Exploding head syndrome 😫
Sounds weird. Made up even. But if you have it, it’s the absolute worst.
You’ll be just about asleep, drifting off peacefully, maybe even starting to dream a little. Then it hits: BANG!! 🧨 Some loud ass noise like a crack of thunder, or a gunshot, jarring you out of sleep as you try to figure out what it was and where it came from. Meanwhile your SO and/or dog are just looking at you like you’re insane because they heard nothing. But now you’re completely awake, and getting back to sleep involves first calming back down from what sounded like an end of the world explosion.
That’s exploding head syndrome, and I’m among the estimated 15% of the population that has it. Last night it sounded like a triple explosion outside, and I was up for about two and a half hours trying to get back to sleep after. Today is gonna be a rough one
You’ll be just about asleep, drifting off peacefully, maybe even starting to dream a little. Then it hits: BANG!! 🧨 Some loud ass noise like a crack of thunder, or a gunshot, jarring you out of sleep as you try to figure out what it was and where it came from. Meanwhile your SO and/or dog are just looking at you like you’re insane because they heard nothing. But now you’re completely awake, and getting back to sleep involves first calming back down from what sounded like an end of the world explosion.
That’s exploding head syndrome, and I’m among the estimated 15% of the population that has it. Last night it sounded like a triple explosion outside, and I was up for about two and a half hours trying to get back to sleep after. Today is gonna be a rough one
