Comments for Losing Sleep http://crios.info Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Bryan http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-13481 Bryan Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:06:49 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-13481 I'm in the same boat. I've had vivid zombie dreams since I was a kid (after watching a Simpsons halloween special of all things!) They only happen after watching a zombie flick (shocking, I know), but I'm halfway addicted to that adrenaline rush of a scary movie. I’m in the same boat. I’ve had vivid zombie dreams since I was a kid (after watching a Simpsons halloween special of all things!) They only happen after watching a zombie flick (shocking, I know), but I’m halfway addicted to that adrenaline rush of a scary movie.

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by dude http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-13306 dude Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:11:06 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-13306 when i watched dawn of the dead i literally couldn't have peaceful sleep for a month and even then i still had nightmares i'm not sorry i watched the movie i'm just sort of irritated at the fact i'm scared of them i mean i know they're fake i just cant get over the fear when i watched dawn of the dead i literally couldn’t have peaceful sleep for a month and even then i still had nightmares i’m not sorry i watched the movie i’m just sort of irritated at the fact i’m scared of them i mean i know they’re fake i just cant get over the fear

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Riley Goo http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-13217 Riley Goo Mon, 24 May 2010 10:29:15 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-13217 It's currently 5 AM, and I've just succeeded in my mission of self destruction. I've been a phobic since I was about 8 years old. My father (The GENIUS that he is) decided to show me some good old 20th century George Romero art. The original Night of The Living Dead is by far the single most frightening thing I have ever experienced. I cried for the entire night and some the next morning. Even the slightest noise would trigger a fit. Of course, now, I understand that the correct way to evade such... creatures (?) is by keeping your mouth shut. But I was a mere child, and quite susceptible to almost anything frightening. Over the years, I've made a personal effort to finish the Living Dead series. I have created this fantasy in my mind that if I finish it, my fears will cease to exist anymore. It sounds insolent, I know, but in my mind it seems perfectly logical that I should subject myself to this endless sporadic of fear and anxiety and torture myself until I have nothing new to throw into my mind. Then it'll be over. I find that music helps the sleeping problem if you're not medicated. I never have dreams, so that isn't a big problem, it's just the sleeping and the anxiety. I have "Happy Pictures" of things like cupcakes with faces, and rainbows. I stare at them for half an hour to 45 minutes and that calms me down. Music with light tones and acoustics calm me down too. A good thing to try if you're new to the phobia. Oh, look how I've ranted -Facepalm- G'bye! It’s currently 5 AM, and I’ve just succeeded in my mission of self destruction. I’ve been a phobic since I was about 8 years old. My father (The GENIUS that he is) decided to show me some good old 20th century George Romero art. The original Night of The Living Dead is by far the single most frightening thing I have ever experienced. I cried for the entire night and some the next morning. Even the slightest noise would trigger a fit. Of course, now, I understand that the correct way to evade such… creatures (?) is by keeping your mouth shut. But I was a mere child, and quite susceptible to almost anything frightening.
Over the years, I’ve made a personal effort to finish the Living Dead series. I have created this fantasy in my mind that if I finish it, my fears will cease to exist anymore. It sounds insolent, I know, but in my mind it seems perfectly logical that I should subject myself to this endless sporadic of fear and anxiety and torture myself until I have nothing new to throw into my mind. Then it’ll be over.
I find that music helps the sleeping problem if you’re not medicated. I never have dreams, so that isn’t a big problem, it’s just the sleeping and the anxiety. I have “Happy Pictures” of things like cupcakes with faces, and rainbows. I stare at them for half an hour to 45 minutes and that calms me down. Music with light tones and acoustics calm me down too. A good thing to try if you’re new to the phobia.
Oh, look how I’ve ranted -Facepalm- G’bye!

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Shonda http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-12997 Shonda Sat, 01 May 2010 18:25:27 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-12997 I am T*E*R*R*I*F*I*E*D of zombies...seriously....I have been for years and its crazy and I am christian so I shouldnt be! I should have faith my Lord first wouldnt let that happen and two that would protect my family should something like it does happen but I am really terrified....I cant watch any zombie movie cause my nightmares will be nightly for months afterwards and I still have the fears even not watching them! I cant take my family camping because I get anxiety about being attacked by zombies and no defense! I make plans in preparation in case it should on how to get out of house and into car to get somewhere safe without one of us getting bitten or scratched or anything. I have 4 boys 2 by first husband and when they are with him I fear what it happens and I am not there to save them. I worry if my kids go somewhere and something does happen that whoever I call wont believe me if I tell them to get in their car without question fast and meet me. I worry all the time, I have bad anxiety over this and I know its irrational and even embarassing but that doesnt make it my fear any less! First thing I think when I go somewhere is how protected is this place if attack happens now! I sound crazy I know, I have my periods when I am ok and manage to avoid thinking about this but then something as simple as me running outside at night to get my purse out of car and wondering if something is gonna come walking up out of dark to scare me and start my fears anew! Is there a cure for this? Help me! I am T*E*R*R*I*F*I*E*D of zombies…seriously….I have been for years and its crazy and I am christian so I shouldnt be! I should have faith my Lord first wouldnt let that happen and two that would protect my family should something like it does happen but I am really terrified….I cant watch any zombie movie cause my nightmares will be nightly for months afterwards and I still have the fears even not watching them! I cant take my family camping because I get anxiety about being attacked by zombies and no defense! I make plans in preparation in case it should on how to get out of house and into car to get somewhere safe without one of us getting bitten or scratched or anything. I have 4 boys 2 by first husband and when they are with him I fear what it happens and I am not there to save them. I worry if my kids go somewhere and something does happen that whoever I call wont believe me if I tell them to get in their car without question fast and meet me. I worry all the time, I have bad anxiety over this and I know its irrational and even embarassing but that doesnt make it my fear any less! First thing I think when I go somewhere is how protected is this place if attack happens now! I sound crazy I know, I have my periods when I am ok and manage to avoid thinking about this but then something as simple as me running outside at night to get my purse out of car and wondering if something is gonna come walking up out of dark to scare me and start my fears anew! Is there a cure for this? Help me!

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Vanna http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-12718 Vanna Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:25:11 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-12718 I suffer from an extreme case of Kinemortophobia. The thing is though, I never was scared of the undead before this year. I have watched plenty of movies. I love to be scared when I see a movie, but this year things went south. I've been having reacurring nightmares about zombies. I once got so scared that I woke myself up my biting my own tongue. That really hurt...and it's still bruised. The thing that scares me the most about it is the fact that I once had a dream that came true about a bus accident so now I'm wondering if this will come true too. I know I sound crazy, but I am scared it will happen. I suffer from an extreme case of Kinemortophobia. The thing is though, I never was scared of the undead before this year. I have watched plenty of movies. I love to be scared when I see a movie, but this year things went south. I’ve been having reacurring nightmares about zombies. I once got so scared that I woke myself up my biting my own tongue. That really hurt…and it’s still bruised. The thing that scares me the most about it is the fact that I once had a dream that came true about a bus accident so now I’m wondering if this will come true too. I know I sound crazy, but I am scared it will happen.

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Jude http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-12330 Jude Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:40:22 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-12330 I'm so glad there are people with the same phobia as me! Mine started when my older cousin forced me to watch Shaun of the Dead when I was 8, I didn't unnderstand the film was a comedy! But ever since I have had and irrational fear of zombies. Even when I know that my Dad is winding me up pretending to be a zombie I still scream and kick out at him. I have even made plans as to what I would do if a disease or plague broke out that caused a zombie attack! I’m so glad there are people with the same phobia as me! Mine started when my older cousin forced me to watch Shaun of the Dead when I was 8, I didn’t unnderstand the film was a comedy! But ever since I have had and irrational fear of zombies. Even when I know that my Dad is winding me up pretending to be a zombie I still scream and kick out at him. I have even made plans as to what I would do if a disease or plague broke out that caused a zombie attack!

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Toni http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-12164 Toni Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:48:17 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-12164 This page has made me feel so much better! I've been absolutely terrified of zombies for about 6 years now, i think the Dawn of the Dead remake triggered it but i cant be sure. I've had friends think its funny to send me emails where you have to concentrate on a picture and then a zombie face pops up screaming - not so funny when i'm crying hysterically and my laptop has been thrown against the wall! >_< I rememeber going to the cinema to watch I Am Legend, not realising it was a (sort of) zombie film. I spent the whole time hiding behind my boyfriend and wishing the film would hurry up and end! They werent even that bad as far as zombies go, but it was bad enough! I never knew so many people felt the same and i didnt realise there was a name for it! This page has made me feel so much better! I’ve been absolutely terrified of zombies for about 6 years now, i think the Dawn of the Dead remake triggered it but i cant be sure. I’ve had friends think its funny to send me emails where you have to concentrate on a picture and then a zombie face pops up screaming – not so funny when i’m crying hysterically and my laptop has been thrown against the wall! >_<
I rememeber going to the cinema to watch I Am Legend, not realising it was a (sort of) zombie film. I spent the whole time hiding behind my boyfriend and wishing the film would hurry up and end! They werent even that bad as far as zombies go, but it was bad enough!
I never knew so many people felt the same and i didnt realise there was a name for it!

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Violet http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-11880 Violet Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:55:10 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-11880 I'm so glad i looked into this. On a daily basis i am in constant fear, mainly when alone and when it goes dark. It sounds absurd and i'm ashamed but i literally run home, when i get home i lock the doors, close all the windows, put down the blinds and lye on the floor. On especially bad days, (your going to think i'm insane) i wont even walk around the house. I actually crawl below window level so if one was outside it would not see me. I can't sleep at all, and i have a strict bed time checking routine that makes me feel a tiny bit more safe. i have had to be taken to hospital on an especially bad episode a couple years back: I was certain one (can't even say or write the z word) was in my house. I pretended to be dead and i held my breath to try not draw attention. I passed out and has to be taken to A&E. My imagination runs wild, and i can picture my neighbours faces turning into z's. I picture all sorts of stories in my head and have regular terrifying nightmares that scare, but intrigue me. And yes, i have this stupid but irresistible temptation to watch films containing z's. I hate how films have progressed and made them far more scary,faster,stronger. My parents are at their wits end, and fed up of me refusing to open to door to them. How can i gain help when i can't even talk about them properly or say the word? I’m so glad i looked into this.
On a daily basis i am in constant fear, mainly when alone and when it goes dark. It sounds absurd and i’m ashamed but i literally run home, when i get home i lock the doors, close all the windows, put down the blinds and lye on the floor. On especially bad days, (your going to think i’m insane) i wont even walk around the house. I actually crawl below window level so if one was outside it would not see me. I can’t sleep at all, and i have a strict bed time checking routine that makes me feel a tiny bit more safe. i have had to be taken to hospital on an especially bad episode a couple years back: I was certain one (can’t even say or write the z word) was in my house. I pretended to be dead and i held my breath to try not draw attention. I passed out and has to be taken to A&E.
My imagination runs wild, and i can picture my neighbours faces turning into z’s. I picture all sorts of stories in my head and have regular terrifying nightmares that scare, but intrigue me. And yes, i have this stupid but irresistible temptation to watch films containing z’s. I hate how films have progressed and made them far more scary,faster,stronger.
My parents are at their wits end, and fed up of me refusing to open to door to them. How can i gain help when i can’t even talk about them properly or say the word?

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Mize http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-10868 Mize Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:44:02 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-10868 O.o Oh my goodness, I am so happy I found this. I have had this stupid phobia for YEARS. My best friend makes fun of me for it but then when I get scared he comforts me (what a jerk sometimes). I thought, and he did as well, that I was the only one with this fear. It is not common but not rare either, hence why we all thought we were the only ones, but see how many of us are there that replied not to mention the ones that just read and did not say anything. I hate it when we go to amusements parks around Halloween because they have haunted houses set up and then my friends want to go and then there are people dressed up as zombies. They think I am scared just because I am a girl but I am just scared of 'them'. I like all of the other haunted houses I like the adrenaline rush out of the other scary movies but I cannot watch anything zombie related because then I will have nightmares forever afterwards. It totally sucks, I cannot even look at pictures of zombies without getting freaked out. It has gotten better over the years and I use to freak out over something as little as the mention of them. There is NO WAY I could ever do that treatment that somebody mentioned above. I would be going WEEKS without sleep and in constant fear before it got any better. I would rather be hypnotized and cured that way. I think this is were my ridiculous claustrophobia came from. I really don't like to be touched in the first place and can faint if I am in certain areas or around to many people. So I guess in some way this has affected my life. I really hope it keeps getting better as the years go on but it looks like it won't after reading some of the other responses. I guess I will just have to live with it for the rest of my life :(. O.o Oh my goodness, I am so happy I found this. I have had this stupid phobia for YEARS. My best friend makes fun of me for it but then when I get scared he comforts me (what a jerk sometimes). I thought, and he did as well, that I was the only one with this fear. It is not common but not rare either, hence why we all thought we were the only ones, but see how many of us are there that replied not to mention the ones that just read and did not say anything.

I hate it when we go to amusements parks around Halloween because they have haunted houses set up and then my friends want to go and then there are people dressed up as zombies. They think I am scared just because I am a girl but I am just scared of ‘them’. I like all of the other haunted houses

I like the adrenaline rush out of the other scary movies but I cannot watch anything zombie related because then I will have nightmares forever afterwards. It totally sucks, I cannot even look at pictures of zombies without getting freaked out. It has gotten better over the years and I use to freak out over something as little as the mention of them.

There is NO WAY I could ever do that treatment that somebody mentioned above. I would be going WEEKS without sleep and in constant fear before it got any better. I would rather be hypnotized and cured that way. I think this is were my ridiculous claustrophobia came from. I really don’t like to be touched in the first place and can faint if I am in certain areas or around to many people. So I guess in some way this has affected my life.

I really hope it keeps getting better as the years go on but it looks like it won’t after reading some of the other responses. I guess I will just have to live with it for the rest of my life :( .

]]> Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Nikki http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-10107 Nikki Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:02:51 +0000 http://crios.info/2007/08/31/kinemortophobia/#comment-10107 I actually refuse to go outside at night because of my fear of Zombies. I have no idea where it came from initially, but I'm terrified of them. I can't even read a book or watch a movie without having nightmares, I actually own Pride and Prejiduce and Zombies and if the book is anywhere where I can see it at night I freak out. I actually refuse to go outside at night because of my fear of Zombies. I have no idea where it came from initially, but I’m terrified of them. I can’t even read a book or watch a movie without having nightmares, I actually own Pride and Prejiduce and Zombies and if the book is anywhere where I can see it at night I freak out.

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