Some Other Things, On A More Psychological Level, That Someone Might Experience Following A Nightmare

Some other things, on a more psychological level, that someone might experience following a nightmare (or at least in my experience):

intense derealization (believing things aren't real, a sense of 'jamais vu') or depersonalization (believing that one's memories and experiences aren't theirs, that they don't know who they are)

a distorted sense of time (believing dream events took place, thinking it's the wrong day)

Thought spirals (related or unrelated to the dream), distorted and illogical thinking patterns

A fear of falling back asleep, the need to seek out a distracting activity or stay awake using caffeine/sugar/etc.

Guilt or shame over the content of the dream or the fact they had a nightmare

Persistent unjustifiable fear or paranoia

Have fun inflicting those on some characters >:D

things people do after having a nightmare that isn’t crying

struggle to catch their breath

grab onto whatever’s close enough to ground themselves in reality

become nauseous / vomit

shake uncontrollably

sweat buckets

get a headache

things people do to combat having nightmares if they occur commonly

sleep near other people so they can hear the idle sounds of them completing tasks

move to a different sleeping spot than where they had the nightmare

leave tvs / radios / phones on with noise

just not sleep (if you want to go the insomnia route)

sleep during the day in bright rooms

things people with insomnia do

first, obviously, their ability to remember things and their coordination will go out the window

its likely they’ll become irritable or overly emotional

their body will start to ache, shake, and weaken

hallucinate if it’s been long enough

it becomes incredibly easy for them to get sick (and they probably will)

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Literature-loving .chr files girlies on the brain tonight- I did this as a bit of a warm-up in all honesty.

(Also, Yuri would totally get obsessed with manga. Not only is there a fair level of world building to many series, there's visual symbolism and motif and minute character details to pick apart. Natsuki would lend her a volume and the next day Yuri hands her a 4-page essay on the panel layout.)

Reblog if you’d be okay if your friend came out as transgender

let’s see how many transphobics we can weed out

Dance Dance we're falling apart to half-time

I haven't seen Breadsticks for 4 visits now (1 week) and I'm afraid they may be gone now. Alfredo, their sibling, has been showing up more. While I might not be able to form a connection with Alfredo like I did with Breadsticks I still can appreciate their company and get some nice photos of them.