Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
won't be posting a lot right away.

What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
right about now.

News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
it)

Very rare condition, usually suffered by middle aged and elderly males.
Most of the articles I've read online mention Parkinson's in relation
to this other thing. I've intentionally not read about that.

Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
for no discernable reason. I have awakened twice while turning the
pages of a non-existent book. Crash says I also do a lot of writing in
the air at night.

So now we know what it is. Too bad we can't get rid of the violence
and keep the comical stuff. LOL! One of the treatments for this
disorder is a small dose of Klonopin. I'm already taking the stuff,
but now I'm bringing it up to the suggested dose at night. We'll just
have to see what happens. At this point, my shrink has told me that
this disorder is physiologically impossible. I think he's got some
reading to do.

I think that pretty much brings us up to date. Good to see some
smiling faces!

Peace,
Carol

In article .com>,
"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote:

> Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
> is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
> using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
> inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
> won't be posting a lot right away.
>
> What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
> right about now.
>
> News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
> and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
> sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
> found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
> to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
> it)
>
> Very rare condition, usually suffered by middle aged and elderly males.
> Most of the articles I've read online mention Parkinson's in relation
> to this other thing. I've intentionally not read about that.
>
> Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
> for no discernable reason. I have awakened twice while turning the
> pages of a non-existent book. Crash says I also do a lot of writing in
> the air at night.
>
> So now we know what it is. Too bad we can't get rid of the violence
> and keep the comical stuff. LOL! One of the treatments for this
> disorder is a small dose of Klonopin. I'm already taking the stuff,
> but now I'm bringing it up to the suggested dose at night. We'll just
> have to see what happens. At this point, my shrink has told me that
> this disorder is physiologically impossible. I think he's got some
> reading to do.
>
> I think that pretty much brings us up to date. Good to see some
> smiling faces!
>
> Peace,
> Carol

Dams,

Welcome back! The level of posting will go back to normal now that
you're on line again. Pay no mind to the crossposting trolls. Some
people will do anything to get attention.

I have never heard of REM sleep behavior disorder. SO should be
thankful that I snore rather than whup on him.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
> is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
> using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
> inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
> won't be posting a lot right away.
>
> What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
> right about now.
>
> News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
> and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
> sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
> found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
> to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
> it)
>
> Very rare condition, usually suffered by middle aged and elderly males.
> Most of the articles I've read online mention Parkinson's in relation
> to this other thing. I've intentionally not read about that.
>
> Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
> for no discernable reason. I have awakened twice while turning the
> pages of a non-existent book. Crash says I also do a lot of writing in
> the air at night.
>
> So now we know what it is. Too bad we can't get rid of the violence
> and keep the comical stuff. LOL! One of the treatments for this
> disorder is a small dose of Klonopin. I'm already taking the stuff,
> but now I'm bringing it up to the suggested dose at night. We'll just
> have to see what happens. At this point, my shrink has told me that
> this disorder is physiologically impossible. I think he's got some
> reading to do.
>
> I think that pretty much brings us up to date. Good to see some
> smiling faces!
>
> Peace,
> Carol
>

I used to giggle in my sleep. At least from the time I was a teenager, maybe
earlier. I never knew I did it, but my parents would tell me. My DH
confirmed that I'd laugh while I was sleeping. One night I was laughing so
hard, I woke myself up, and once awake, I remembered laughing, but didn't
know what I was laughing about, and that was funny, so I was laughing
harder. Eventually, DH woke up, heard my muffled gasps (from trying not to
wake him) and thought I was crying. So he said, "Oh, what's wrong, honey?"
all sympathetic, and that really set me off. I couldn't stop laughing, and
certainly couldn't explain what was funny. It was a very odd night.

Donna

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
> is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
> using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
> inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
> won't be posting a lot right away.

Welcome back Dams! We missed ya!

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

On Thu 09 Mar 2006 10:18:03p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it D.Currie?

>
> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
>> is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
>> using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
>> inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
>> won't be posting a lot right away.
>>
>> What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
>> right about now.
>>
>> News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
>> and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
>> sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
>> found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
>> to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
>> it)
>>
>> Very rare condition, usually suffered by middle aged and elderly males.
>> Most of the articles I've read online mention Parkinson's in relation
>> to this other thing. I've intentionally not read about that.
>>
>> Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
>> for no discernable reason. I have awakened twice while turning the
>> pages of a non-existent book. Crash says I also do a lot of writing in
>> the air at night.
>>
>> So now we know what it is. Too bad we can't get rid of the violence
>> and keep the comical stuff. LOL! One of the treatments for this
>> disorder is a small dose of Klonopin. I'm already taking the stuff,
>> but now I'm bringing it up to the suggested dose at night. We'll just
>> have to see what happens. At this point, my shrink has told me that
>> this disorder is physiologically impossible. I think he's got some
>> reading to do.
>>
>> I think that pretty much brings us up to date. Good to see some
>> smiling faces!
>>
>> Peace,
>> Carol
>>
>
> I used to giggle in my sleep. At least from the time I was a teenager,
> maybe earlier. I never knew I did it, but my parents would tell me. My
> DH confirmed that I'd laugh while I was sleeping. One night I was
> laughing so hard, I woke myself up, and once awake, I remembered
> laughing, but didn't know what I was laughing about, and that was funny,
> so I was laughing harder. Eventually, DH woke up, heard my muffled gasps
> (from trying not to wake him) and thought I was crying. So he said, "Oh,
> what's wrong, honey?" all sympathetic, and that really set me off. I
> couldn't stop laughing, and certainly couldn't explain what was funny.
> It was a very odd night.

I talk all the time in my sleep, and sometimes have enough awareness to
hear myself. I also often use my hands doing something (can't recall
anything specific right now), and sometimes have awareness of that. David
has had "conversations" with me while I'm sleeping, but he says they don't
always make sense. Well, sometimes I don't make sense when I'm awake,
either. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

Yipes, Dams. Didja go to a sleep lab to figure all this out?

I guess I can't complain that much about DH's snoring now (well, I can I
guess) It's REALLY annoying! ;-)

Glad to see you back.

Denise~* wrote:
> Yipes, Dams. Didja go to a sleep lab to figure all this out?

Didn't have to. We have anecdotal evidence dating back over ten years.
I could never go to a sleep lab. Once I remembered having a dream
about rowing a boat (I usually have no memory of the dreams that I act
out). Crash asked me why I kept elbowing him all night. I wasn't
elbowing him ... I was rowing a boat! <G>

I have trouble leaving the house for appointments and shopping. I'd be
a complete wreck in a sleep lab.

> I guess I can't complain that much about DH's snoring now (well, I can I
> guess) It's REALLY annoying! ;-)

I hear ya. My ex sounded like a water buffalo in heat when he snored.


I cracked a couple of Crash's ribs one night. Poor guy. When I start
flailing, he protects the dogs and cat first, then looks out for his
own safety. Hopefully, we'll get this thing under control. (crosses
fingers, toes, and eyes)

> Glad to see you back.

Thanks, Denise, to you and everyone else who has welcomed me back.
It's good to be among friends. )

Peace,
Carol

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On 9 Mar 2006 19:36:18 -0800, "Damsel in dis Dress"
> > wrote:
>
> >News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
> >and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
> >sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it.
>
> Better hide anything that can be used as a weapon.
>
> -sw

Weapon? I don't need no steenkin' weapon! I'm a registered Nocturnal
Lethal Weapon all by my lonesome. <G>

Peace,
Carol

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in
oups.com:

> Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
> is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
> using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
> inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
> won't be posting a lot right away.


Hi, Damsel,

Here's a Chuckle of the Day you probably missed I picked out just for you
two.

Subject: Chuckle of the Day (2-15-2006)

Meanwhile, over at Damsel and Crash's house: http://www.tinyurl.com/bd5hy

Andy

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
...
> "Damsel in dis Dress" > hitched up their
> panties and posted
> oups.com:
>
> > Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
> > is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
> > using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
> > inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
> > won't be posting a lot right away.
>
> Welcome Back!!! Good to see ya'.
>
>
> >
> > What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
> > right about now.
>
> Who knows what's up with the hostility. The ng is about the same. I
> usually have fun in here.
>
> I am also a very, very restless sleeper. Steven would wake up with
> bruises, black eyes etc. Finally I figured I was making him miserable and
> he really needs his sleep. I now sleep in a separate bedroom. I'm amazed
> at the positions I'm in when I wake up in the morning. This morning I was
> sideways on the bed with arms and feet dangling on either side.
>

TFM® is an extremely restless sleeper, too. I'm surprised I don't have
black eyes. He acts out his work in his dreams, so he hammers and nails all
night.

kili

On 9 Mar 2006 19:36:18 -0800, "Damsel in dis Dress"
> wrote:

>Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
>is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
>using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
>inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
>won't be posting a lot right away.

Good to see you back. I saw Crash in the chat room the other night,
and figured something was up on the 'puter front.
>
>What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
>right about now.

Comes and goes and comes back again.
>
>News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
>and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
>sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
>found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
>to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
>it)

D had a roommate in college who acted out her dreams. Her name was
Carol, too. Connection?
>
>Very rare condition, usually suffered by middle aged and elderly males.
> Most of the articles I've read online mention Parkinson's in relation
>to this other thing. I've intentionally not read about that.
>
>Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
>for no discernable reason. I have awakened twice while turning the
>pages of a non-existent book. Crash says I also do a lot of writing in
>the air at night.

Wow, I wish we could somehow record your REM prose. Or is it poetry?
The aesthetic possibilities are enough to make a Surrealist drool with
envy. And even though I'm not a Surrealist, I must confess to more
than a little interest, myself. Once in college, I awoke after the
last sentence of a dreamed essay on the impossibility of an ideal
language. Apart from finding it very convincing, all I could remember
was the last sentence.

I don't mean to make light of the situation, though. And I hope you
can find some degree of symptomatic relief.

OBFood: I have chicken wings in the oven for snacks for a happy hour
we're attending tonight. I have to cook them this morning because
I'll be working right up to party time this evening.
--
modom

"My baby's got no clothes
'Cause she's makin' chicken soup."

-- Chuck E. Weiss

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
> is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
> using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
> inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
> won't be posting a lot right away.

Hey Damsel)))))) Wonderful to see you posting again

big hugssssssssssssssssss

O xx

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
> for no discernable reason.

So what's the big deal with that? I do it all the time.
Oh, wait - you meant YOU were doing it while asleep.

.....never mind....

Good to see ya back here.



Bob M.

Damsel wrote:

> What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
> right about now.

Although Sheldon is hostile and clueless, he is NOT a newbie.


> News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
> and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
> sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
> found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
> to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
> it)
>
> Very rare condition, usually suffered by middle aged and elderly males.
> Most of the articles I've read online mention Parkinson's in relation
> to this other thing. I've intentionally not read about that.
>
> Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
> for no discernable reason. I have awakened twice while turning the
> pages of a non-existent book. Crash says I also do a lot of writing in
> the air at night.
>
> So now we know what it is. Too bad we can't get rid of the violence
> and keep the comical stuff. LOL! One of the treatments for this
> disorder is a small dose of Klonopin. I'm already taking the stuff,
> but now I'm bringing it up to the suggested dose at night. We'll just
> have to see what happens. At this point, my shrink has told me that
> this disorder is physiologically impossible. I think he's got some
> reading to do.

Like Bob Myers, I'm prone to laughing boisterously for no apparent reason,
but only when I'm awake. But my ex-girlfriend has Restless Leg Syndrome and
bruxism, and she takes Klonopin for both of those, so it makes sense that
Klonopin would work for what YOU have, which I'm going to call Pugilist
Sleep Syndrome. (Of course, if *I* punched and kicked in my sleep, I'd be
accused of feigning this disorder so that I could use it as an excuse to
pummel my girlfriend.)


> I think that pretty much brings us up to date. Good to see some
> smiling faces!

It's great to have you back!

Bob

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> > So now we know what it is. Too bad we can't get rid of the violence
> > and keep the comical stuff. LOL! One of the treatments for this
> > disorder is a small dose of Klonopin. I'm already taking the stuff,
> > but now I'm bringing it up to the suggested dose at night. We'll just
> > have to see what happens. At this point, my shrink has told me that
> > this disorder is physiologically impossible. I think he's got some
> > reading to do.
>
> Like Bob Myers, I'm prone to laughing boisterously for no apparent reason,
> but only when I'm awake. But my ex-girlfriend has Restless Leg Syndrome and
> bruxism, and she takes Klonopin for both of those, so it makes sense that
> Klonopin would work for what YOU have, which I'm going to call Pugilist
> Sleep Syndrome. (Of course, if *I* punched and kicked in my sleep, I'd be
> accused of feigning this disorder so that I could use it as an excuse to
> pummel my girlfriend.)

I think a separate bed would be in order too for awhile. ;-)

>
>
> > I think that pretty much brings us up to date. Good to see some
> > smiling faces!
>
> It's great to have you back!
>
> Bob

Yes it is! I've missed her too.......
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> Crash got a barebones system for me, and we're sharing that until his
> is returned (he had sent it back for repairs). Therefore, I'll be
> using Google until I have my own hard drive in this computer (Crash
> inadvertently left my HD in the computer that he sent back). So, I
> won't be posting a lot right away.
>
> What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
> right about now.
>
> News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
> and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
> sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
> found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
> to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
> it)
>
> Carol. Ask the Dr. about Mirepex
Rosie

rosie wrote:
>
> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> >
> > News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
> > and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
> > sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
> > found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
> > to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
> > it)
> >
> Carol. Ask the Dr. about Mirepex
> Rosie

I researched it after you posted this. Unfortunately, it's
contraindicated for me because of other conditions I have and
medications I take. (

Thanks for the recommendation. Never hurts to have information!

Peace,
Carol