First of all, my phobia started the same day I began getting severe anxiety; March 12th, 2012. Since then, I haven't slept well. I go to bed around 4:30AM on average. This is due to the fact that most cases of v* I hear about happen at night/very early morning (Midnight to 4AM). I won't sleep until I'm starving - to make sure there's no food in my stomach should I feel n*. If I feel the slightest bit of n*, I have an anxiety attack and tremors which last for hours. When I calm down enough to try and fall asleep, my body feels like it's shaking, but physically, I am still. The majority of times I've v* have been at night, but the last time I did it was two years ago, which was breaking an 8-year streak. I'm still not at all certain why or how my phobia popped up literally overnight. I had never scared of v* before. I was curious if it's normal to have the phobia paired with crippling anxiety just materialize like that, and also if anyone had any tricks as to how to cope and fall asleep. I feel like I've tried it all and am at my wit's end. Thank you to anyone who replies.