Sleep Anxiety/Dying in sleep fear

[Toshanicole]

I’ve been having terrible sleep anxiety every night! I’m afraid if I fall asleep that I’ll die in my sleep and not wake up, or something will happen to my kids. I fight my sleep all night it’s horrible and I’ve told my doctor how bad it is but they do nothing!! 😫😢

[Anxious2befree]

Hi Toshanicole I used to be like you and I had panic attacks over it every night. I would get chronic fear and feel like I was going to die. Try listening to mindfulness and really concentrate on it. You have to be invested to get the most out of it. I have links on my page and it helps eleviate the over thinking and thoughts running through your head. I wish I had of found it a few years ago as I would struggle every night and I had to just reassure myself that I'm ok and I can do this. But please give it a go. Stay strong xx

[Toshanicole]

Thank you! And yes it’s so horrible. Being so tired but yet fighting yourself to not fall asleep and the more tired I get the worse my anxiety and panic gets. I also have a fear a natural fire of some sort will start while I’m asleep and I won’t know. That started when my moms ex boyfriend sat her apartment on fire with me and my kids inside so I have ptsd from it and have trouble sleeping from it. But every night it’s a fear of some sort to why I don’t want to fall asleep. I eventually will just get so exhausted and wore out if I’ve been up 24 hours and my body wil fall asleep before I even realize it and get a chance to fight it. It’s exhausting. I’ve taken melatonin an I’ve also had trazadone but then I get a fear of taking sleep medication afraid that’s going to make me not wake up 🙄 it’s just a vicious cycle that I just want to go away. On top of having 2 little ones (2 & 3) I’m always so tired.

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