[^Graff]

...for my sister Anne.  Those of you who went to Warpstorm might remember her as Ella, the girl who would show up every few months and rave about sporks and other random topics.

She's been spending the summer working at a camp two hours away from our house, and recently, she's been acting strangely.  She hasn't been eating anything during meals, and she's been having night terrors.  She's been waking up in the middle of the night screaming.  We aren't exactly sure what's going on with her, so my parents are on their way to pick her up and bring her home tonight.  I'm hoping that she'll be okay, but I don't think so.

[Stryke 9]

If it's anything like the summer camps I went to, that's the sensible reaction.

Homesick? Doesn't sound too bad to me.

[^Graff]

I doubt that it's homesickness.  She's been away from home before, and this hasn't happened.  She's also 16, so she's outgrown the homesickness thing.

[Stryke 9]

Then it sounds like one of the camps I went to. I dunno.

[Blue Lion]

I don't think it could be anything too serious....I hope not anyways. Hope it's nothing, she needs to get back to normal and inform us about sporks

[^Graff]

You've been to summer camps where people had night terrors?

[CP5670]

I have heard of cases similar to this; some sort of medical thing, so you might want to consult a psychologist or something.

[^Graff]

I'll talk it over with my psychologist when I see him Monday.  Maybe he'll have a clue what's going on.

And whatever it is, it's bad enough that the camp director called us and suggested that she come home.  The only time I can remember her ever doing that was the year I worked there when another staff member developed a seizure disorder and had to go to the hospital.  So I doubt it's something small.  You can tell why I'm worried.

[Sandwich]

Praying.

[Martinus]

Well I can only hope that your sister is OK but you should wait for a doctors opinion before getting worried.

[Blue Lion]

It sounds psychological of course, nothing physical. So she may just need medication or something IF anything is really wrong at all. But yea, praying now Tell us how she does

[Mr. Vega]

Originally posted by sandwich
Praying.

[Borealis]

[color=sky blue]I intend no disrespect as I do not know your sister but I think eating disorder should not be ruled out.  Not eating will manifest neurological symptoms such as night terrors.  The first system affected by an eating disorder is the nervous system because it cannot function without carbohydrates.  It uses them quickly and cannot substitute any other form of organic fuel.

Of course that is only one possibility.  Not eating is more likely to be another symptom than it is to be the cause.  Simply because it is the simplest diagnosis it will be checked first.  The next guess would be anxiety.  If she has never had anxiety symptoms before then it may be focused anxiety based on a certain stimulus factor present at the camp or a recent event.  There are many other possibilities but it doesn't sound like something permanent.

I hope that info eases your worries some.  And of course, my prayers are with her.[/color]  

[Styxx]

Originally posted by CP5670
I have heard of cases similar to this; some sort of medical thing, so you might want to consult a psychologist or something.

Man, was that a specific answer.

Best luck for your sister, hope it's not anything serious.

[vyper]

Originally posted by sandwich
Praying.  

[Eishtmo]

Warpstorm is still open, it's just buried in Libra Wars now.

Hope your sis is okay Graff.

[TheVirtu]

Originally posted by sandwich
Praying.

[Joey_21]

Originally posted by sandwich
Praying.

[Gortef]

Originally posted by sandwich
Praying.

[Darkage]

Originally posted by sandwich
Praying.