DaveDash
28-04-05, 13:40
Hi.
Well, here it is again.
It's 12:36am in New Zealand right now, and I have work in the morning. But i've gotten my 12th panic attack in a row.
Always happens when im drifting off to sleep. I will feel as If my heart stops and I have to keep myself breathing. I usually have to get up and wander around to take my mind off things.
Tonight I wasnt even anxious about it, I just started to drift off and suddenly, I get this funny feeling and I know a panic attack is coming.
Now im pretty rational and 12 months ago if someone told me I was going to have panic attacks I would have laughed - unfortunately my mind wont listen to me when I try and convince it otherwise.
Now I used to get panic attacks a few months back, I thought I had heart disease or was going to get a heart attack. I went to the doctor and I was fine, things went back to normal.
But now they're back, it's really irritating not being able to sleep. I KNOW what's going on but it doesn't help.
I suspect coffee may have something to do with it, as it's now starting to get cold here (winter) and Im drinking coffee again.
Any tips? Any advice? Anything I can eat/drink/whatever to help me relax and get to sleep? This is really beginning to take a toll.
Well, here it is again.
It's 12:36am in New Zealand right now, and I have work in the morning. But i've gotten my 12th panic attack in a row.
Always happens when im drifting off to sleep. I will feel as If my heart stops and I have to keep myself breathing. I usually have to get up and wander around to take my mind off things.
Tonight I wasnt even anxious about it, I just started to drift off and suddenly, I get this funny feeling and I know a panic attack is coming.
Now im pretty rational and 12 months ago if someone told me I was going to have panic attacks I would have laughed - unfortunately my mind wont listen to me when I try and convince it otherwise.
Now I used to get panic attacks a few months back, I thought I had heart disease or was going to get a heart attack. I went to the doctor and I was fine, things went back to normal.
But now they're back, it's really irritating not being able to sleep. I KNOW what's going on but it doesn't help.
I suspect coffee may have something to do with it, as it's now starting to get cold here (winter) and Im drinking coffee again.
Any tips? Any advice? Anything I can eat/drink/whatever to help me relax and get to sleep? This is really beginning to take a toll.