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28-05-18, 15:10
Hi everyone!
I first experienced GAD in 2013 after a major panic attack which left me in a constant state of panic and dread for a couple of years. It subsided after I met my partner the following year but is now back after a couple of health scares/health anxiety episodes which I won't go into right now.
Anyway, throughout all of this, medicated and unmedicated, I've never had a problem with sleep. I know this sounds like a great thing but, because difficulty sleeping is one of those textbook anxiety symptoms and I don't have it, it makes me think something else is seriously wrong with me (I know, you can't win!)
What I mean is that I go to bed at 10/11, fall asleep within 5 minutes and sleep through the night until about 7am, when my anxiety kicks in and I have to get up.
This can't be normal, can it? I'm interested to know if anyone else has the same experience.
I first experienced GAD in 2013 after a major panic attack which left me in a constant state of panic and dread for a couple of years. It subsided after I met my partner the following year but is now back after a couple of health scares/health anxiety episodes which I won't go into right now.
Anyway, throughout all of this, medicated and unmedicated, I've never had a problem with sleep. I know this sounds like a great thing but, because difficulty sleeping is one of those textbook anxiety symptoms and I don't have it, it makes me think something else is seriously wrong with me (I know, you can't win!)
What I mean is that I go to bed at 10/11, fall asleep within 5 minutes and sleep through the night until about 7am, when my anxiety kicks in and I have to get up.
This can't be normal, can it? I'm interested to know if anyone else has the same experience.