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How can I prevent panic attacks from waking me up at night?

Profile: littlebutterfly13
littlebutterfly13 on Jan 9, 2015
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Try to go to sleep relaxed. Maybe meditate or do yoga before bed. Wind your mind down. If stressful thoughts go through your mind, write them down to deal with in the morning, Devote some time to peacefully prepare for bed.
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Profile: KevinL43
KevinL43 on Feb 17, 2015
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I recommend having a quiet environment, along with a not-too-hot-or-cold environment. Also, having a small glass of water before sleeping helps. Bedtime snacks encourage nightmares, so that wouldn't help. Reading a calm book before bedtime also helps, perhaps a mystery novel, but no creepy books like Stephen King.
Profile: PashT007
PashT007 on Apr 11, 2015
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Honestly, you must find the source of your panic attacks. Seek the triggers and try not to let any of this occur before bed.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 2, 2015
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Unfortunately, I don't believe that there's a way to prevent panic attack from happening at night while sleeping because you can't really control what happens when you're sleeping. However, what you're capable of doing is to control the panic attack when it happens so that it doesn't aggravate. To do so, just take a deep breath, remind yourself that you're okay. If needed, think of other relaxing or happy thoughts to distract yourself then try to go to sleep again.
Profile: KaylaWright1125
KaylaWright1125 on May 7, 2015
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This is a tough one and it sucks when your in this situation, its happened to me and it scared me, the scariest thing to ever happen. But get plenty of sleep, I've heard that can be one of the reasons and don't stress yourself.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 28, 2015
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panic attacks can easily by controlled by controlling your breath. By just taking slow deep diaphragmatic breaths you will observe the attack fading away. It can be tough though to catch hold of your breath but it isn't impossible.
Profile: TheLovelyPenguin
TheLovelyPenguin on Aug 25, 2015
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If you've just been awakened by a nocturnal panic attack, the chances of your quickly falling asleep again are low. give yourself a minute to see if you can go back to sleep. but I wouldn't wait any longer than that. The longer you lie there and wonder, the more panic and frustration you'll probably experience. So I suggest you get up and out of bed. Fully wake yourself. Splash some water on your face, have a drink of water, check on the dog, cat,things to help yourself wake up.
Profile: globalPoetry83
globalPoetry83 on Dec 21, 2015
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Try and write down what the problems are. Then split the page, and write the solutions. Once you see this, you might see that no problem is too big an no person to small.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 7, 2016
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Depending how you get panic attacks some people can prevent it waking you up at night so it really depends on yourself.
Profile: UnderstandingEars2252
UnderstandingEars2252 on Feb 21, 2022
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This is not a simple answer. I would start with the core issue, the panic attacks. I would first get my heart checked out for and irregularities and assess my diet to pinpoint any high stress food or drink that may be aggravating your bodies system. I would also minimize the non essential stress in my day to day life. If none of this works I would look into therapy for possible PTSD or repressed memories. I hope this info is helpful I only suggest these things because I never had attacks at night (which sounds horrible) but during the day and these are the things I explored when I was still oblivious to my core issue causing the attacks.
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