Gryphoenix
07-08-08, 06:23
I get really anxious about sleeping sometimes, I seem to have this problem when I'm especially tired, to the point of where I get anxious when tired, and thus make it a point to try to not get tired.
I'm particuarly iffy at the point 'of' falling asleep, for some reason I absoultely HATE the feeling of being sucked into sleep, like a void. Just that feeling of unconciousness coming to claim you.
It's worse if my mind is still fairly awake but my body's tired and I can feel my body sinking into sleep but my mind's awake. It doesn't bother me most days because I'm thinking of something or the other and then drift off without noticing, but it does bother me when I notice that I'm drifting off to sleep conciously. I just really don't like that sort of "I'm going unconcious and I feel it" feeling.
I guess this comes from when I was little and I used to be afraid of dreaming--which is the complete opposite of me now, I enjoy dreaming but still find it a little unnerving to actually fall asleep because I dream so vividly and don't know what adventures await me during the night.
Anyway I was wondering if I was just crazy or if anyone else was like this? And what to DO about it? It's an extremely irrational fear. O_o
I'm particuarly iffy at the point 'of' falling asleep, for some reason I absoultely HATE the feeling of being sucked into sleep, like a void. Just that feeling of unconciousness coming to claim you.
It's worse if my mind is still fairly awake but my body's tired and I can feel my body sinking into sleep but my mind's awake. It doesn't bother me most days because I'm thinking of something or the other and then drift off without noticing, but it does bother me when I notice that I'm drifting off to sleep conciously. I just really don't like that sort of "I'm going unconcious and I feel it" feeling.
I guess this comes from when I was little and I used to be afraid of dreaming--which is the complete opposite of me now, I enjoy dreaming but still find it a little unnerving to actually fall asleep because I dream so vividly and don't know what adventures await me during the night.
Anyway I was wondering if I was just crazy or if anyone else was like this? And what to DO about it? It's an extremely irrational fear. O_o