Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

  1. #1

    Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    Hi this is my first time posting. In this forum so hope I知 doing it right! One of the most weird symptoms of my anxiety (well hoping it痴 a cause of my anxiety and that痴 it) is I wake up pretty much every night running round the house thinking I知 choking and something is stuck in my throat, my girlfriend said it is random like I知 choking on chewing gum or a usb stick one of the new ones lol but I知 waking up so tired and I feel I could sleep during the day. Is this becuase of my heightened anxiety and stress and will it pass when my stress and anxiety come down? It痴 one of the hardest symptoms to get my head round! Hope to hear a reply thanks guys

  2. #2

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    I get this quite often. For me it痴 choking on a needle or glass. Sometfing sharp. It痴 so scary, feels like it痴 really happening til I snap out of it.

  3. #3

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    I had this twice. After the second time I was scared enough to see my Doctor who referred me for a sleep study. The study showed I had like 1-2 apnea episodes at night but not enough to be diagnosed (I guess
    People with sleep apnea have a lot more). Anyway... have you checked that out first? Any way... it doesn稚 happen to me anymore.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Posts
    131

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    Hi. I know this is a really old thread but this happens to me. It has been happing to me for a number of years. I have just been wakened from an episode running from my room. I am due to have a sleep study but I am very scared I have REM sleep disorder, a precursor of Parkinson痴 or even worse Lewy Body Dementia. I am also very scared of the sleep study. My health anxiety is high again, I have been posting in various sections!

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Posts
    4,918

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    I've been through this circus a few years ago when I was convinced I had sleep apnoea. One symptom was choking in my sleep. I would dream that I was being sick and I would wake up actually retching, or coughing. That happened today actually. In my dream a bloke was standing next to me and I was coughing into a box, next thing I woke up and was actually coughing...

    Anyhoo, there was no sleep apnoea so it was deemed to be down to reflux or/and anxiety..

    As an anxiety symptom, this is part of the stress response which involves tightening of the muscles in our bodies - including our throat. If you think of it, this is a very common anxiety symptom that people experience during the day without too much of a problem. Thing is, HA likes to play at night when it's quiet and dark..

    If you're having an anxiety dream (my kind of anxiety dreams include headless horses and people trying to kill me) this can trigger the stress response - especially if you've been anxious for a long time and your body is hyperstimulated. This basically means that your body is swilling with stress hormones because your fight or flight is on more than it's off. There isn't time for the body to recover before it has to fire out the adrenalin etc because you're thoughts are alerting your brain to 'danger'.

    I'd see a doctor to check for reflux etc but as an anxiety symptom the best thing is not to focus on it, and don't fear going to sleep because that's a one way ticket to insomnia right there!

    You won't choke. Whether this is an anxiety symptom or not, your body will alert you because it's an awesome machine! What you have to do, is not to react with fear.
    __________________
    A thought is harmless unless we believe it.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Posts
    131

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    Hi thanks for replying. I do have reflux mainly the silent one. Could this be the cause of this weird dream stuff?

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Posts
    4,918

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    Quote Originally Posted by minion View Post
    Hi thanks for replying. I do have reflux mainly the silent one. Could this be the cause of this weird dream stuff?
    Absolutely.
    __________________
    A thought is harmless unless we believe it.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Posts
    4,918

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    Since I commented on this thread, I can't get Crystal Gayle's 'You've Been Talking in Your Sleep' song out of my head, only I keep hearing choking instead of talking...

    Welcome to my mind.
    __________________
    A thought is harmless unless we believe it.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Posts
    131

    Re: Thinking I知 choking in sleep

    😂😂

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Sleep apnea / waking up choking or not breathing?
    By 87zigs in forum Health Anxiety
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 02-08-21, 08:43
  2. Choking in my sleep
    By inha in forum Health Anxiety
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 26-03-16, 22:14
  3. sleep choking
    By fisherman18 in forum Throat/Swallowing/Choking/Globus Hystericus
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 08-12-14, 13:21
  4. choking while sleeping, now afraid to sleep
    By j2 in forum Health Anxiety
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 26-08-13, 21:17
  5. Replies: 7
    Last Post: 17-02-11, 23:55

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •