Exploding Head Syndrome
I was wondering if anyone else has this disorder. More or less, I tend to hear a loud noise (like a gun shot, explosion, someone banging on a door, etc.) and sometimes see a bright flash when I'm sleeping. It jolts me awake, and the adrenaline rush makes it nearly impossible to fall back asleep. It's significantly less frequent since I've been taking medication for my Depression/Anxiety, but it still happens once or twice a week multiple times a night. If I'm very stressed, it happens much more often (as do night terrors). When it happens in combination with Sleep Paralysis, it can honestly be scary.
I was diagnosed with it a couple years ago, and so many things made sense. I remember waking my brother up when I was a kid because I thought there was someone oustide hitting my window. Nope, just my brain not knowing how to brain.
