fear of sleeping?

[ryanactive23]

Recently my anxiety which was more prevalent in the day has now switched to sleeping/nights. I have been quite fearful of sleeping as i see things which i know is due to being overtired/anxiety, i also have a load of physical symptoms heart racing/breathing problems , and now it is making me so fatigued and tired for the next day. Im starting to lose the energy and will to do anything. hoping this will get better.

[Amandasullivan12]

I dont have the fear of sleeping but for the last couple of weeks everytime I start falling asleep i get rushes of like fear/anxiety rush through me its realy horrible and exhausting x

[ryanactive23 in reply to Amandasullivan12]

yeah it's quite horrible i never quite know how to get over it either it's happening often recently x

[Amandasullivan12 in reply to ryanactive23]

Same i just dont know how to stop it my one enjoyment in life is sleep lol n now i cant even have that 😔

[ryanactive23 in reply to Amandasullivan12]

yeah it was the same for me!lmao , have you tried anything for it?

[Amandasullivan12 in reply to ryanactive23]

Doctor gave me tablets on fri yh they help me fall asleep thats not my problem its i wake up at 3/4 am with the rush and thats it all night long

[Amandasullivan12 in reply to ryanactive23]

Im not gonna take them now though as there not working so dont see the point of taking more meds

[ryanactive23 in reply to Amandasullivan12]

yeah i'm always sceptical about medication , i guess positivity and speaking to people have been the best bet so far

[Hidden]

Oh shoot, so sorry! If you don't mind my asking, have you experienced a trauma related to sleep? Something that made you scared to fall asleep?

[ryanactive23 in reply to Hidden]

iv'e never really experienced trauma with sleeping , i get these moments in and out of sleep where i feel like i am suffocating and it feels real

[Hidden in reply to ryanactive23]

Hmmm....have you mentioned this to your doctor?

Have you been observed or even caught yourself being wrenched awake gasping for breath?

[ryanactive23 in reply to Hidden]

I haven't spoke to the doctor about it , although i am having therapy and i mentioned it although nothing seemed to be made of it

[Hidden in reply to ryanactive23]

I tweaked my response above as you were responding

[ryanactive23 in reply to Hidden]

i'm always alone when i sleep , but when it happens i'm well aware and i wonder whether i'm actually breathing normal for real or not, that hasn't happened often it was before i started struggling with sleep and all the other anxiety symptoms though

[Hidden in reply to ryanactive23]

An ENT would be the one to ask about this

[ejaji in reply to ryanactive23]

Just when I am falling asleep, I get a feeling of fear, suffocation, breathing changes too. How did you deal with it? I hv become extremely sleep deprived and unable to function normally due to sleep deprivation.

[Myre]

I do have a fear of sleeping. I stay awake long into the night trying to force my body into exhaustion enough that my mind should naturally follow when I fall asleep. The dreams go round and round on a loop, torturing me with my worst insecurities.

[ryanactive23]

i'm sorry to hear that! i'm still struggling with sleep , going through sleep diaries and stuff with the therapist so hopefully that works , try to keep positive

[Hidden]

I have a fear of sleeping mainly because I get sleep paralysis which is extremely scary. I also sometimes feel like i’m going to stop breathing in my sleep. It sucks but it’ll get better

[Elliott_Woods]

I feel for you 🖤 same here.