Bad dreams

[Labban11]

Hi! I'm always scared of suffocating in my sleep I sometimes get these bad dreams and in my sleep I can't breath and I wake up catching for air .

[Stan_K]

Hey Laban11. About a year ago, I would wake up in a panic and find myself coughing and trying to catch my breath. I ended up changing my bedroom furniture around and started listening to an app on my phone that plays different sounds and it helped me get to sleep and I haven’t had the same scary wake-ups since then. My favorite sounds are, running shower, thunderstorm, and rainstorm. Hope this helps.

[Labban11 in reply to Stan_K]

Thanks very much Stand-K will try listening to some mind soothing music

[Stan_K in reply to Labban11]

You’re welcome Labban11. Exercising, meditating with different breathing techniques, and yoga are good things to do before going to bed as well! You’ve got this!

[Jeff1943]

Labban, you won't suffocate in your sleep, your involuntary nervous system ensures you always breathe and if thst is interrupted whilst sleeping by a bad dream you will wake up, you won't suffocate. So relax.

[DeeM3]

Also check into acid reflux... it can do that.