No sleep .

[Bdan]

I had absolutely no sleep last night , and I can't sleep tonight! Help! I notice when im almost asleep my heart or chest flutters . what's going on with me ? Help please .

[Agora1]

Hi Bdan, I'm sorry you are having trouble getting to sleep. I really believe this is all coming from your anxiety of starting college soon. When you finally get into bed to relax, you feel these chest flutters which could very well be over stimulated nerve endings in your chest wall and not your heart. Anxiety doesn't know the difference between day or night. What I do every night as soon as I get comfortable in bed is put on my headphones and listen to an audio relaxation tape while I do deep breathing. I never get to hear the whole tape, I'm sound asleep before it ends.... If you are not already doing meditation and deep breathing several times a day, I would suggest it before you start school. It will calm you but you need to have practiced it enough so that your body responds. Important when going to sleep is a cool, dark room with no tv, no phones or tablets. Your mind needs to tune out the world so that you can totally relax. I hope this helps some and comforts you. x

[Bdan in reply to Agora1]

Thank you . I will try that , hopefully it will work . because I really need to sleep I'm exhausted!

[uniquediamond in reply to Bdan]

How are you doing?

[Bdan in reply to uniquediamond]

Im doing better . I actually got pretty good sleep last night.

Thanks for checking!

[Jax78]

Sounds like a full on panic attack just ride through it you will be fine

[linzi89]

I get this sometimes I always play games on my phone or ipad to get really tidy to the point I literally conk out. If I get it I try to just keep my eyes closed and eventually will fall asleep 😊 hope it's better soon xxx

[Bdan in reply to linzi89]

Thank you!

[Lolen90]

Same I feel that. And as soon as I feel like something is tickling my heart I feel scared and worried

[loglegmomma]

I finally bought a bed with massage feature which I use for a distraction. It vibrates for about 15 minutes, just enough to help me get to sleep.