@actuallyautistic
Anyone else get hypnic jerks while falling asleep? It's that horrible fright/gasp that jerks you awake.
(I don't have sleep apnea, I've investigated that possibility)
It only happens as I'm falling asleep, on a bad night, 5 - 10 times. It's definitely correlated with an anxiety spike.
I'm feeling disheartened as they went away for a long time, but my anxiety seems to be getting worse and they're back again.
#ActuallyAutistic
I used to, but for the last few years I've been getting a variation on that. I have a rescue parrot, Scooter, who I'm guessing was bred in captivity because she's never learned to fly. Instead of me falling, I dream I'm at some very tall place and Scooter gets hit by a gust of wind, or startles and flaps, and she's falling. It happens a couple of times a week.
I'd guess it's tied up with my being very bothered that she's a bird who doesn't know how to fly.
@ScottSoCal @actuallyautistic oh no that sounds so stressful!
I'm always dreaming about my pets getting into trouble. But thats such a specific dream.