The theme of Poe's '' The Premature Burial " is the terror of awaiting an unknown fate. Poe suffers from catalepsy, a physical condition in which the individual cannot move or speak for hours or, in extreme cases, for months. The 1800's had very few methods when discerning the patient dead or not, this lead to a lot of unnecessary deaths. So frightened himself of the potential fate, Poe resorted to stay awake as much as he could. Eventually Poe falls asleep as it is vital for humans, and the suspense suddenly surrounds the reader.
One of the scariest things about schizophrenia is the uncertainty of how the person will act in any given situation. Much like in the poem, schizophrenia is a lot of chaos and confusion with little understanding from those closest to you. “Certain doors were locked at night,” (line 5). This line informs the reader that members of the household are afraid of the schizophrenic, and afraid of what the schizophrenic is capable of doing while everyone else is asleep. Schizophrenia is a mental illness for which there is no cure.
Having trouble sleeping is a symptom of depression, which leads to insomnia. Her chronic lumbar pain and shortness of breath can be linked to insomnia as well. Lack of activity could interfere with sleep, as the individual is more likely to take a daily nap, which can interfere with sleep at night (Mayo Clinic, 2014). Suzette mentioned that she has not been able to attend the gym because of financial reasons and she is occupied with work and errands at home. She also mentioned that she falls asleep while watching TV.
I'd roll from side to side, make shadow animals on the wall, even sit on the balcony in the dark, a blanket wrapped around me.” (49) Amir’s insomnia is significant throughout the novel. He becomes sleep deprived when he feels guilty after not helping Hassan. He is also anxious for the tourney. 8. “I ran because I was a coward.
Poltergeist Activity: Things That Go Bump In the Night Imagine living in constant fear and uncertainty, not sleeping, never at ease, and never knowing what will happen next in your own home. Inanimate objects flying across the room as if thrown by an invisible hand, thumps and bumps coming from all over the house, voices and shadows of people who are not really there, and victims being pushed, hit, or knocked down by an invisible entity are just a few signs of a poltergeist manifestation. For families who have not experienced poltergeist activity firsthand, they may never appreciate simple things we often take advantage of. Wikipedia.com defines poltergeist activity as “an ostensibly paranormal phenomenon attributed to an invisible
Elizabeth on the other hand was rather nervous about the situation and guilt began to eat away at her. The guilt had a strong effect on the younger girl. She became rather distracted, and confused. She babbled nonsense, woke up screaming at night, and became weak, refusing or even forgetting to eat. But her guilt did not give her the courage to report to Reverend Parris what was taking place, and so the meetings continued.
At least, that was until you had that nightmare. You remember it, don’t you? It was the night you dreamed of me. I hadn’t known that you felt so bad about the crash. Not being in a physical form anymore, I can only drift in and out of places without any real anchor to any specific place; at times, the things I see are far from entertaining.
A sense of fear swelled inside me about what I would do if I went blind, I thought of all the terrible things that could happen to me or what I couldn’t do. I went to bed in fear of all the possibilities that I could go blind at any moment. The last thing that I remember before going to sleep is my husband sitting at his desk doing research. I
I opened the door to see him tossing and turning in his sleep, but upon entering he woke with a tear jerking scream and ran away. I was alone once again. ‘My’ heart felt like it had been crushed into a million pieces. I could trust and love no one and so like the wind I swiftly moved out of the house for I did not want to stay there with Victor, and then I was alone in the world having to look after myself
Sexsomnia is an unusual sexual behavior occurs while person is sleeping. The cases of sexsomnia need immediate treatment because there is possibility for sexual assault which has negative effects for victims. In this case, a 32 year old man, is seeking help regarding sexsomnia and had a complaint about “ fondling of my wife during sleep”(schenck, 2007) and snoring from last 4 years. His wife also complaint about sleep talking which is not related to sex and loud snoring during a sleep. His wife was quiet frustrated with sleep sex and doubted that she could continue her marital relationship with her husband if this happen again and again.