So I drew this and it sorta has a deep place in my heart? I'll elaborate. I deal with severe night terrors and have been for 3-4 years now. I rarely have a good dream. Most of my night terrors consist of me dying in painful ways, my family being killed or hurt in front of me, me being burnt alive, my friends leaving, horrible looking monsters + ect. And it feels so real.
You can wake up wanting to stay away from everyone, crying, screaming, and so on. Sometimes, I'm scared to sleep because I'm afraid of what will happen, and sleep is very necessary for humans. Night terrors can and personally affect me and my life and I will sorta think on them all when I'm awake and it can scare me and make me cry for hours, but would I tell people irl? Not until I found the strength to. I am a person and people need to find or reach out to people sometimes. Night terrors might not affect you but According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, night terrors affect as many as 6.5 percent of children amd teens and 2.2 percent of adults. I'm thankful for my friends and family that love me and support me, and even sometimes a simple "it's not real so stop crying" wont help but a genuine "it will be okay. It's not real. I'm here for you." Can go a long ways. So this brings me to the picture I drew; this was a dream where it was actually peaceful and not a nightmare and I remeber feeling so at ease and safe and when I woke up, I was fully rested. It was a simple dream with something/someone I love who (funny enough) and just a relaxing scenery. These nightmares can affect even so much as to where you get sleep terrors. (during a daytime nap) Coping with stuff that anyone struggles with can come in many different ways, but be warned of the negative ways. I cope by drawing my characters and characters I love or that I hold a deep love for. I also cope by singing. that being said, @ everyone in general, for every problem or situation, if someone seems off and different, please please try to reach out to them. A hand to hold along the journey will open doors for them to find ways to cope and push through struggles. ♡