Stories From A Starry Sky: Weekend Writing Warriors: Across the Night Sky 32

Stories From A Starry Sky: Weekend Writing Warriors: Across the Night Sky 32:     Welcome to a weekly post of Weekend Writing Warriors. If you'd like to check it out or give it a try, click here to go to wewriwa.bl...

I live with a variety of parasomnias including night terrors, nightmares, and my very favorite, sleep paralysis. This snippet had the feel of one of my nightmares about being dragged out of my body.

I worked as a nurse's aide for a cumulative of 25 years. I was certified as an EMT and I worked as an LPN between 2015 and 2018 before my own health problems made it so I couldn't do that kind of work anymore. I've cleaned up more poop than most people could imagine. One time a patient's colostomy bag exploded. Reading about bodily functions wouldn't make me bat an eye.

"Fun" With Sleep Paralysis

 

Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay

This is a response to a post by Amber Daulton featuring an excerpt from one of her books. The hero suffers from PTSD. He sleeps with a knife under his pillow.

https://amberdaulton.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/mfrwhooks-learning-the-truth-is-never-easy/

Yikes! I can only imagine that if I kept a knife under my pillow, I'd slice myself up. 

I suffer from bouts of sleep paralysis. One time my son happened to be passing my room and saw that I was in distress. To my relief, he woke me up. When I asked him if I was making any sounds, he said only vague muttering. I could have sworn I was shouting at the top of my lungs.

Cressida de Nova: National Poetry Writing Month

Cressida de Nova: National Poetry Writing Month:       Day 8 Weekly Scribbles 64 my refuge my pink queen size bed so cosy so secure my place to hide from the world to find peace and sleep ...

I mostly sleep on my left side. It might have something to do with the sciatica on the right side. 

I don't like sleeping on my back as I tend to be more vulnerable to sleep paralysis in that position. 

My bed is an old, dilapidated couch that sags in the middle. I still like it better than most people.