For the first time in my life [that I can actually remember],
I sleep walked.
It was 11:30 pm and I had been to sleep for about a half hour.
I was in one of those realms that I didn't feel asleep, only that many thoughts were going through my mind.
In a panic attack, I flung the sheets back and jumped out of bed thinking that I was the only one home and I had forgotten to close the garage. [Randy was laying right next to me the whole time but I swear the bed looked empty on his side!]
I ran out of my room, past the couches and the office.
Nearing the door to the garage I hear, "MOM!! What are you doing?"
I stopped dead in my tracks and nervously replied, "I'm alone and need to close the garage."
River was standing in front of me at this point and put his hands on my shoulders.
"Mom, are you okay? You're scaring me."
I remember blinking and realizing my surroundings.
I looked at Riv with a blank stare, shook my head, and said, "I don't know what's wrong with me. I think I just sleep walked." Then I slowly made my way back to bed without saying another word.
I've seen my children sleep walk, and also heard of personal stories of people throwing mattresses on their spouse and people actually leaving their homes without remembering doing it.
I always wondered how a person could be in such a dimension of dreaming that your body acts upon the story without consciousness.
After experiencing it myself, I can say it is fahreekin weird and scary.
Sleep walkers rule #1: Always wear something to bed that is appropriate for the world to see, because you never know when the sandman will fool you with his magic angel sleep dust!
Nobody wants to see a bed-headed sleepwalker zombie-ing around with their junk hangin out!
P.S. The next night [and it felt like ALL night!] I'm pretty sure Daisy and I had a conversation through telepathy.
Something is toying with my brain as I try to sleep.
No wonder insomnia is prevalent in my nights!
I'm frightened of what will become once I do start getting some ZZZZZ's!!!!!
2 comments:
Yes, definitely be wearing something appropriate for the neighborhood to see! Now, I can't say that I have slept walked meself, but I was the recipient of the matress being ripped out from under me. Like Riv, I was unnerved and that's putting it pretty lightly. I don't think I slept in the same room with the sleepwalker for a month!
I've put Rand on the alert for any murder attempts. .....He's ready! lol!
How weird! We were just talking about this kind of freaky stuff. I should ask permission to post the spookiest sleep walking story EVER (the one I told you). I'm gonna ask him and then I'll do a "guest post" on your blog as a follow up to this. I'm pretty sure you'll agree with me that it will blow them away! Good advice with the sleep clothes. I've never sleep walked myself (that I know) but I have seen it with others too. Weird.
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