I’m having so much trouble trying to go off to sleep because every time I close my eyes I get this weird feeling as if I’m suffocating and my eyes ping open immediately. I feel like I’m disoriented for a few seconds, then I’m scared to close them incase it happens again.
Closing my eyes: I’m having so much trouble... - Anxiety Support
Closing my eyes
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Hello
This sounds like an anxiety symptom and the more we fear it then it keeps happening as we are expecting it to
Habits can form and once they have they can be hard to let go of
I wonder if when you go to bed you could have an app or something on in the background so as you are starting to go to sleep you are focused on that and this may then stop happening
I hope you will give it a try and things will improve for you x
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