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Night horrors
I scream from fear midst night . It seems someone haunts me and try to strangle me in sleep. This occurs often. I have no prior anxiety and depressional conditions.This happened earlier to lockdown also. I'm not introvert too.
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Night mares and night terrors can occasionally occur in the sleep. As long as it is not disturbing your quality of sleep and quality of life and daily routine, can be ignored.
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if these episodes occur on a regular basis it can be quite troublesome and disturb your daily functioning. Then it becomes disorder known as parasomnia. you need to meet a sleep specialist or a mental health specialist as early as possible for a complete evaluation and management.
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1 if the episodes are very occasionally and doesn't disturb you can ignore it
2. Try relaxation techniques
3. practice yoga and meditation
4 practice mindfulness
5 maintain sleep hygiene
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Dr. Vivek Pratap Singh
Neuropsychiatrist
14 yrs exp
Patna
its depression first warning sign increase in dreams
consult asap
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Dr. Ripu Daman
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Fatehabad
It seems like what you might be facing nightmare , it is not unknown to have those especially if you are stressed and also few medicine may also cause this.
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you may try helping yourself by using techniques like progressive muscle relaxation,self hypnosis, lucid dream therapy, cognitive behavior therapy etc. and if this doesn't work medicine may be taken to get relief.
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if there are any involuntary movements associated or altered behavior noted by your peers ,kindly get a sleep study done.
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Dr. (Major) Sriniwas Gupta
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Aurangabad
Need full detailed evaluation
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