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Random nighttime panic attacks

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theyayav
theyayav

I’ve noticed this happens a lot at night. I’ll be sitting watching tv until I start feeling like I’m taking short and shallow breaths and so I start getting scared. I went to my room to lay down and it just comes and goes but it causes this weird feeling in my head like a pressure idk . And if I get up to stand I feel lightheaded ...

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  • christina69014
    christina69014 theyayav

    Posted

    Sounds very much like anxiety. For me... Laying down is a bad idea... Because then I solk and it makes it worse. I like to go for a nice drive. Do you take sleeping aids?
    • theyayav
      theyayav christina69014

      Posted

      Yeah it tends to happen a lot. And when I’m kaying down I tend to breathe faster and not deep enough and it makes the head pressure worse and it lasts hours.now I’m unabke to sleep .... my body starts tingling I get scared 
  • Cantbreath2254
    Cantbreath2254 theyayav

    Posted

    I can absolutely relate a few months ago I was having panic attacks at night my anxiety still seems to be worse at night but yes I can relate to the night time panic attacks thank God I've semi gotten control over them.

  • Donna23316
    Donna23316 theyayav

    Posted

    Hey honey, how ya doing? Sounds like "good old" anxiety to me. The thing to do is to pay it no heed. I don't ever think that in all my years of suffering anxiety and panic attacks have I ever been able to go for a lay down during one! I have to distract myself by re-focusing my mind and thoughts. Only then, does it pass. Donna xxx

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