Night Terror Marathon.

Z has the flu. When Z has a fever, he has far more night terrors than usual.

It's a really good thing that I am not at all creeped out by any of this, and also that I can go back to sleep immediately after being screamed awake.

I would love to know what was hanging out on our ceiling and chasing Z around that night, but when he was finally coherent he didn't remember anything.

Night Terrors

My husband Z has night terrors. This was a great source of excitement early in our marriage.

The first time he woke up screaming about spiders, I turned on the lights and looked for spiders.

By the third time it was normal.

He usually doesn't remember anything the next day.

It's not always spiders, though. Sometimes it's a mysterious medical malady or some new and different creepy crawly. Not long ago he tried to convince me he was dead.

While I failed to convince him that he was indeed still alive, I did talk him into going back to sleep.