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ginanjooz

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[wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth] I thought it was just me being weird! I'd never thought it could be linked to my anxiety. I am always tired during the day because I don't go to sleep until about 3-4am everynight and then i'm up again by about 8am. I'm really paranoid at night and imagine the worst things happening. I have to go over everything in my head, like how would I escape if someone came in the front door, what if they came through the back door, is the phone near me, would I be able to get my pets out safely... When I lie down and try to relax sometimes I can't breathe and start hyperventilating so I don't go to bed until im really really exhausted. Like right now I'll either just sit at the computer or sit in the lounge. It's sorta at the point of where I'm too afraid to go to sleep. It sounds so silly when I think about it but it's hard to not feel all this at the time.
 
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I am sorry to hear this sister. I have had/having problems in the anxiety/panic/sleep arena too. Many of these anxiety disorders tend to ‘over lap‘. I am convinced some people are more susceptible to being anxious than others. But, additionally one’s up brining, as well as social conditioning outside of home can play a significant role in developing this awful condition.

Make sure first, that you cut out ALL caffeine based dinks/products etc, from you life style. This includes Coke, by the way. Caffeine is a stimulant which remains in our bodies for some time, not so much hours but days!

Some herbal remedies such as Nutra sleep can help. But it may be worth going to your Doctor and asking for medication, for a season, until you recover from this difficult episode. I am on Fluxatine at this time, and it is slowly making a difference - over all. It has definably helped my sleep problem - so far. Though things are not altogether perfect in this department. It has helped my social anixiety too. But it does take an awfully long time to start to work I found. I am also having a lot of help/support by brothers of the faith too.

I wish you all the best sister.
Barnabas :)
 
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I get that feeling quite a lot. (I'm new here, btw. *waves*)


It's very disturbing, really. Sometimes I feel as if I have stopped breathing (even though I haven't) and I have to take a few deep breaths to remind myself that I am, or I will fee 'floaty' as if my limbs have gone numb. I have also had the sensation of feeling like I'm fainting while trying to fall asleep, only to awaken suddenly with a rush of adrenaline so strong, I can actually feel it.

It's a truly horrible feeling. And as it happens when I am over-tired and makes it harder to fall asleep, it becomes a viscous cycle. I also know that my body is over-sensitive to adrenaline, which makes it almost impossible to calm myself.

I pray for help every time it happens.
 
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My anxiety is absolutely, positively worse at night. Every sound I hear sends me into a panic. I can't tell you how many times a night I am opening closet doors to make sure no one is there...or checking for the thousandth time to be sure that the doors are locked...or making sure my son is still in bed. :sigh: I've not found much of anything that helps. I can't stand watching TV at night, can't listen to music cause I won't be able to hear my son if he wakes up....so I just deal with it and most nights, it is bearable but some nights it is absolutely awful.
 
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I've come to find out that these anxieties and OCD issues seem to be mind games. Only thanks to God, All-Sweet, and All Mighty for this, that some nights (or days) my mind is functioning perfectly fine, and I go through my day or night perfectly fine just like any other normal-minded person. No tension, fears, etc. Or at least they're greatly reduced.
 
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I have had this problem before. I used to wake up in the middle of the night and have anxiety. Every time I would wake up at night I would feel sick to my stomach, have that "weird" feeling (derealization I believe it's refered to as), feel like I couldn't breathe right, at times feel a bit dizzy, and feel like I might go crazy. I sometimes would get these thoughts that I could die from this even and that would cause me to panic. But, I realized that would not happen, that it was just feelings and it would eventually go away.
I used to leave music on all night to help calm me so I could sleep, cause nothing else would calm me enough that I could sleep all night. Then I kept leaving the TV on all night. I also used to leave a light on all night because being in the dark for some reason made it worse.
But, then I was talking to someone one night about it and they said something that really hit me. They said, "Where's your faith in God? He will protect you so you have no reason to worry." and I said that I do trust in him and they said, "If you really trust Him then why do you need the lights or TV on all night?" It really hit me then that I was not fully trusting God. I had trusted the music, TV, and lights to calm me and to help me not to panic. So, I started praying and asking God to calm my nerves and keep me from panicing...to help me to be calm and relaxed to be able to sleep. Ever since I have been doing that, I have had no problems with this.
I put my faith and trust in God asking Him to help me. I trust Him to keep me safe and to protect me. I place myself and life in His hands and trust Him with that, knowing He will do what's best for me. I ask Him to keep me calm, to bring me peace and He does. When I go through this, I rely on God...I turn to Him for strength to get through this...I go to Him for peace and comfort...I lean on Him. And, He always gets me through it. I have dealt with this for about a long time and I have never gone to a doctor for it, never had any medicine for it, and never went to a psychiatrist for it either. The whole time I have dealt with this I have trusted God to get me throught it and each time it happens He does. I have put my faith and trust in Him, for He is my strength, my comfort, my help and my hope. He is my healer...the only one who can truly heal me. He's the only one who can remove these symptoms and bring true peace. So, I turn to Him and that's really all I need to do to get through this. He has helped me each time I have asked and trusted in Him to do so. I can now go to sleep and stay asleep through the entire night without any problems, because I have put my faith and trust in God. It was only when I did this (and I do each and every night), that I have been able to go to sleep and sleep through the night without anxiety and panic. Praise the Lord! So, I would say we all need to ask for God to help us and then trust in Him to do so. Turn to Him instead of music, TV, and other things. Allow Him to help you and He will.
 
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Several times in the past month I have awoken with nausea, then a hot flash and racing heart. I get really shakey then feel chilled, then hot. When this happens I immediately take a .25 xanax and sit in the living room till the med settles me down. I pray, file my fingernails, or walk around for about 30 minutes. I go back to bed and sleep well but wake up feeling kind of groggy and down in the dumps. The panic attack usually happens about 3-4 hours after I go to bed. I'm taking my klonipin just before bedtime to help with this problem, but I'm finding that the PA's are still happening.

I seem to go through cycles. Several good months, and then I get hit with some bad weeks. This has been going on now for 15 years. It can be very frustrating.

My special verse for this is:

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, and one of love, and one of sound mind. 2Tim 1:7
 
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