t. He has the tendency to absorb the trauma and then cry and scream at nite. I’ve had to have very stressful family pow-wows insisting that under no circumstance is anyone to speak harshly to Karl. Of course, I do not wish it for any of them, but particularly him. Maybe Ryan too is “working out” the stress during the day. I had asked a psychic if he felt it could be spirits, and he suggeted that it was most, most unlikely. Watching what he suffers during the day may be helpful. Otherwise, it might help to take him to a professional child psychologist…or at least call their office and see what they might suggest.
Lots of reassurance,hugs, and cuddles and watching that he’s not suffering undue stress during the day, and if you do not see changes, I would begin to seek professional help.
I had a friend in Florida whose son was also acting in ways that you describe and it was the stress he sufffered at school and the relationship with his father that brought the condition on. He would have nightmares and began even to develop twitches. But after the stress factors were removed he recovered beautifully.
Please keep me informed what happens. And…I’ll call you! Love, Your Sister