Guest Guest_julian_* Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Hi!! I'm not sure if anyone can help me with this situation, but here goes.... My husband has a very nervous (and annoying habit) of either rocking his leg from side to side or popping it up and down. I've let him know that this is a nervous habit, and asked him why he does it. His response is that it keeps him from relaxing!!! He says that if he relaxes, he's afraid that he might die!! When we go to bed for the night, right when he's about to go into a really good sleep, he will jerk himself awake. As a result, he is usually very, very tired. Even he tries to take a nap on the sofa, he will position himself in such a way as to cause himself discomfort, to intentionally not be comfortable. Has anyone heard of anything like this??? There are other issues going on with him as well...he was sexually abused as a child by a family member and sometimes has very low self esteem. I'm at my wits end....I love my husband very much and want to find him some help. Any responses will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wifezilla Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Anxiety disorder? Bipolar disorder? We could speculate all day, but he needs to see a professional. He is missing stage 4 or deep sleep by doing this, which can cause all kinds of problems. I looked up information on this because of my husband's bipolar disorder. When he gets manic, he would do this whole body jerk thing right before he will fall in to deep sleep. In the past, this would lead to not sleeping at all and eventual psychosis. Here is a link to the other thread... http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry231439 Your hubby needs help. You may have to give him a "kick in the pants" to get him to go, but do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest logan haden Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I am interested in why he is afraid of death more than anything. Seriously I feel that if you address this point then the need to stay tense my become moot. Is this fear due to his eternal destination after he dies? Definitely not a case that can be diagnosed over the Internet. Is he at all willing to see a sleep disorders specialist? Or maybe try one of the survey type questionnaires at the top of the forum? There could be definitely be sleep disorders here, as well as post-traumatic stress syndrome, for which psychotherapy is very helpful. I can suggest you derma sleep patch. You just need to apply on specified part. You will get nice drug free and quality sleep. Tell your husband to go try the product or if wish he can surf the Internet for the products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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