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darryl94146
darryl94146

I suffer with anxiety but wounded if anyone out there suffers with this .. bit hard to explain. . When I'm falling asleep not every night and when im breathing out I get a feeling only for a split second what only feels like my body stops. turn off nothing there and I mean it feels like my whole body has stopped working . This really freaks me out and send my anxiety through the roof pls help

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  • stephx
    stephx darryl94146

    Posted

    Yes oh my god !! I know what u mean I get it like 12 times a month one night it happened 30 times in a night I wrote down cause it startled me awake x
    • darryl94146
      darryl94146 stephx

      Posted

      Thanks for replying I thought it was only happening to me . Have you ever found out what causes it and why . I found a web page saying brain misfire ..I thought my heart had stopped it's such a strange feeling . I take propranolol 80 and thought is it a side effect but can't find anything related .iv only been taking these for about 3 months and iv only had this strange feeling for a couple of months
    • stephx
      stephx darryl94146

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      I don't take meds and iv had it on and off for year nope my doctor said a "freaky sleep disorder " so professional right
  • kirsty1989
    kirsty1989 darryl94146

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    Yeah iv had this a few times too I also jump awake and start panicking 
  • louise1974
    louise1974 darryl94146

    Posted

    Hi Darryl

    This is a really common issue for me when suffering from anxiety (on meds now).  I literally will stop breathing and wake up gasping for breath, heart pumping and adrenaline running.  

    • darryl94146
      darryl94146 louise1974

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      Hi louise

      I don't even get to sleep it's always just as I'm about drop off it doesn't make me jump it's more of I can't move it's hard to explain . Imagine playing a dvd watching a person and pressing pause for a split second that what it feels like it also get silent . It's very scary

    • stephx
      stephx darryl94146

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      Is this whike your actually asleep because I actually freeze in my sleep ?? Like I can't move and I want to scream but I can't nobody else gets this im probably on about something diffrent ?

      My cbt worker said there's flight or fight you either run away or face it or there's a 3rd one and that's freeze and that's what I think this may be

  • lena2015
    lena2015 darryl94146

    Posted

    i have never experienced this but it sounds terrifying!
    • darryl94146
      darryl94146 lena2015

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      I can't seem to find anyone who has or is suffering the same . There are plenty of people who suffer jumps and jerks but never frozen
  • lena2015
    lena2015 darryl94146

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    i just thought of something that could be this sensation: sleep paralysis. it happens when you're falling askeep or waking up or transitioning between sleep phases. it can be something that is more likely to occur in anxiety sufferers. maybe google it - it may sound familiar or possible. good luck figuring this out!
    • darryl94146
      darryl94146 lena2015

      Posted

      Thanks for your help I will look into it and let you know how I get on
    • louise1974
      louise1974 darryl94146

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      Anxiety is very personal to all of us. We all suffer from different little symptoms and sensations.  You can torment yourself thinking of it all.  What is strange for you might never be heard of for another.  Me for instance I get sever pain in my oesphagus/food tube.  I can fall asleep and stop breathing, I get numb arms and face like a stroke.  I know it's anxiety but just because others don' thave the same doesn't mean it's not anxiety.
  • bonnie21356
    bonnie21356 darryl94146

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    I believe I have had this feeling. It is like I have to make myself keep moving a part of my body, like bouncing my foot, cause if I stop, my heart will stop too. When exhaustion gets the best of me and I can not make myself stay awake any longer, I sleep sitting up. Laying down seems to make it worse. Does this sound like what you are talking about?
  • Sas68
    Sas68 darryl94146

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    i have a similar issue. i can be awake or asleep. it happened once in docs office. i literally feel my body pause and its like a limp feeling. i was told it was thyroid related. i was put on no thyroid and it helped. i was just taken off the med 3 mos ago and its back. i ended up at a endocrinolgist doc who is looking at several things. my calcium is also high. i have a lot of blood tests. you may want to have thyroid checked.

  • katya1978
    katya1978 darryl94146

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    I came searching online for some answers about this exact thing. It is the oddest thing, feels like everything in your body (and the world) just stops/freezes for a second. It's really disconcerting! I'm also an anxiety sufferer, am on 80mg of Propranolol and this happens to me when in bed, before I go to sleep. I thought it may be a palpitation (heart misses a beat type of thing), but I've managed to feel my pulse when one has happened and there was no change in rhythm.

    • Walker0612
      Walker0612 katya1978

      Posted

      Hi,

      I wondered how you got on in your investigations. I have been suffering from similar for a few months now and I've stumbled across this page. It's the first time I've seen anyone saying similar symptoms I've been trying to explain to doctor with no success. Like everyone else, I thought it was just me having these symptoms but it has given me slight comfort knowing I'm not the only one and other people are experiencing these weird symptoms.

      Has anyone come across anything that works to combat this or found any answers.

      Any info would be greatly appreciated.

      Nick

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