Hey everyone, I'm almost done with week four. I've been doing good, and have been getting out, exercising and eating right. I have little apprehension during the day, and I've accepted the fact that the only way out is going through.

Although, the last two days, I've awakened with anxiety, including some shortness of breath. It feels like the adrenaline that was released in my body, was released while I was sleeping.

When it happen to me today, I did the breathing exercises, and it subsided a bit. Although, the after effects of the adrenaline remained inside me (I know you can all relate to how this feels). I no longer fear this anxiety, and I know it knows this. BUT WHY CAN'T I CONTROL IT WHILE I'M SLEEPING?

Can anyone shed some light on this topic?

God bless, Suz

OMG!!!! THIS HAPPENS ALOT TO ME. AS IVE SAID IN MANY OF MY OTHER POSTS IVE HAD SEVERAL TEST DONE AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IT IS. BUT YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAS DESCRIBED MY EXACT SYMPTOMS. IT LITERALY WAKES ME FROM MY SLEEP WITH AN ADRENAL RUSH AND HEART POUNDING. FORGET TRYING TO GET UP CUZ IF I DO I JUST FEEL LIKE IM GOING TO PASS OUT.

I also know exactly how you feel .I was getting so I was afraid to wake up .The anxiety held thru early afternoon.I asked my Dr and she suggested taking 0.5 of ativan as soon as I wake.It has helped alot.Hopefully my Zoloft will kick into full gear soon. the program does help alot.1 comment I heard on tapes was saying"Thoughts only thoughts,they cant hurt me"I keep repeating that and it helps too. W'll make it !

I also sometimes wake up with an anxious feeling in a.m. - actually happened to me the past two mornings. I think listening to relaxation CD helps. ...for me I think I start having some anticipatory thoughts. Ugh.... I know this won't last forever.

Me too. I am so tired at night, or maybe bored, or depressed, usually falling asleep on the couch. I think my anxiety wears me out and sleep gives me relief, but most of the time I wake up at about 4:30am and my mind begins to race and I become very anxious again. Once I am up and out of bed I start to feel a little better, but first I stay in bed, wishing I could sleep more. Husband is next to me but I feel very alone with my never ending thoughts.

thank god this is on here that happens to me every night i thought my asthma was acting up but i went to the doc and my lungs are clear i wake up i cant breath i just close my eyes and say positive things the positive thinking is very hard to remember in the middle of panic so i start off by saying the actual word positive over and over followed by good thoughts it is so scary my partner is a heavy sleeper i try waking her up but i have to learn to handle it on my own

Hey everyone! well all i know is that the problem I used to have before starting this program was that I definitely couldn't have a continuous sleep for 7-8 hours. If I even got those kind of hours, it would be broken up in portions due to my anxiety. How annoying, because then you're just tired the next day! Anyway, before i go to bed now i just listen to the relaxation cd and i'm able to have more continuous sleep now. Best of luck to you all~

Thanks, I'm going to try this tape every night before sleep. It's been getting better, but I'm not quite there, but I will be sooooon!

Again, thanks for the advice!

God bless, Suz

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Originally posted by sfargom:
Hey everyone! well all i know is that the problem I used to have before starting this program was that I definitely couldn't have a continuous sleep for 7-8 hours. If I even got those kind of hours, it would be broken up in portions due to my anxiety. How annoying, because then you're just tired the next day! Anyway, before i go to bed now i just listen to the relaxation cd and i'm able to have more continuous sleep now. Best of luck to you all~

Hi, I am glad to know that I am not the only one waking up with anxiety out of your sleepbetween 3:00am and 4:00am . I think what happens is we go to bed with things on our mind. If though I try to meditate on the positive. I may get four to five hours of sleep on most nights. I think that is why we are always thinking, our minds never get the proper rest.

Suz64,I can't tell you how GLAD I am to see this post. At least three times a week I wake up 45 min. to an hour after I goto sleep. Heart racing so fast it feels like it's about to burst out of my chest. Then comes the out of body feelin, and the feeling of I'm dieing having a heart attack. Its better since the tapes but I still have it, but I'm more in control. I am going to try the tape it sounds like a great idea. Thank you so much for posting this.
Take care and I really hope you all sleep tonight
Rayna