I woke up up from a nap today and as soon as I opened my eyes I was greeted with extreme feelings of sadness as if I wanted to to cry literally it was so heavy. Has any ever experienced that
Yes! So many times, especially when I'm very stressed, I wake up and feel like another person is sitting on my chest
@Lovely.Venus<3 I know it’s so heavy it’s like slowly being crushed by emotion
Yep…I’ve noticed it happens if I ever take a nap that’s longer than an hour. There’s actually a science to this! Sleeping for longer than twenty or so minutes enters your brain into REM sleep. REM sleep is where your brain begins to reorganize and sort memories while resting the body; however, this is UNDER the assumption that you are sleeping for the night. To wake up during REM sleep can upset that circadian rhythm and carry with it some side effects (usually extreme grogginess). Here’s the added caveat though—having mental illness I find only adds to this. Whenever I wake up, I’m not just groggy. I’m depressed and forlorn. I battle depression alongside my OCD, so I’m not surprised it happens, but it can be really overwhelming. During my worst depressive/OCD episodes, I will sometimes wake up with tears in my eyes. Naps are unfortunately not always beneficial for our minds. 😕
@Cinnamoroll I really appreciate that insight cinnamon wow I never new it had a lot to do with those factors I woke up up from a nap today 2x feels so sad like I wanted to cry I was so sad and doting my sleep I had feelings of uneasyness do you know this feelings thay are a nightmare mare this has been a challenging year emotionally I also suffer with ocd an derealization I thank you for your insight again
Yes
@Nica It’s a tough one right
Yeah I wake up and I'm like I can't believe this is my life and I just wanna cry
@gom It’s a tough one I know it all to well you get reminded of your state of mind but we will overcome this I promise I wish you well
This morning I woke up and the first thing I had was a sex scene, ocd topic, of course, and a feeling of some urge, as if I was being driven by adrenaline and it really turned me on...it lasted a short time, I didn't analyze it much. As soon as I woke up, I was left with the feeling that it was real... anyone else?
When I woke up today I got intense feelings of arousal and urges to masturbate and thoughts of this 12 year old kid I’ve seen irl started popping up, idk why it all happened, I can’t tell if I liked it or not. Or if I wanted it or not.
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