Falling sensation/dizziness/ dying feeling

I developed anxiety when i was 14, one night i went to bed and it felt like i was on a boat rocking from side to side, or the floor was falling away from me.

I still have these feelings, after years and years of medicine, CBT, but i can control it.

And so can you, you dont need to be scared- it wont and cant hurt you.

You can use it to become stronger, face up to it and dont let it bring you down anymore. The feelings of "im losing my mind" "i have no control" are so normal, you dont need to worry. Just keep your head up, stay strong and you will get over this

First of all definitely see your doctor about this issue.

To me this is EXACTLY what happens to me prior to lucid dreaming and many thousands of other people prior to falling asleep/ lucid dream.

When you slowly start to fall asleep your brain will put your body in a state of sleep paralysis, usually this accurs right after your consciousness has switched from awake state to sleep state but with some people it will accur prior, like myself. It does this so when you are dreaming of say running, your real body doesn't actually get up and start running until you hit a wall.

Hopefully you aren't diagnosed with anything, but of course your doctor will be more than happy to throw zanax down your throat.

I've had this since I was a kid, the feeling will start off feeling like I am rocking back and forth and my vision will start to darken, then eventually my hands and feet will start to tingle and eventually go numb, at this point it always scared the hell out of me and I would have to force my self as hard as I could to snap out.

Years later I had an encredible lucid dream that absolutely blew my mind, after doing research and reading forums I realized what had been hapenning to me all of these years. My case and I believe your case is a bit rare, but my body would simply fall asleep before my mind makes the switch to sleep mode and the effects are very real and scary. 

So since then I've utilized this rarity to help induce lucid dreams, which works 8/10 times. It took a bit of time to get over the fear of "dying" and all of the other effects including hypnagogic hallucinations that accur just before falling asleep, but the result is a state of dreaming while still awake, which has been one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had. Of course taking zanax will make it almost impossible to experience the amazing lucid dream.

I think I do not breathe as well on my back, I have woken up gasping for air as if I stopped breathing for a good minute. Maybe a type of sleep apnea. This creates adrenaline and anxiety as well. Just another thing to add to the list. 

What I feel helps with all of the anxiety attacks is thinking about what brought me there, and it is usually the thoughts about death. The fear of dying. So, in order to lessen my anxiety for good I am learning to be okay with the thought of dying. It is hard,

I do not want it to happen, being a 26 year old who enjoys her life, but there is also a 100% chance that I am going to die, as with everyone else, and this sureness stresses me the most. 

Sometimes I've even feared that If I learn to be okay with dying that right when I accept it, in that moment I will die. Which produces another panic attack and sends me into a tornado of fear and confusion. I think I'm confused because I am in fact, not dying. 

I have not died yet and I have experienced many many times where my mind actually believed I was dead. Being alive, that is the biggest fear one could have. 

So, I learn to have faith(Strength, courage and hope) that my automatic body functions, like the beating of my heart, are strong and will do there job well into my 80s. Learning to have faith in something, whether it is science, God or the universe helps you trust yourself. Learning to be brave when thinking about dying helps you learn how to actually live. 

It is no easy task learning to accept the concept of death but I know people who are brave when thinking of the thought and they seem more free than I could ever be. So I try, I try every day to be brave and to accept the unknown for I understand all my anxiety comes from the fear of death. 

Thought this might help someone. Examine your thoughts and face your fears, know that they are just thoughts, do not judge yourself for thinking them, just accept them and question why or how you can change your future thought processes to one of bravery and strength.  

Be consistent and do not give up, it takes a lot of consistency to change thought patterns and in order create new leading neuronal pathways. Dig that pathway of health, strength, faith, positivity and you will feel more free.  

Good luck to all.