Easter Sunday, my wife's birthday, and I get nightmares.

The day started off great.  We went down to her parents' house and I guess, after church, the exertion from the past few days caught up with me and I passed out on the bed with my sleeping daughter.  I woke up having partially aspirated bile that came up the back of my throat while I was reliving me most horrendous experiences as nightmares.  Needless to say, that set the tone for the rest of my day.  Gagging and almost vomiting in the bathroom because of aspirating a little bit of bile didn't help and I felt like I had to puke for the next few hours.  I was afraid to draw a full breath because it made me want to gag and vomit all over again.  It's the first time in a long time that something like this has happened outside the safety of my home and it really shook me.  I also have to deal with feeling guilty because I partially ruined my wife's birthday.  How do you explain to your in-laws that you just had a traumatic event and need to get the hell away from everyone and everything?  I know that my behavior at their home probably left them feeling clueless and, I wouldn't doubt, insulted and a little concerned.  I would be if I was in their shoes.

But, hey.  I am home, my wife and my daughter are safe and I am back to some semblance of calm.  I now have to worry about what caused this to come out of left field the way it did.  Did something trigger this?  I am completely lost on this one and it's going to take some time to figure out.