Do u sleep to get through it ?

[Chardless]

Hi All,

really pi**ed off today, had my ECG yesterday and nurse said it was all ok, so had a really good day then today WHAM an attack from out of the blue. was not thinking or feeling anything just came on.

my question is do any of you when you have an attack then sleep just to get through the next few hours ?

Also do any of you worry about going to sleep and not waking up ? as this has happened to me recently

Thanks

Kevin

[dave2007]

Hi Kevin,

yes, I used to go to sleep to get through a panic attack. However, as you probably know you get quite tired after a panic attack anyways. Takes a lot out of you. Nevertheless, for the past six months I have resorted to playing games on my mobile to distract myself from the panicky thoughts and to calm down. Works a treat.
Have in past been worried about going to sleep and not waking up, but that stoped when I started saying to myself that it's probably better if I don't wake up because then I won't have to live the panics anymore. Kinda reverse psychology.

Hope that helps a bit.

Dave