Nocturnal Possessions

[jpegghost]

So, apparently late last night Alex woke to me laughing. Like, full blast, laughing like I'm a 7 year old boy watching an Adam Sandler movie for the first time. I apparently severely scared him by doing this. He poked me and the conversation went as such:

Alex: Are you okay?!
Cecil: -half asleep- What???? Don't worry about it.

Then I patted him reassuringly on the shoulder with my eyes still closed and immediately passed out again. I don't remember any of this, but I have a bad habit of doing this in my sleep. To the point that me and my friends have joked that I'm possessed at night. Off the top of my head I have:

-Sat up and stared at Alex with my eyes closed
-Had conversations with people who aren't there
-Sat up, turned to a full length mirror, and started talking to it
-Sit up, say something cryptic, fall back down with a flop

ANYWAYS I'M POSSESSED.

In other news I got some anxiety meds from the doctor. He's hesitant to give me any diagnosis because of how suddenly this was onset, but I'm working with a therapist (I haven't had one in years!) so I'm not reliant on sedatives to survive. Hopefully I improve soon!

Comments

[amejisuto]

At least it was like Adam Sandler laughing and not evil laughing. That would have been worse.

Keep at it with the therapist, some things just take time. My counselor is stuck on me making friends in real life, something that is not working. But I'm trying and that's what counts.

[dark_phoenix54]

I wouldn't worry unless he sees your head spin around. Then it's time to clear the decks.

[alee_grrl]

At least it wasn't sitting up and chanting Latin. I did that once to my college roommate. I think she would have preferred me to wake her up with laughter or other randomness. 🤣

In my defense, I'd been studying hard for my Latin II final which required us to memorize and perform a Latin poem using the appropriate meter and style (which sounds a bit like chanting). But my poor roommate still teases me to this day about that event.

Also, I'm glad you're working with a therapist and that you have some anti-anxiety meds. It can take some time to sort these things out, but I've found therapy can be very helpful. I hope it helps you as well. <3