Intro

I have terrible nightmares. And crazy ass dreams. I can recall many each morning and I think my husband obliges my desire to recap it all but secretly things I’m crazy when over morning coffee, I relay stories of natural disasters, zombie apocolypes and other nightly adventures that usually feature me as the sole person who can solve it all. 

I talk, cry and shout in my sleep. I told my daughter to call 911 one night in my sleep. I’m often believing wholeheartedly that someone is breaking into my house.

After lab sleep studies, second and third opinions, I searched the internet for others who feel this way - who wake up hearing themselves talking about nonsensical things like how Paris Hilton can’t keep her house clean. (I’m sure she does - or more likely, someone does it for her).

I recently stumbled across an episode of the podcast Hyopchondriactor in which a celebrity shares her experience with night terrors. My going theory has been that since leaving a high-stress work environment for one with routine and safety, that my brain is processing old traumas. And here it was, someone saying exactly that. In fact, Dr. Priyanka Wali called it a “wonderful opportunity for healing.”

That stuck. Isn’t most of our fear exactly that? A wonderful opportunity for healing. That’s what I hope this site will be for me and others. 

-Sai Chase