Fear of dying

[br2509]

Has anyone ever had a pantic attack or anxiety attack and afraid to go to bed at night because you are afraid you will not wake up ever since i had my pantic attack about a month ago i am so scared i cant sleep at night i am afraid i will go to bed and not wake up i am scared of dieing ever since i had this attack i feel afraid...Is this normal or not

[KalmKidd2009]

yes this is a very common symptom. though i no longer have this fear i def have had it in the past. you must overcome it. tell yourself hey '' i felt like this last night and im here today'' theres nothing physically  wrong that would stop you from waking up. stop it while ur ahead. say i know im gonna get this feeling and im not gonna let it effect me.

and yes of course its normal for people with anxiety anxiety can do ANYTHING cause your Mind can do anything and your mind is THAT POWERFUL.. good luck.  

[br2509]

Thank you..

[Hensley258]

I used to get that often, but after almost two decades of dealing with massive Anxiety and depression I often pray that I will not wake up. Sometimes nowdays, I will actually get pissed off in the morning as a wake and realize I am still alive.

I know that sounds sick, but after so long with this constant torment I guess I have just lost my fear of death simply because the condition to me is worse than death.

[onkarb]

i went through the same thing as you and although it is difficult to deal with and still am, but i reassure you as long as your heathy, nothing will happen, its just your mind playing tricks, if you need anything feell free to message me

[Maudejolie]

Yes ! it happens to be quite often. Those fear are unreal, just like the fear of "going crazy" loosing your mind. when i feel that way, i usually put something on to watch...like a nature documentairy, something calm that i watch...just the sound brings me comfort and i slowly fall asleep...and guess what, i always wake up in the morning. When you feel that way, remind yourself that you are healthy, nothing is wrong with you , you will wake up just like any other day :)

[EroToo]

Used to happen to me.  Now I pray I can fall asleep so my breathing will go back to normal.   Until I wake up in the middle of the night and have a panic attack.  Middle of the night panic attacks started with me a few months ago.  Always something new.

[baylynn]

You just described my life every single night. I never look forward to sleep because of it. I sometimes dont even get sleep.

[innerchild09]

That used to happen to me when I 1st got anxiety. I used to be scared I would die from it. Expecially when I would hyperventalate. I still hate that feeling and it scares me but I don't think I would die from it. I get the same feeling when I wake up. I think man why did I have to wake up today. But when I 1st had anxiety I feared the death thing cuz it made me feel like I was dying. So I know how that feels.