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Sleep disorder, or???

Posted by Kuragari Yosei on July 21, 1999 at 14:38:00:

I have some kind of problem that is causing a rift between me and my otherwise devoted boyfriend. It sounds as if it may be some kind of sleep terrors, but it doesn't totally fit anything I've read, especially because it doesn't always involve the terror part. I often feel as if I am awakening and suffering an anxiety attack( which I frequently have during the day as well), or sometimes I think I am half-waking and giving a gentle nudge to stop his snoring. The thing is, he says that it is far more than that---apparently I am screaming and punching or kicking him, HARD...on one occasion, I dislocated his kneecap, so I know it's true. What is wrong with me? Is this a sleep disorder, or a psychiatric problem? Could it be linked to the brain damage I suffered due to complications at birth? I often have the myoclonic jerks that lots of people have at night, as well as similar twitches while fully awake, which I think may be related to this. Also, if it is a sleep disorder, what does treatment entail, and is it expensive?( I'm not sure I'll be having insurance coverage for much longer). I am deeply worried about this, it is the only thing that is preventing our engagement and I don't want to lose such a wonderful person for something I don't even understand or know I'm doing.

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