Panic Attack Trigger- Sleepiness
One of my panic triggers is sleepiness. Anyone else? Every night I start to doze off and then promptly panic- shaking, hyperventilating, sweating, abdominal distress, fear of dying, etc- waking myself (and my husband) back up. Sometimes it happens a few time before I'm finally able to fall asleep. Deep breathing helps reduce some of the physical symptoms and my husband provides deep pressure therapy for me. But my mind is still racing even after it passes, exacerbated by any body aches I might have. I worry I won't wake up. Suggestions??
Am I the only one? I feel really alone in this. Even my web searches turn up empty.
It happens to me sometimes, don't worry, you are not alone :) . When this happens I play rain sounds. It is really calming.
A lot of my panic attacks happen at home when I'm relaxed or winding down from the day or the week. For me, mine happen a lot at home because I think I'm bottling up all my stress and worries from the previous day or throughout the week and then BAM it all comes out at home. No, you're not alone I've been coping with this happening to me for the past 5 years.
How to over come panic attacks its killing me and i think i just need someone to talk to
One thing I've learned is not to fight it. If you have a panic attack and you fight it, it will be worse and last longer. If you choose not to fight it, it will still come, but it won't be as bad and pass quicker.
I been having panic attacks for a month now it started at my job i had got a sharp pain in my head and started to feel dizzy faint weak in legs and so on i went to the hospital 3 time and they did ct ekg blood work everytime im fine so they called it panic attacks
There's this amazing book I swear by. "The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook" by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD. It's really helped me a lot when I was dealing with my anxiety when it was at it's worst. I highly recommend it. You can probably get it at your local library or download it as an e-book. But it's one of those books that are worth owning if you can.
Can you talk
I don't know if we can talk as I am just a regular member and not a listener. I don't know if there's a private way that we can chat, but we can talk on this thread if you want.
I don't know if we can talk as I am just a regular member and not a listener. I don't know if there's a private way that we can chat, but we can talk on this thread if you want.
How to get to sleep without panic attacks
I'll listen to relaxing music, or nature sounds (like rain or a thunderstorm) on my ipod. If that doesn't help, I'll take a bath before bed with lot of candles lit and lots of bubbles (make it like a mini spa treat). Or I'll do some light reading to get my mind off of it. Sometimes making something (like sewing or crafts or drawing) helps get rid of all that built up negative energy.
If what I mentioned above doesn't help, I would honestly said do a 1-on-1 chat with a listener to help you unwind, vent or relax. That should help to lessen some of the worry, stress and anxiety enough for you to fall asleep. It's worked for me in the past. I think it could work for you. 
