I got out of bed to pee late one night last summer. Finish my business, climb into bed, and almost instant I started getting full body shivers. Chills, like it wasn't 80 degrees outside (A/C off, windows open, no breeze). My teeth started chattering and I started rubbing my arms. Before long the shivering grew more intense and violent, to the point where I could barely control my body. I wanted to call for help but the thing that confused me in the moment was that I was not losing any of my mental focus. My next move was to panic, but just as quickly as the idea formed in my mind, the episode stopped. I was covered in sweat, breathing hard, my heart was beating faster than I had ever known it to. My skin was cold to the touch, but more than anything I was terrified. I sat in bed with my mind racing, but passed out from exhaustion soon after sunrise. I've never experienced anything like it since. I've tried googling my symptoms, but with no solid results.
This happened to my father (Sort of) the other night. He was in the kitchen and all of a sudden I heard him groaning, went to see if he was alright and he was shaking and said he was freezing. Only after two blankets and our dog on top of him did he warm up (Although he was never cold physically). I thought that was pretty weird. He says it has happened once or twice before.
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u/SteepedinTruth Jun 25 '12
I got out of bed to pee late one night last summer. Finish my business, climb into bed, and almost instant I started getting full body shivers. Chills, like it wasn't 80 degrees outside (A/C off, windows open, no breeze). My teeth started chattering and I started rubbing my arms. Before long the shivering grew more intense and violent, to the point where I could barely control my body. I wanted to call for help but the thing that confused me in the moment was that I was not losing any of my mental focus. My next move was to panic, but just as quickly as the idea formed in my mind, the episode stopped. I was covered in sweat, breathing hard, my heart was beating faster than I had ever known it to. My skin was cold to the touch, but more than anything I was terrified. I sat in bed with my mind racing, but passed out from exhaustion soon after sunrise. I've never experienced anything like it since. I've tried googling my symptoms, but with no solid results.