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Problem Sleeping

by Laura Colon
(Springfield, MA, US)

My 11 year old has been waking up almost every night crying that his eyes are weird , he states he can't explain it...crying hysterically and complains that it causes his stomache to hurt and he's unable to fall asleep. Why I ask him and he says he can't explain it.

Please help.

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Sep 07, 2011
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by: Q

I am no specialist in this department- what i think is to find a specialist, maybe at a university in your area and if he doesnt think of this then tell him what i think:
Maybe it has something to do with irregular REM activity perhaps prematurely or too intensely. Too intense or not, it could be seeping into his other states of consciousness either during sleep or waking and causing "stomach things". questions i have that may help this are: is he having nausea? (he may not know what that means or how to say so find a nice way to find out..) and also find out about how long it is happening after he is actually asleep. I think it will really help to determine as much as you can if this happens consistently after about a certain amount of time after he actually falls asleep. I pray your son is rid of this problem soon. Blessings!

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