Fear

[anon99]

Do you ever wake up from sleep just feeling pure fear. No panic, no symptoms. Just like something is really wrong. Or something terrible will happen. Just fear. So now I’m afraid to fall back asleep. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Natsteveo]

Oh god that is the worst ever I get this regular and it gives you a knot in the pit of your gut with fear and dread it’s awful and a pure nightmare then I’m too scared then to fall asleep in case I don’t wake up it’s terrible then I get exhausted through panic

Nat

[anon99 in reply to Natsteveo]

It feels so real. I fought my sleep for a while after waking up feeling that way. It was terrible.

[Tranquilwaters]

Yes, every morning unfortunately. I wake up shaking at 5.45 every morning and it lasts for 2 hours no matter what I do.

[anon99 in reply to Tranquilwaters]

This is the first time I’ve experienced it. It was no fun. 😳 I’m sorry you go through that every morning, it must be tough.

[Lm92]

Yes, it happens often. Please ask your doctor for a sleep study. In my case, it was happening because of mild sleep apnea. I was fitted with a mouth appliance to help prevent the airway from partially closing and sleep much better now. Any time I hear of someone waking from sleep in fear or panic, I try to remind them of this possibility. It happens because when the airway partially collapses, your body releases a burst of adrenalin and often, you'll wake up with that fight or flight feeling and won't realize why.