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Somniphobia

Beluirina
Beluirina

Either im scared of falling asleep and pass out from being too tired to stay awake or i sleep for 12 hours non stop. Today is the first time its this late (almost 4am) and i still cant fall asleep.


Im terrified of expirencing sleep paralisis. Im absolutely petrified. Everytime i wake up after accidentally falling asleep i imidiately move every muscle in my body. It never happened to me tho. But the halusination aspect of it is what scares me so much.


When i first found out it exsisted i remember crying scared or asking my mom to sleep with her.


I want to sleep. Im about to cry because im tired of always being scared of stuff. My mom thinks im over that phobia because i dont bother her about it. But i need help. Any recomendation is appreciated. I cant tell her. She gets angry about me being scared of something that hasnt even happened to me yet.


Please. Please help me find a solution. I will be forever grateful. I want to be able to relax without worry. 

Community LeaderMid
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You write it out. You talk it out with your writing. You've written a solution in your last sentence. Do what makes you relax. Distract your thought pattern.
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