interesting , ok thank u so much
HI, this is the first response from you i am seeing. Thank u for reaching out i appreciate. It's horrible being so afraid to go to sleep. I watched the video on WIM Hoff and it was triggering for me- but i will watch it again. I think some of it I can use perhaps not to the depth he speaks of. I will also grab the book you recommended. May i ask if you went thru a sleep study to know what u have?
I have started walking again to get exercise in which i ate- and i have cut back on sugar which was creeping back up on me. I somehow feel like both of those together didn't help and then a few stresses more than normal? not sure. But i took several of the things u said about breathing thru the attacks i call them and not giving them power- am trying to see if that helps.
This kinda sucks tho.
HI abc123, i have always been a decent sleeper.
I haven't been able to read your whole post yet and i see it's 2 years old but i need help now. My sister found this for me. I was crying when i started reading it because it was almost exactly what i have been trying to communicate this past week. I need support. I am terrified to go to sleep. I had an episode of sleep paralysis i believe about 3 weeks ago. Scary to the max. I somehow managed to psych myself around it and was able to sleep again but all of a sudden last week as i fall asleep i get woken feeling like I'm not getting air but kind of think i am?? but not sure. Some are more violent then others mostly they are subtle. I try sleeping on my left side cause that's what google tells u to do but it doesn't help. I was able to fall asleep two nights without an episode and then back again during nap time and sleep ( and no I'm not 5 years old haha ) i love to nap later in the afternoon i always have. This is all throwing me off and terrifying me.
Been battling panic disorder for 20+ years and the trigger is always breathing because when i have a massive attack i feel like i can't breath. I've always also been afraid to fall asleep i have thoughts of death and dying in the past few years. This is freaking me out and terrifying me. I'm up all night fighting these feelings which also include this weird subtle falling but super subtle. Some more loud jolts.
I feel all alone and terrified. So i appreciate seeing your post and will read it in it's entirety and see if i can pull anything out to help myself . I haven't been able to find help in drs all week unless i want to shove medicine down my throat which i don't. And do i do a sleep test if i know i am never going to tolerate an cpap? do i even need one?
I read on google that if u have apnea do not take Xanax, but i think i need a little which might help me relax. Does anyone have experience with this? i only take a quarter of a 5mg i believe it is. I read that it relaxes your breathing whatever and u might not wake up to breath. I know i know don't read google- but then we wouldn't have found this forum.
Does it matter what position to sleep in?
ANYTHING that can help me immediately to not be alone and afraid tonight?
