The Lady Talis and I are both having horrible nightmares. Add to this the fact that our room feels stuffier than it has all year, and I am beginning to sense a pattern. The space is impacting my sleep and hers. This has been going on for some time. I rarely sleep an entire night. For a while I thought I was suffering from early onset Parkinson’s disease when the lack of sleep was coupled with muscle spasms. The cause, however, may be more rooted in our space than in anything else. We are dealing with a space that has pressure issues, and we are dealing with a space that has heat issues. That combination is causing me problems that are only exacerbated by how I sleep and how the different types of pillows and heights we individually choose to sleep at.
The dreams are of the most awful anxiety type. Any real world fears that sink into our minds are pushed beyond reality and mixed in with the stray thoughts and concerns of the day. It generally starts off well and gets dark quickly. Mine tend to drift into fears about bugs and other nasty little surprises that await in the darkness. The really bad ones always focus on realities crashing into one another and dealing with alternative versions of people I love. They get worse and longer throughout the night until the only escape is waking up in the darkness and trying to find something to occupy my mind until day breaks.
I did the most basic of research about the problem and learned that poor air circulation will lead to an increase CO? buildup, which affects brain oxygenation and triggers frequent awakenings. It can also cause headaches and anxiety as well as headaches and brain fog, which is what often triggers such negative states. So, knowing the problem can help me begin to fix it. However, fixing it is going to take a bit of doing. We don’t have a ton of options for a solid fix. Part of what will work is finding ways to improve or increase airflow. Perhaps a second fan or something along those lines that can move air and even cool the air will be helpful. The pressure issue is going to take a bit more doing. That is probably the biggest problem to be fixed.
At least its a project. I do love a project.