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Posted 6/13/2007 2:54 AM (GMT 0)
This happens to me all the time especially at night. I'm so afriad to go to sleep. I stay up almost all night because I'm terrified of sleep.

I feel as though I will die during the night. Can anyone help me with this. Understand what you're going through.

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Posted 6/13/2007 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
As you can see from reading this thread there are MANY of us that have been exactly where you are. So take heart - your brain's just working against you right now. The good news is that there are steps you can take to begin to recover from this and be a whole person again. You need to see a psychiatrist - preferably referred by someone that you trust. If you can't get an appointment near term with a psychiatrist, see an MD. A good one will recognize this as an Anxiety Disorder and give you medication that will FORCE your brain to calm down. Then you can begin to make good life choices again - like whether or not to stay on medication or seek other approaches to beating this disease.
But rest assured, you're not going crazy - your brain's just stuck in a vicious cycle.
Finding a therapist or support group can be a great help as well - especially when combined with the meds.
Posted 6/20/2007 2:26 AM (GMT 0)

I've been to a pyschiatrist and keep going to my doctor. I suffer from panic attacks and am on zanax. I'm terrified of sleep because I

think I will die during the night.  Daytime naps I do fine with. It's the long hours of sleep. Can anyone help me.

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