panic in bed

[Serenity_River]

at night i seem to have panic attacks in bed i feel thati cant breathe that am being crushed

it feels really bad so much i cant go back to bed for hours after

Serenity

 

[scatmantom]

if im feeling a little bit nervous, it normally hits me hardest when I go to bed. The reason for this is your not doing anything and ur mind is allowed to wonder and you can think too much about those things that make you nervous (well thats what happends to me any way)

A tip i was given was to sleep with the radio on, a talk show is best as u can concentrate on what the people say.

Otherwise you can try a breathing exercise, and concentrate on that. The breathing exercise also makes some people tired. (use that free Paul McKenna MP3 you can get it from his website)

 

[thugaveli]

I have to sleep with the tv on at night, i have done from being 5 years old or so, im 23 now

My mind gets out of control at night i feel so paranoid i cant even sleep in the bedroom

My thoughts tell me someone is present in the room with me and i keep thinking objects are moving so i panic even more

The tv helps to distract my mind somewhat

Even when i dont feel so paranoid i shut my eyes and i get people talking in my head, like random conversations going on, im not sure weather this is schizophrenia or if its normal
I know i cant control it the only method i have is to distract my mind with the tv

I tend to hate it when its time for bed because i cant just switch off and go to sleep, its my worry time

 

[87Camaro]

I have to sleep with the tv on at night, i have done from being 5 years old or so, im 23 now

My mind gets out of control at night i feel so paranoid i cant even sleep in the bedroom

My thoughts tell me someone is present in the room with me and i keep thinking objects are moving so i panic even more

The tv helps to distract my mind somewhat

Even when i dont feel so paranoid i shut my eyes and i get people talking in my head, like random conversations going on, im not sure weather this is schizophrenia or if its normal
I know i cant control it the only method i have is to distract my mind with the tv

I tend to hate it when its time for bed because i cant just switch off and go to sleep, its my worry time

I feel like you are my long lost brother. I have the exact same thing. I keep looking behind me and at the windows to see if someone is there. After doing it for 5 years every night for 2 hours, needless to say, no one ever has been there. I also cant sleep without the TV. I see things, the quiet bothers me, but when theres activity, i feel sort of safe.

 

[thinker]

hey guys,

I have similar anxieties at night. Not as much now as i used to, but usually i get a tought/fear that somebody will grab my leg when its uncovered, especially. Often i feel overwhelmed about many things at night, thoughts are running and it takes a couple of hours to calm down.

 

[87Camaro]

hey guys,

I have similar anxieties at night. Not as much now as i used to, but usually i get a tought/fear that somebody will grab my leg when its uncovered, especially. Often i feel overwhelmed about many things at night, thoughts are running and it takes a couple of hours to calm down.

Hey man, yeah funny you said that! I have the SAME thing, i feel like a big wuss becasue everyone i know sleeps with a sheet thrown over me, not me, my sheets have to be tucked securly around my body and cannot be loose anywhere, do you get this feeling? Also i put my arms in my shirt, kind of liek a security blanket i cant have nynthing exposed.

 

[jessica41481]

i am dealing with something similar that is now driving me n

although every since my first panic attack, i noticed that my heart would race slightly or pound slightly harder then normal on and off throughout the day. doctors say my heart is healthy lolol.

anyhoo, its frustrating when trying to sleep, cause i feel my heart pounding. like i could hear my herat pounding as if you would if you had one of those bad headaches. i noticed sleeping on my side with my blankets snuggled around me helps a little. but it is very annoying. im not sure what to do. i never had heart racing problems before, until my first panic and anxiety attack last week.

is this something that will go away? or something that will have to be managed by meds?

i take Xanax and even still im not fully relaxed.
im about to try the linden method, i think pills are freakin useless. they can only do so much. at some point, you need more!

 

[xSleepy]

I have to sleep with the tv on at night, i have done from being 5 years old or so, im 23 now

My mind gets out of control at night i feel so paranoid i cant even sleep in the bedroom

My thoughts tell me someone is present in the room with me and i keep thinking objects are moving so i panic even more

The tv helps to distract my mind somewhat

Even when i dont feel so paranoid i shut my eyes and i get people talking in my head, like random conversations going on, im not sure weather this is schizophrenia or if its normal
I know i cant control it the only method i have is to distract my mind with the tv

I tend to hate it when its time for bed because i cant just switch off and go to sleep, its my worry time

omg, this actually sounds serious. One day my brother just decided not to sleep in his room anymore, and always stayed in the livingroom with the tv on. Months went on and we found out he had schizophrenia. He was a totally different person. Acting very strange. Myabe you should think about seeing a doctor.

I mean I know I cant sleep in the dark or without my tv on. I get really paranoid sometimes. But hearing voices in your head doesnt sound normal. Im sorry I didnt wanna freak you out or anything, it just reminds me of my brother.

 

[Kien]

at night i seem to have panic attacks in bed i feel thati cant breathe that am being crushed

it feels really bad so much i cant go back to bed for hours after

Serenity

Gosh this panic attack things sounds really bothering. 8O I don't really understand panic attacks since I have never had them but suddenly feeling of being crushed doesn't sound very pleasant. (O,o)

 

[recluse]

I occasionaly have periods where i am choking when i am bed, the same as when you choke on food, i'm not sure if it's a panic attack but it sure scares me. My dad has problems with acid reflux when he spontaneously starts choking even if he's not eating.

 

[Zettie]

During the night I have dreams where I can't breathe and feel crushed. I struggle and struggle to get up but whatever is holding me down is too strong. I wake up usually sweating or even shouting out. It feels SO real though so I'm wondering if it was a panic attack.

 

[matewzin]

panic attacks

Anxiety and panic attacks can be very frightening. People who suffer from this condition may feel their heart pounding in their chest and have trouble breathing, making them feel like they are going to die. This condition often appears seemingly out of nowhere and completely ruin ones life. Although they will not really harm you physically, panic attacks will affect you psychologically. These attacks usually come and go and are the response of the body to a threat, which may be real or not.
http://www.myanxietyattacks.com/anxiety-disorders/panic-disorder/

 

[Zarrix]

Sometimes, I feel very paranoid in bed, thieves monsters and all.

 

[bulent]

I'm a self diagnosed agoraphobic. Sleep is the happiest part of my day.
But when i'm so depressed strange things happens to me that i also get
claustrophobic and cannot stay in closed places.Let alone sleeping,even going to bed seems almost impossible those days. Strange thing is how
come fear of open places and fear of closed places found me.I must be the luckiest in the world.

 

[recluse]

Lol last night i was asleep and somehow i managed to pick up my tv remote in my sleep, and then dropped it on top of myself, which prompted me to jump out of bed shouting in terror! :lol:

 

[Flaming_Badger]

at night i seem to have panic attacks in bed i feel thati cant breathe that am being crushed

it feels really bad so much i cant go back to bed for hours after

Serenity

Hmm, I get occasional Sleep Paralysis. That is when your body fades into sleep before your consciousness, leaving you feeling like you are being pressed down upon. The body usually wakes quite quickly, but the brief paralysis coupled with the very creepy feeling of being pressed down upon leads to high levels of anxiety. For folk like us this is far more than enough to bring on an anxiety attack.

Thats my explanation as its what happens to me.

 

[Tab]

Wow theres a lot of people just like me. I can't sleep with out the tv on or with a blanket covering my entire body and it has to be a thick blanket. Like I said before its not the dark I'm afraid of its what it conceals. And I remember once I had a panic attack when i was asleep but once it past I was so exhausted I fell asleep. Also sometimes I wake up in a cold sweat and all my sheets are wet but this hasn't happened for a while.

Lately I've been listening to my ipod before I go to sleep and I keep the tv on. I never listen to a song fully I keep looking through them for some reason and after about 45 minutes I usually fall asleep.

 

[akele]

During the night I have dreams where I can't breathe and feel crushed. I struggle and struggle to get up but whatever is holding me down is too strong. I wake up usually sweating or even shouting out. It feels SO real though so I'm wondering if it was a panic attack.

i have something like that in my sleep. i have a stressful dream, then i get like asthma, but in the dream i cant get my ventolin to work, and cant dial the doctors number. i wake up in a sweat, with a tinglling feeling thoughout my body. it takes a little while to get over it.