panic attacks during sleep

[symphonicfaith]

Do you guys ever get panic attacks that start while you are sleeping? I think I had one the other night for the first time.... I was dreaming about something (can't remember what), and suddenly I started to panic, but it felt much different than my typical daytime panic attacks. The scariest part, was that it felt like someone was sitting on my chest... I felt physically inable to breathe. As I woke up, I was completely unable to consciously make myself inhale, as it felt like there was a huge weight on me. Eventually it passed, and I was able to go back to sleep. I found it odd, because I didn't have the nausea that usually goes along withmostpanic attacks.


<Zachary>

[Jenneh]

my friend used to tell me about times wen she has "sleep paralysis". what happens, is what u hav described.


in a dream or smthing, if u think about, i dunno, a giraffe sitting on you (lol!) then all ur muscles can completly tense up and wen u wake up u physically cannot move, or in more scary cases, cannot breathe!


it sounds horrible horrible horrible .... dunno why its caused or nething lke that.. mayb u cud look it up?


Jen xxxxx

[Louise]

I think i had one a few nights ago actually...


whenever i wake up during that, i normally panic, but this time, i really thought i was gonna be sick..


i woke up at 2am, and then suddenly, i went all sweaty, and i started to shake.. then the more i panicked, the more sicki felt, so the more i panicked, But i started to take deep breaths, and that calmed me a little, and then i tried my hardest to get back to sleep, but i cudn't for ages, but i must have managed it... [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]butit was a scary thing!


and i told my mam, and she was really sympathetic.. which i was quite suprised about, i thought she would go.. awww u worry far too much [img]smileys/smilies_05.gif[/img](which i do!)


But i don't tend to have panic attacks during the day.... i don't think, anyway [img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img]

[rachelle]

That sounds really horrible, I have a kinda panicky feeling sometimes wen i wake up becuz I cant get my bearings and I cant work out where I am... gosh im weird lol.


Rachel xxx