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Does anyone have panicPanic disorder Panic disorder with agoraphobia attacks in their sleep that wakes them up? I find myself once or twiceTwice-a-day a week waking up feeling anxious and having a hard time breathing. If I wake up I cannot go back to sleep no matter what time it is because I am afraid I will die.
Yes I have experienced morning anxiety many of times... also nocturnal anxiety... when I either wake up in the middle of the night... or in the morning... feeling tingly... hard to breathBreath alcohol test Breath holding spell Breath odor... or relax... sweaty.... and I cannot go back to sleep. It *****!
It's just anxiety though... just tell yourself that next time it happens... and you should fall back to sleep. =)
Night is especially hard for anxiety sufferers. Anxiety attacks are our "fight or flight" switches flipping when there is no danger. Night can spark a primal fearFears and phobias since it is not easy to see and there is "unknown" out there. Try some guided relaxation when you wake in a panicPanic disorder Panic disorder with agoraphobia. It should help calm you and get you back to sleep.
It's just anxiety though... just tell yourself that next time it happens... and you should fall back to sleep. =)