I feel like I'm gonna die in my sleep

[Monty45]

I'm kinda of superstitious in the sense that if I don't do something like take a sip of water out of the sink that I'm gonna die in my sleep or something like that, I know it's dumb, but does anyone else has the same problem?

[BonnieSue]

No, I don't. Do you want to talk about anxiety in any other way? I'll be hanging around for awhile if you do.

[Clw1216]

Sounds like it may be OCD. I have mild OCD and I do that. I'll think that if I don't do certain things, this bad thing will happen. And most of the time it's silly things that don't make sense. it kinda takes over my life, but I've learned to deal with it better through understanding what it is and my therapist has helped me with it also.

[Alyssa21]

I had the exact same thing happen to me. I would have to make sure I double checked all the doors to see if they were locked before I went to sleep even though I knew they were or I was going to die. So I basically forgot to do it one night and now I'm good. It's all anxiety, I'm pretty sure you will not die in your sleep! Don't fear anxiety can not kill you.

[Hidden]

I do feel like that too...your not alone in that feeling.

[chase2080]

Yes I have the same problem and I know it's really dumb but what I do is every night I think about it I wake up the next day alive so I just te myself at night time. I've had this thought before and I was fine I woke up so I'll be fine tonight. If you want here is an anxiety site that will give you tips to help calm you down. anxietytipsoftheday.weebly.com

[Alun001]

Yep sounds like OCD, it's anxiety driven.

Don't give in to it! Just sing a nursery rhyme and move away from the thought. You have outgrown nursery rhymes you will out grow OCD and inappropriate anxiety.

Peace!