Sleeplessness

[eeb1017]

So it is 4:40 am my time right now, and i woke up over an hour ago panicicky. This happens almost every day, usually it wasn't until around 5 am, i think it is because of the medication i take, or just my general emet because as soo as i wake upi fear its because i am going to v*. Are any of you like this? if so what do you do about it, because i am tired, exauseted actually, i just can't always stay asleep.


Thanks!


Erin

[doulos]

So it is 4:40 am my time right now, and i woke up
over an hour ago panicicky.* This happens almost every day, usually it
wasn't until around 5 am, i think it is because of the medication i take, or
just my general emet because as soo as i wake up*i fear its because i am
going to v*.* Are any of you like this? if so what do you do about it,
because i am tired, exauseted actually, i just can't always stay asleep.*

Hi eeb,

I'm new here, but I can totally relate to what you're saying. It's currently
6:00 AM here and I've been up since 4:30 AM filled with panic and anxiety
regarding becoming sick. I woke up out of a dead sleep and couldn't
determine what it was so my mind started thinking and that's all it took. I
started pacing back and forth down the hall, in my room, and in the
bathroom - hoping not to wake anyone up - trying to talk to myself and
practice some cognitive skills that I learned which always brings me
through the trial. I never thought about actually examining my thoughts
as they pass through my mind & the feelings they generate, but it has
been a huge revelation as to why I can feel great one minute and a total
wreck the next by just one negative thought. That's what this cognitive
therapy has been teaching me and it has brought me through every single
trial & they seem to be lasting shorter and shorter as I experience them.

So, just hang in there. This will pass and will help equip you to overcome
any future attacks you may experience. Edited by: doulos