Sleeping-related injuries

[elvum]

This morning I woke up with a mildly sprained ankle. This confused me, because I didn't have it when I went to sleep. Luckily I am a DOCTOR (of Physics) so I quickly diagnosed myself as incapable of doing anything beyond lying on the sofa, perhaps uttering a febrile moan from time to time, and dispatched terpsichore1980 in search of tea, breakfast, cold compresses, peeled grapes, etc. I still hope to make it to the pieoff later, where I will sit on the sofa, uttering febrile moans and dispatching terpsichore1980 in search of pie, pie, more pie, etc.

This is certainly one of the weirdest sleep-related injuries I've inflicted upon myself though. Expressions of sympathy, proposed mechanisms, etc, welcome. :-)

Comments

[terpsichore1980.livejournal.com]

We don't have any grapes...

[elvum.livejournal.com]

Oh woeful tidings
Now I must speak of sorrow
In emo haiku

[johnckirk.livejournal.com]

How bizarre - some kind of myoclonic twitch, perhaps? Anyway, it sounds as if you're doing the right treatment (RICE - Rest/Ice/Compress/Elevate), so I hope you feel better later.

[easterbunny.livejournal.com]

Ouch! A couch awaits should you find yourself able to secure the services of pie transport. I think we even have some frozen peas you can put on your ankle (or is it a warm cat? I can never remember.)

[susannahf.livejournal.com]

frozen peas are better physiologically. A warm cat may have psychological benefits though

[terpsichore1980.livejournal.com]

I have pie transport for him under control, so we should still be able to make it.

[bob]

I think my weirdest one is when i must have yanked my shoulder badly while asleep. Coildnt sleep on it for about 2 weeks afterwards.

[sammoore.livejournal.com]

How does one sleep on one's shoulder? That must require a superhuman level of balance control.

I once woke up to discover I had gone blind. It took me a good 30sec to realise I hadn't, I was just 2 inches from the white wall of my bedroom.

Sam

[shuripentu.livejournal.com]

You were dreaming of chasing cheese?

[elvum.livejournal.com]

I'd like to think it was because I was out fighting crime. Possibly cheese-related crime.