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panic attacks asleep

purple226
purple226

I feel like I sometimes have panic attacks while I'm asleep. I don't want to sound crazy but I will have panic attacks in the dream I am having, then wake up very disoriented and all around out of it. Does this happen to anyone else ? 

reerose
reerose
yes but i think theyre just extreme nightmares,(?)
arfie
arfie
Yes, those rude awakenings happen to me under many names. I don't bother trying to sound sane when I speak of them. They make me beaten bitch wolf crazy. Ply psychotherapy tools here.

I am grateful beyond words to say it is no longer a nightly routine for me. Those psychotherapy tools work when I work them and a serene start to my day is worth the effort.

Gentle empathy, Purple. ^It^ sucks, both literally and figuratively, by whatever name.
mtd
mtd
I’ve often dreamed that I am stuck in this disorder and will never get out of it. The dreams manifest in different ways but the main theme is being stuck, defeated. Waking up and being disoriented is difficult, but I have learned to tell myself it was only a dream, it wasn’t real, I’m ok.. I understand why I have the dreams and therefore I can let them go, not dwell on them. Your post reminded me of those dreams and made me realize I haven’t had one of them in a good while now.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Practice a calming night time routine to help you relax.

It's normal when you have acute or overwhelming anxiety to experience the sensations while sleeping. Keep some water by your bed to help you stay hydrated.
Debbie62
Debbie62
Yes. I wake up and my BP is sky high. Not sure why in my dream I get that. Sometimes I think it’s my dream and something horrible is going to happen so I jerk awake
hyperpgal
hyperpgal
Yes--I get those--horrible! I had that lots when I was first diagnosed---and I really didn't think it was anxiety--because I was asleep and wasn't worried about anything. That made sense to me at the time---but apparently night time and sleep time are wonderful times for anxiety to sneak in and do its work--because you aren't distracting yourself in any way--I had one so bad a few weeks ago I thought I was having a heart attack. (never had that before--) I was having a dream of something (didn't feel like anything scary) and then woosh I was flying up out of bed--heart pounding a mile a minute and I got frighteningly cold--so bad that I was shaking...It was all done and in 5 mins I fell back asleep-everything was fine.....it's like a sneak attack...I am sorry you have this going on--it seems so unfair!
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