I hate bed bugs too, I bet I hate them more than you do.
My first experience was during a holiday period. The students had gone back to their various homes but most medical students stayed back in school because we were preparing for an exam. We were then all moved to one hostel and different rooms. Long story short, the new room was infested with bed bugs and I didn't know. Before then, I had never experienced bed bugs, so when I was attacked at night, I thought it was a mosquito,but it was more painful. I just doubled up my clothing cause I didn't want my sweet sleep to be disturbed. This did not stop the torment and I began to think out loud "what kind of mosquito is this" that was when the other occupants told me it was bed bug. I sha left the room the very next day to an uninfested room.
Bed bugs are the only things that has ever given me sleepless night.