fear of sleep theme

also known as: oneirophobia, somniphobia

A character is notably and (more or less) irrationally afraid of going to sleep. This may be because they dread their dreams, or think they will never wake up.

Examples

In tz1959e1x09 "Perchance to Dream", Edward was afraid to fall asleep because he was convinced that he would be murdered in his dreams by a mysterious woman who had started to appear there. In the end he subjected himself to an autodefenestration with fatal outcome, in order to escape sleep.

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tz1959e1x09 major Edward was afraid of falling asleep because he was convinced that he would be murdered in his dreams.