Trauma induced by fireworks in the dead of night.

last night in Peterborough about 1.30 am, I had a dream that the boiler in my attic had exploded, fallen through the ceiling and I was about to die from a massive gas explosion. When I woke up the sound of the explosion had  seemed totally "real" (i.e. As experienced in the waking state rather than dream state). So real that it induced real panic for five minutes. Every little sound from above seemed to usher in the prospect of a fatal secondary explosion. The feeling that I should have had the boiler serviced ages ago just compounded my anxiety.

Then I heard and saw some fireworks - this time like gunfire. 1.30 am! What the hell was going on. I wonder if anyone else heard them. Seemed to come from the fengate area but hard to be sure.

Even with an explanation for the initial noise I remained in a state of stress for at least an hour, unable  to sleep. Unexpected sudden noises sometimes upset my equilibrium considerably, e.g. Boy racers in cars with loud exhausts.

I don't care much for fireworks at the best of times, but this was hard to bear. There were probably others, humans and animals who were even more traumatised.