Hello,
Every night I wake up about 2/3am and the second I wake up I feel anxious or worried something is wrong.
It's usually around my breathing feeling tight or feeling sweaty/ super hot.
It is so hard to control this to keep it calm that early in the morning. I straight away jump out of bed worrying that I will faint and then it starts a panic attack. You
Knowing I am not alone in this would really help.
Hello Mary,
I'm here and so are a lot of other people around the world who read these posts and reply to them. But it's getting late on the east coast of the US and the middle of the night in the UK, and late breakfast time in Australia....so many of the people may be sleeping or going to work when you just wrote and may not be replying for awhile.
I do not mean to be indelicate, but if you are approaching menopause, some of your symptoms may be related. I was fortunate in a strange way....did not have problems with that, but I had friends who would literally open their freezer or refrigerator doors and stand in front of them during the night, while cursing up a storm and tapping their foot from anxiety.
Regardless, you are experiencing some form of anxiety and panic.....actually the panic attack should settle after 10 minutes or so...it's the anxiety that can last a very long time.....I am doing better now, but there is a path in the weave of our carpet where I had many a night pacing around the house trying to wear down my anxiety.
If you are in the US, have you had your annual physical, including a gyn check up this year?
Need to careful and rule out anything physically that can be contributing to your situation, including the heat, and waking up at that same time of very early morning.
Then getting a referral from your doctor(s) for a therapist or psychiatrist may seem to be appropriate if everything checks out ok physically.
They are the experts in helping you determine and learn how to deal with your situation. Talking with a therapist, and maybe some low dose medications may be need to provide a band- aid while you begin to control the panic anxiety and heal.
You are definitely not alone. Please let us know if you went to your gyn, or GP and also asked for a referral for a therapist. And don't be embarrassed to do this. You aren't the only patient to ask for help from their GP, GYN and for a referral to someone who can help you with your anxiety.
Wiser people than me will reply to you, but I hope I gave you some comfort in knowing you are not alone. 
Hello PTSDfor years,
sorry don't mean to be rude but that's the name on your reply. & Which I may thank you for your thoughtful kind words. I'm 79 really appreciate your time & trouble in sending me a really really beautiful reply once again thank you 😊I have so many conditions wouldn't know where to start pain being The worst controlling it most of the time ckd is stage 4 .And having a pacemaker fitted last December helps a lot with breathing I've been housebound for 3 years (my own fault I think .sorry enough moaning just to say having more X-rays + blood test on Monday to see if quote Dr. See if there's any other nastiest ( cancer) praying not ❤️🙏🏻.
Once again thank you be happy & keep well. Peggy .
Hello you are one tough lady....if you live in a southern state, we'd call you a Steel Magnolia...not often given to one not raised there.
You're just old enough to be an older sister I never had. Pain is really hard to challenge, isn't it? The medication to control it either doesn't work, or make one a bit batty in the belfry. I am closing my laptop for the night....husband is headed for the bed...if his head hits the pillow before I go in, it's lights out for him...he's asleep.
Then I'll get up for hours, because I feel like I'm wide awake lying next to a corpse....he sleeps that soundly and doesn't move. lol
Hope the rest of your night goes well.
Him. I live England so great time differences benhappy & well. Peggyn❤️
Peggy, for the next week or so I'll be out of the US and the access to internet will be sketchy at best, just wanted to let you know I haven't disappeared. You are in my thoughts and heart.
Good luck & enjoy your trip ,Onve again thank you for your kind thoughts. Peggy 🌹🌹
Peggy, stay upbeat and take care of yourself.
The reply by HopingCat caught her in a very frustrating time. She is quite a young woman going through very difficult time with a type of difficult anxiety.
We're all different
in some ways, just be sure to keep writing. I' ll be back after a week or so, ok?
Like pure crap. Since I been dealing with this hell depersonalization/derealization I have a new found anxiety problem that hits me first thing in the morning when I open my eyes.. and it has gotten better because when this hell started I didn't sleep for 9 weeks and I rocked back and forth in the middle of the night FULL of anxiety/fear/panic. Now almost 5 months later I just wake up with horrible anxiety that starts to get better once I start moving.... so yeah IT SUCKS
Yes, for quite awhile, like HopingCat, I was sad when I was beginning to realize I was waking up, because I knew the chronic anxiety would be starting. Felt almost as though I was disappointed I was alive......but I did get better and life is much better now. But I don't take it for granted...I keep a"look out" for signs that warn me to take the necessary steps to keep the anxiety and pain at bay. Like being on permanent guard duty in the military.
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