How I overcame my fear of dying while falling asleep using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy CBT
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- Here is the full video summarising all of Poppy’s sessions with Dr. Daniela Rossi. Poppy discusses how she overcame her anxiety disorder which involved being terrified she was going to die while falling in to sleep. Using strategies which helped Poppy challenge her thinking and change her behaviours she finally overcame her fear and is now sleeping really well.
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I’ve always felt like I was alone but after seeing this video and the comments I feel better :’)
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@@dr.beckyspelman I feel like I’m loosing my mind here, all I wanny do is sleep but I’m afraid of dieing, when I slip into sleep everything pauses for a split second, that split second I feel like my life’s gonna end, this is scary
My anxiety is throw the roof, and having crazy panic attacks I’m usually a happy guy but this is affecting my work life and my well being it’s making me feel depressed sitting up praying, all I wanny do is sleep sweet Jesus
@@dr.beckyspelmanI need to talk to the therapist. I feel like this is really affecting me 😭
I feel this almost every night, I’m glad I’m not crazy because I explain this to everyone and they think I’m crazy
Hi Blake,
We are sorry to hear you are dealing with this. Would you like a free 15 minute phone call with one of our therapists to discuss this?
I go through the same feeling as well and I understand how sad it is. I hope you get over with it soon. God bless you.
@@dr.beckyspelman yes I want to talk your therapist
Hashim Iqbal Great we can schedule you in for a phone call tomorrow, what time would suit you best?
Not crazy man. I’m pretty sure a lot of us LOVE our life. It’s just that we love it so man when we get scared of sleeping... that’s when we’re like oh fk what’s gonna happen to us? Reality is, we have to accept it. Ur not gonna expect to sleep good the whole life.
I really did think I was the only one feeling like this. Every night it is the same struggle. Staying up way too late because I'm just so afraid of not waking up the next day. I really want to get better, because my body and mind is getting really tired.
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Same here. Its been 5 years now and still going on the same thing every night or every time i want to sleep. I got heart palpitations too. I hate it 😔
Well your not alone same here almost 4 years now..
I also having panic attacks being alone or going outside.. i felt so bad having this
Jw leizel are you taking any medications or ask medical professional help?
Mary Jiel Aguanta did u seek medical help ?
I get this every night
I scared to sleep that I won’t wake up
Please help
dan short Hi Dan, so sorry to hear you are going through this. We can offer you a free 15 minute phone call with one of our therapists? Please email info@privatetherapyclinic.com to book the free call
I work out before bed and it helps me I get that all the time
@@dr.beckyspelman could you fit me in for a call? Two days no sleep. I’d appreciate it
Trust Christ JESUS
I can sleep during the day pretty much fine, but for some reason at night it's scary just like this. I get scared so much of the thought of dying. Right now I'm battling a bunch of anxiety due to all this. I hate it so much.
hi! how are you doing now? did you manage to fight this fear?
Everything you said is exactly what I go through every night. I also jump out of bed the exact same way. It's horrific, I hope you get better as quick as possible. Thanks for sharing
Rob 7 thank you for sharing, sorry to hear you are dealing with this. Please let us know or get in touch if you want a free 15 minute call back with one of our therapists
same! i will feel like i’m dying and i’ll immediate get up thinking it’ll make it better. it’s been 4 weeks and i need it to stop.
Are you still feeling fear of sleep?
@@joyreviewsproducts2805 i am
@@dr.beckyspelman do you offer chats too?
Have the same problem. I don't fall asleep until I'm totally exhausted and even then it's only for a few hours at a time. I try to tell myself I'm wasting my life worrying about it. And I can't control it. As they say, the only thing to fear is fear itself.
Hi Kelly, thank you for sharing, sorry to hear you are going through this. Would you like a free 15 minute phone call with one of our therapists to discuss this and treatment options for this?
i try to tell myself to just live and stop wasting my time worrying too!! but i can’t help it. once i finally do fall asleep and wake up, all’s i do is dread falling asleep again because i’m so scared..
@@skymueller6267 wish I could help you out. I now fall asleep in my chair watching TV. Only thing that works lately.
@@soylentgreendip at least you found some resort rn.. hopefully things keep getting better
but thank you
@@soylentgreendip I can do the same thing , i think it is because the TV is a distraction .
I’m the same and I’ll stay up to as late as I can do it light outside when I sleep I don’t know and then I fear because my heart is irregular so I think I am going to die in my sleep and then I start thinking I have pains which are contributing to it
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same with me. my heart has been beating irregular lately (i’m also overweight) but then i think i’m dying. then i have a panic attack, chest pains, etc and i feel completely alone. i fall asleep and immediately jolt to wake up and then i get heartburn. i was diagnosed with anxiety and it was never this bad. i also jump out of bed right when i feel like i’m dying. cause in my brain if i do that i’ll “prevent” it. which obviously if i was dying it wouldn’t but i like to believe it would.
I have experienced the same, there was a time that i thought i stoped breathing,..
But i have manage to control it... just let it go, and it Will eventually.. its all in your mind...hope it Will feel you better..tc
I'm the same way recently. I stay up until like 7am because I'm scared of dying in my sleep so I'm exhausted during the day. Death is as natural as birth but I can't wrap my head around the fact that I'm going to die someday. It's the thought that I'll be gone and won't be aware of anything that terrifies me. I'm starting college in January and honestly don't know how I'm going to do it. I'm applying for Accessibility Services so I can get extra help and time if I need extra time on assignments and tests.
@@MelissaAnnLegard1989 oh my god that’s exactly me, i’ve found sleeping with people helps me a lot i don’t know why but having a person there really helps, i’ve just started college too . i totally understand what you mean like we could just die in our sleep and wouldn’t he aware or know our life has ended, it terrifies me that we have to come out of this life dead
Right now I'm laying in bed thinking about how if I died in my sleep I wouldn't be able to say goodbye to my loved ones,
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I get this almost every night. I check my heart pulse every time Im falling asleep, I end up falling asleep around 1am or so, it’s so bad. I end up having a panic attack bc I feel like left arm pain and thinking I’m going to get a heart attack or something. :(
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This is literally me. I had no idea that others felt like this other then me
@@skytakami101 I’m happy I’m not the only one ! But it’s so sad and scary :,/
Oh my god i thought i was the only one who got this problem...
1am? i wish its 3am now
❤Poppy, you are GORGEOUS.
I hope your anxiety is more
manageable for you these days.
God Bless.
I always cry everyday at night because I’m scared if my parents die because my mom said she won’t be long in this world and I knew I have to continue living without her..and when I die I always have a feeling it would be boring to be there and can’t have the same thing I have in earth which is the best happiness of memory with family there and idk how to remove that
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@@dr.beckyspelman I'm sorry but I can't because if my parents hear me talking to someone it will be awkward because I'm not that type of person who actually talks about this stuffs infront of my family
SpaceSheep I completely relate...... wish they would never have to leave me, makes my heart break and shatter so much I feel like I won’t know how to live on. I don’t want to live on without them :((((((( I love my mum and family so much.
I’m so sorry you also have these really painful feelings and thoughts. Reading what you wrote I felt like it was almost myself writing it. I feel the same way about my mum.. it kills me and everything in my body and heart hurts so much. My throat tightens so much and my eyes just well up with tears and I break down. I just feel so heart broken again and again. I love my mum so so much I just don’t want to have to be in a world without her. I hate that. I bet you also really really love your mum so much too :(((( biggest hugs I can give to you
Most people think of hynic jerk or the simple jolt, but u guys have no idea what we really go through. It feels like heart stopped for a second, choked and feels like someone squeezed the heart and soul left the body. And extreme freefall feeling. This is what we go through
Its so terrible .
This has happened to me last two nights. It's really scary, I have never experienced it before. 😥 I hope it's temporary...
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@@dr.beckyspelman thank you but I think it's getting better again, it was that weekend for some reason. Probably a stressful situation with lot of things happening at the same time.
This is the 2nd night of suffering from this. I’m going through it right now at 23:34 and I’m literally petrified. I’m constantly reading to keep me awake and not thinking about it but it’s useless. I’m sat here scared about dying and leaving behind my partner and kids. Scared that they’ll wake up tomorrow and find me dead and ruining my children’s lives.
I've been having this the last five to six months. Now I deliberately try to stay awake late so I don't have to attempt to fall into sleep because of all the symptoms associated with it.
@@joeblow1925 sure please email my becky@privatetherapyclinic.com and we’d be happy to help.
I wish more people talked about this!
LeeAnn Lopez we hope you found the video helpful. If you wish to speak to one of our therapists directly please do not hesitate to contact us
it’s so crazy hearing someone describe the exact feeling i’ve experienced since i was a kid
I’ve only shared these feelings with my therapist because I thought I was alone in this. We know it’s irrational and yet we can’t stop feeling this fear.
I begin to fall alseep and realize my death, and then wake up from a fear of dying.
This is exactly what I have happen
I had this at the moment
Same with me
@@azzaharin6352 what is condition now
Actually I feel it too it been days. Several weeks and I also have that kind of thought because my heart doesnt beat rapidly and sometimes I feel like im choking.
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I have experienced the same, there was a time that i thought i stoped breathing,..
But i have manage to control it... just let it go, and it Will eventually.. its all in your mind...hope it Will feel you better..tc
i always think i’m going to die when i sleep. i’m not afraid of death. i’m afraid of what will happen when my dad finds me dead.
i’ve had all these symptoms and i do all of these!! i think i’m dying and i’m panicking because of the symptoms. i fall asleep and immediately wake up! i wake up and feel really dizzy for about 2 seconds and then i immediately start panicking. it’s currently 4am and normally i don’t sleep until sunrise. until i can’t take it anymore. i also get really bad heartburn because of my anxiety.
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What did you?
I'm scared that no one will be here but my 3 year old
What did you do?
That is happening to me too and I'll scream telling my husband that I'm dying and when I woke up I'll be shaking and dizzy and this is stressing me
I’ve been having this issue for a couple of months and its ruining my life quality, hearing im not alone has made me feel better though it gets really stressful :(
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I have experienced the same, there was a time that i thought i stoped breathing,..
But i have manage to control it... just let it go, and it Will eventually.. its all in your mind...hope it Will feel you better..tc
ryan abgelina hey how did u get over it ?
@@nuralyazulfa21 hey, I've been reading eckhart tolle's book. The power of now..And following his spiritual teachings. .
It helped me a lot..I highly recommend eckhart tolle..you can follow him on you..
God bless..tc
@@nuralyazulfa21 did the book help u as well
Every night,as I try and fall to sleep I start to drift off then all of a sudden jump awake and inhale massively panicking grabbing my arms checking I’m not dead. I try and drift off again and I can her my heart slowing and I feel like my breathing stops and it repeats cause I jump awake again and so on. It’s horrible and I’m really tired 😥
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@@cmiyglri how are u feeling now im currently goin threw this
@@cmiyglri what helped u if u dont mine me asking any advice will help me i sp tired pf goin threw this
@@cmiyglri idk how to do it do u have snap or anything by chance mine is mikiesavage4 i could really use your help
Completely get this, I'm a completely rational person but I'm terrified of dying and losing everyone I love and I'm scared of infinity. I know it's ridiculous but it's so hard to live your life when all your thinking about is death.
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I have the exact same issue. I lost my dad in 2014, my aunt 9 months later, my uncle in 2017 and I put my dog down last year. I lost my grandparents too. I've thought about death in the past but I always pushed the thought away. It hit me again this year that one day I'm going to die and started experiencing bad anxiety attacks. The mind isn't able to comprehend death which is why it terrifies me.
@@MelissaAnnLegard1989 i totally get what you mean. And im so sorry that all those people in your life have passed away that must be really hard. I really hate when people say its such an immature fear, like anything that causes you fear is not immature and i can guarantee that this fear is so much worse than anyone thinks. I really hope you find a way to get through it, i know its hard believe me but i hope that things get easier for you.
I feel EXACTLY the same, and I hope you and I and everyone else struggling will find ways to manage and good luck to us all! Whatever else, we all have each other here in the comments. 💕🍀
Am glad I am not alone somebody please make a group of us so we can feel never alone..yes we have to die one day we fear because we hate truth we want lie to satisfy us I have this fear from childhood it didn't bothered me then but it is bothering me as adult fear of process of dying, fear of seeing death angel while I am alive,fear of losing loved one behind,fear of after life that I would be left alone after I die and nobody will be there to love me this fears occurs sometimes but it kills me I am happy so many of them are here to understand me without even judging me it feels lovely to open up
I feel the same way, the reason why im watching ur video at 3am right now 🤦🏽♂️
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1:08 here lol
Does it ever go away by itself I been experiencing this for a couple of days now like when I’m go to sleep and even when I’m awake when I’m sleeping I feel like ima die any second and that my heart is going to stop beating and in the day I feel like ima just die for some reason
Omg I’ve been dealing with the same thing for years it’s horrible I feel like I jumped awake just in time before my heart stopped
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I have experienced the same, there was a time that i thought i stoped breathing,..
But i have manage to control it... just let it go, and it Will eventually.. its all in your mind...hope it Will feel you better..tc
Same! I see some time has passed for you. What is the best thing I can do? Any advice?
i had the same problem for years , i was agnostic but since i converted to islam and believing in god i sleep like a baby , i read some quran before i sleep and thts it ! i dont tell u to convert to islam but , in other bible or any holy book because after all they are words of god .
Thank you for your comment
She is helping so many people by talking about this. Thank you.
I am suffering from the same thing. I have had its for nearly four months now. It’s quite horrifying. I know tonight will be the same. Everything the young lady talks about is very real. I’m feeling less silly right now that it’s not just me. Thank you for the video
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Did u overcome it ? :/
I feel like I m evaporating or more like slipping away
I have this feeling if I go deeper into sleep , I would never be able to come back
It scares me so much
I want to live
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@@dr.beckyspelman Thankyou 🙂
I’m so scared to sleep and die 😭 omg like no
Lots of people in the world fear death. They don't know what awaits them after they die.
There is no religion in the world that can free people of this fear. None. There is only one name that seals our fate, if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. His name is Jesus Christ. Those who love Jesus, believe in Him, accept Him in their hearts as their God, those people are not afraid of death. It doesn't bother them anymore. They know in their hearts, supernaturally, that they will live forever and ever with God in heaven. They know their destiny. They long to see God and want to be with Him. They have supernatural assurance of their future after their death. God sends that knowledge and that assurance. Its amazing what happens when a person decides in his heart to follow Jesus Christ, to love Him, to become His friend. It happened to me.
Please, you don't need to be afraid of death. Just talk to Jesus Christ. Tell Him everything thats on your heart. Confess your life to Him, believe that He is the Messiah who came to save sinners. Give this advise a try and see what happens. Its easy and you will be so happy you accepted Jesus Christ into your heart. Once you realize what He is to you, you will never be afraid of death anymore and you will feel the goodness of the freedom from darkness and devil. May God bless you. Ponder on this
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” (John 11:25-26)
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. Philippians 3:20
Our Father God, we thank you that you loved the world so much you gave Jesus to die for us so we could live eternally with you (John 3:16).
Just knowing people also go through this and this is normal (considering the problems and stressing environment we are going through) already eliminated 99% of my anxiety and Somniphobia. I feel like I am going to get some good sleep tonight....
i struggle so hard with this, I’m so scared to go to sleep.
Me too do you maybe want to talk about it
Sin separated us from God (everyone sins) and that leads to an punishment, (hell) but Jesus came down from heaven and died for sins , Now there is a free gift of salvation and whoever believes in the one and only one Jesus, you can have eternal life in heaven and escape punishment.
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I wish if sleep was like a button, just press it and see the morning after 8 hours, or just being able to think in your sleep.
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I am uncomfortable with being happy so whenever I’m happy and content with my day before going to sleep I feel like it’s time to die because the only place to go from happiness is horribleness but it’s sooooo silly but it is scary
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your beautiful stay strong!
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Me too . I was not like this before but for some months Im afraid of being unconcious not to die in sleep but afraid to being unconcious no one can help me . I say it to people but they make fun of me that scaring me more that how people can be cruel to not help you and even make fun of you're mental problems😔
Hi! Did you cover? How are you these days? ❤
Glad I'm not the only one lol. You will overcome this. Yoga and meditation helps but it's all our mind playing tricks on us. My doctors even told me but I kept turning away. Please realize it's nothing but our mind playing games with us
I am afraid of death. I wake suddenly with the thought "I am going to die someday" Then panic overwhelms me.
I am scared at the age of 12 that someone would pull my feet while I'm asleep
Please help plss.....😥😥😥
I’m praying for you dear that God will encamp his angels around you as you sleep
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Same
I have the same problem, you are not alone.
Girl this is my life right now … I’m exhausted 😩
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Same , I have been scared to sleep for 2 years now and I burley sleep 😫 are you still struggling with this ?
10 out of 10 dies, but there is hope.
When you die, you are going to stand before God and give an account for your life. Because God is good, He is going to judge you according to the perfect, moral standard of His Law. If you've ever lied, stolen, or taken His name in vain; He will find you guilty of breaking his Law. Because God is good. he must punish your sin; and the punishment for all sin against God is eternity in Hell. But God is also merciful, loving and kind in that He provided one way to escape that punishment; and that was through the gift of His Son Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ: fully-God and fully-Man, without sin. He Died on the cross a death He did not deserve, in order to take upon Himself the punishment you rightly deserve, for your sins against God. And then three days later He forever defeated sin and death when He rose from the grave. What God requires of you is that you repent (turn from your sin and turn toward God) and by faith alone, receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
Repent & Cry out to Jesus our only savior today!!! He can save you. Cry out to Him! Please do it today!
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I'm a disabled veteran from the Iraq War and a recovering addict. Recently, I'm guessing about 4-6 months ago I started having this happen. Your description on how it feels and what you do to "kickstart" your heart is exactly how it feels. My psychiatrist claims it's insomnia due to a lot of grief. They are going to try and reset my sleep with an older medication in hopes I can get this under control. I am so glad I'm not the only one. I've felt very alone with this and like I'm not explaining it correctly. I hope you continue to get better and if you do get better, it never comes back.
It's extremely rare to die in your sleep. Your more likely to die awake then asleep think about it
its very reassuring Im not alone with this. The thought of sleep always terrified me for the lack of control you have, my mind refuses to let go of conciousness. to the point i've experienced sleep paralysis on a regular basis. powerful fears start arising. what helped for me was easing my mind with the thought that i didnt have to sleep, but i just haf to get easy with the moments before sleep when you feel concioussness dimming and just trying to explore that state in a peaceful way, allowing yourself to wake if your minds start rebelling. Kind of like enjoying the view on top of a cliff instead of jumping off. eventually your body will do the rest before you have the chance to be scared.
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Is there a name for this disorder?
Somnophobia
It is just horrible. I have the same thing. It is only lunchtime and I am already worried about tonight
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Going through this. I just want to rest. I’m tired. I don’t know how much more I can handle this.
Didn't know it was this common. I have the same fear. Allergies and asthma makes it very hard to breathe. Bad Allergies and a plugged nose started giving me panic attacks
i was scared that if i sleep i would die and i would cry and my breathe gets short and i can't sleep i still have thoughts that i will die in my sleep and i get scared and i can't sleep cause of it, its almost been a month. I can sleep but i sleep near 5 or 4 am but i try to tell myself that i will not die and it works but sometime i think i will die but i keep telling myself that i will be ok but not i can kind of sleep better but i want to stop fearing about it.
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I've had sleep anxiety for as long as I can remember. A few times this year I've experienced myself becoming hyper aware of falling asleep. Last night it was the worst it's ever been. I couldn't sleep at all. My eyes would open as soon as I started to drift off and my heart would start race. I felt so uncomfortable and nervous. So vulnerable and scared. This went on for hours and hours and hours.. Like you, I felt like I had to arouse from death. The experience was so horrifying that I've spent all day doing research on what on Earth was going on with me. I finally found your video and now I know I'm not alone and that there is help out there! Thank you so much for sharing this.
How are u now i have this exact same thing what helps u
@@darealdinerosavage5490 I'm pretty sure the worst of it was cause by extreme stress. My marriage has been pretty awful. My husband and I are temporarily separated. Him not being in the house, I'm taking a break from worrying about our problems gave me some much-needed peace and I started sleeping much better.
this is exactly how i feel, im always terrified to fall asleep like something bad is going to happen while im sleeping. it sucks like what is wrong with me.
Thank you for this. I thought I was going crazy. I experience the same thing, as soon as I begin to slip into sleep I jerk myself awake because it feels like death. It’s so bad even if I preoccupy my mind and fall sleep from exhaustion it happens anyway, as though controlled by my subconscious. I’m really tired and experiencing other issues as a result of the lack of sleep.
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Me too, I'm having such a hard time, I have been dealing with this for 15 years ! It started out of the blue when I was 19-years-old after a surgery, I had what they said was a panic attack. It was the most terrifying thing in the world, I remeber saying to myself "if I just sleep everything will be better" however, I was feeling so horrible physically and it just popped into my head "you might die in your sleep" and I have been terrified every since, my life completely runied. I'm now having a really bad bout of fear, I can't get to sleep until 5-6 a.m. and wake up at 11am feeling unrested, anxious, and sweating. I just want to love sleep again and be able to sleep with no problem like years before. I need some help, however, I'm a poor single mother and help only seems to be available to the wealthy. I cry all day because I cant be a mother to my child, I'm anxious and severly tried all day, my daughter is 12-years-old and she has always known me to be this way, tried and unable to cope and live a normal life. If you found some why to help yourself, please let me know. Maybe it will help me as well.
meena jones
I had to get a prescribed sleep aid to go along with the therapy.
meena jones
I had to get a prescribed sleep aid. It was the only way to sort out my head. You can’t work through the irrationality of the fear(s) if you’re not sleeping.
@@digginestdog5824 May I ask what sleep aid you used?
Anxiety->physical symptoms->irrational thoughts->fear->ruminating->anxiety. Break the cycle by grounding yourself in the present. And don’t be afraid of the physical symptoms. They won’t hurt you.
Thank you for sharing
So how do I break the cycle?
@@adakunwachukwu2654 do a search for anxiety grounding techniques.
This is still scaring me , can’t sleep as I’m scared I won’t wake up
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I'm so so sad that I' m dealing with this kind of anxiety, I'm just 17 years old and I'm suffering from this every night and thinking when it'll gonna end? It's worst that I'm not just thinking about my own death but everyone aroun me
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Got the same problem, I already told myself that I should not be afraid of it anymore, the panic attacks stopped but the fear of dying in sleep is still a current thing.. Im so glad that Im not alone with this issue and that there are thousands of us out there
@@lukspie is there any social media we can talk on?🥺 like me being 17 myself NO ONe understand and it’s literally consuming me.
@@skymueller6267 hiiii i’m having the same problem no one understands and i can barely sleep thinking ab it , u have instagram ?
@@vuvvz hi hun!! yes, skyy_eli
I I am going through the same thing right now I’m afraid to go to sleep for the fear of dying. I am also legally blind.
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Literally my problem. Plus I have GERD and sleep apnea. You must understand how I feel. Umm can I make video of my mental health journey? I mean that was embarrassing to admit it to my family. But now I think I can open up about who I am and what's really happening with myself
I can't sleep. Everytime I try to sleep I always think that I'll stop breathing, Jesus will take away me, and whatever whatever. I've been talking to myself that "everything is gonna br okay, when I wake up tomorrow you'll make good breakfast and send some fruits to my neighbor". And then I tried to sleep and my body will jolts by itself because the heart no breath. Like sleep apnea. It's 04.15 am here. September 27 2021. And I haven't slept .
It’s all in your brain, your thought makes you anxious, every single though you have about the fear of death when u go to sleep makes your anxiety increase. Thoughts of Death in sleep=increased anxiety. Which leads up to you staying up all night feeling scared, alone, for me, My anxiety increases so bad when everyone else is asleep. And I’m the only one awake.
Believe me this feeling is the worst ever🤦🤦
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I have the same paranoia your not alone
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Dwight Taylor me to
I’ve been reading some comments and part of me is a bit more calm about how I’m not the only one and it’s something not that “serious” but it’s still hard for me to realize that I’m okay and it’s just anxiety but I just feel weird because I’m young and I’ve never heard someone the same age as me have this so idk it’s just really hard but I’m trying my best :)
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How are u now?
How are you now did it went away I’m also young and I’m experiencing this to
I'm 26 and I felt like my arms are numb my my chest is in pain my neck something stuck on it .
I also got irritated I'm afraid to sleep .my vital signs was fine but my veins are bulging I have tummyache too .. it all started when I went to hospital after having pneumonia
@@joelfrygonzalez9224 thank you for asking, I’m so much better now. It definitely took some time but it’s a lot on focusing on reality. The brain really likes to play tricks with us but it’s all about being stronger and remembering it that we control it.
This has happened to me the last nights where all of a sudden I awake myself with such a heat flush and I want cry .... I came across this to try and ease my anxiety about this
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Thank you, this video really helped me calm down and understand what is going on with this kind of anxiety i have
Thank you for watching
This is happening to me right now. I can’t even relax. I’m afraid to sleep I live alone and worried my dogs will not be found. I’m only 28 so it sounds silly but this has been going on for a few months now. I don’t know if it’s because I have been stuck working from home for almost 3 months because of quarantine but I can tell this is wearing on me I am so tired all the time
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Same things is happening to me and has for a very long time. I have a daughter and we have been sleeping at my moms house at night becauee I'm so scared to be at my apartment. I usually have the fear for a few days then it goes away, however, it has bewn consistent since mid March and I just want it to go away. Have you found anything that helps you?
meena jones I personally haven’t found anything that helps but I have noticed it goes in phases of that makes sense. Like some day I can put on a movie and fall asleep other nights I lay wide awake worrying. Also I know I shouldn’t sleep with a tv on but it’s the only thing that helps me feel not alone besides my dogs.
Yes, I have this exact same thing. I live alone and am terrified that I will die in my sleep and my pet bird will die too bc I have no one to check on me here. It’s only been this way for me since Covid 19 hit, before this I never thought much about death and dying but it hit me like a truck
meena jones hi sometimes I go stay with my parents and I have a lot less anxiety knowing someone is in the house with me. It gets worse every time I go back on my own however. I try to get lots of excersise during the day so I’m more tired at night and more likely to fall asleep other than stay up worrying. God bless and keep you safe!
It’s a very common symptom of anxiety
It will get better with therapy I promise
Cbt is the best
Also cbd oil helped a lot
Thank you for sharing
Dose anyone know how long dose it take to go away because that shit is crazy scary today it my first time i slept for 5 hours and then stay awake for 2 hours then i try to sleep like everyday normal but this time i felt like dying cant breathe and cant move i keep fighting till i wake up . I tried to sleep 4 times and it keeps happening to me
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I'm so tired I feel numb I feel ithat I can't breath my vital signs are all fine I feel that my legs become heavy .
I have stomachache and also something stuck on my neck .
I suffer the same like I am going to have a heart attack or I wont breathe if i fall asleep and once I was suffering in the night and I went to the hospital I thought I was having a heart attack but of course it was all in my mind and the doctor checked on me and told me I am more than fine.But what really helps you overcome this is just do a voice record to listen to when you panicking talking about all your last experiences and what you felt before and how it was nothing after all and your still alive and remind yourself that is all in your mind and mention some very bad experiences that you thought that it was deadly and it was nothing after all .listen to this voice record while your sleeping on a very low volume it really helps
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If anyone would like to have a chat with me, I would like to talk about it with anyone , I have experienced this for the first time just a few hours ago , I wouldn't wish this on anyone , but I'm happy I'm not alone ♥️
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I’m always scared that I won’t wake up. I have a fear of everything that can hurt me, except myself.
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I've had this experience so many times before and it happened just now. I finally decided to search for an answer today because it's been bothering me for over a year now. I thought I was the only one who had this experience. Thank you so much for making this video.
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I wish if sleep was like a button, just press it and see the morning after 8 hours, or just being able to think in your sleep.
I get this a lot, especially when I’m extremely exhausted (probably because at that point all rational thinking goes out the window lol)
Everytime I try to fall asleep i feel like my body is drowning and I feel like I'm dying this thing keeping me awake rn
I have this a little bit. I'm not scared that I'm going to die, but the process of what sleeping actually is kinda freaks me out a little bit. Like the idea of just giving up your consciousness. I know I'm gonna way up again. I'm not worried about that. I think it's because I can never really remember the exact moment I fall asleep. I don't have that feeling of somewhere between asleep and awake. It's just like someone switching off a light and it just really freaks me out.
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Hey, did you get better? I'm desperate :(
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I did, but mainly because someone died and I kinda stopped caring.
I have this exact thing as opposed to the fear of dying while sleeping.
I wasn't ready for Poppy to leave to be quite honest, does she have a YT channel?
everyone always thinks i’m crazy when i say i’m scared to sleep
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The most terrifying thing is spending the day after not having slept at all worrying that it will repeat itself every night.
I love the horse rider metaphor. It made me realize that the „horse“ my body is already existing no matter what I do. So I might as well let that horse have a good sleep because it’s essential that I care for it. Good night!
i feel this alot and im 10 years old i i keep syaing to my self that everyhtings gonna be alright and take deep breaths and its scary at first but just know that ur ok and nothing is going to happen! and it makes u feel better that there are people with this fear too and ur not alone!
Hi mam when iam sleeping I thinking about a person oxygen stops when he is in water he die and having so tortured
This makes me no sleep at night pls suggest how to overcome that
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Me pretty much every night for the past 14 years
I need help
I think about this every second
It’s now two month but everyday is hell for me
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Hey, did you get better? I have the same:(
After finding out about I have high blood pressure I’ve been having this problem
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Me too put on bp meds’ always had episodes of this but knowing my bp is high had made it worse
I have this feeling of hyperawareness everytime im falling asleep , its like i have this sensation that i stop breathing and it makes me anxious everytime it happens , and when i do fall asleep its like im half asleep :( its weird when i notice the prt where im actually dozing off which makes me become alert and cant sleep , is this anxiety ?
This is happening to me too.
itsmemichy r u seeing a psychiatrist ?
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Why does this happen and how do I fix this I’m tired of this😤😤😤
Considering that I also have heart problems, that makes this experience a lot more worrisome even though it's completely irrational.
I have this to an extent I am afraid of what happens afterwards I am afraid of the fact that no human is able to give a clear answer on what happens after you go to sleep I’m afraid of dying I’m afraid of the unknown basically sometimes I wake up and I have sleep paralysis And other days I see a bunch of boxes with different things in them or I feel the darkness in closing me when I have my face in the pillow and I can’t breathe but I can’t move to take it out if you have never experienced this you don’t know terrifying like you knowing you’re not able to do anything because you’re asleep and that’s what makes me afraid to go to sleep but I feel like I want to study this and force myself to go through it so I can get over it and help other people with it but I am just too scared scared!
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I have this exact issue these days, it’s so scary
Me too but for me its the moment just before i loose control that i am terrified of
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I came across this exact anxiety.Had to speak with a psychiatrist which formulated Clonazepam in droplets. The first night it eliminated my sleep anxiety completely "fear of dying" and allowed me to sleep with no fear ...after a couple of weeks I was able to get off the medication and rewired my brain to feeling safe again at bedtime..but I have to agree that I went sleepless 9 days because of this anxiety..felt like I was having a heart attack everytime it triggered at bed time..worst feeling ever..but sometimes certain medication can help for these situations
Same thing I am face since 2019 ... I think there is no way to overcome this without medicine ...If we take the medicine we have to take a full episode may be six month or more that would also give us some other side effects .
I get this, i jump up & run around trying to keep myself going in sheer panic- horrible. How u did a sky dive i dont know! Well done.. i’ll try these tips 👍👍
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My ex wife associated sleep with death. She had no health problems and still doesn't 35 years later. Still waking up everyday.
Don't let the fear of physical death rob your joy. We should only fear a spiritual death which is separation from God. The Bible tells us how to end that fear too and live in peace.
My problem is waking up after 3 hours and can't sleep. I Iove falling asleep.
Thank you for sharing
I can’t sleep because of this I always think about it and I get scared and I always think the worst like I’m not gonna wake up in the morning so it makes me feel better knowing I’m not just being silly
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I’ve been doing better I’ve just had to face the fear then writing it down helped too but now I can get it out of my head it definitely has gotten better I’m just relieved that I was able to get the fear out of my head cause for a moment I thought I was gonna be stuck with it
How many sessions did it take for you to get cured
I’ve started to have sleep paralysis almost every week for around 5 months and it affected me so badly that whenever I’m going to sleep I either feel like I’m gonna die or that I’ll have sleep paralysis again that it scares me cause I’m scared I’ll go crazy as well..
I thought I was the only one feeling this way! Almost word for word what you’re saying. In a weird way it was nice to hear.
I’m so scared and fearful everyday that I won’t wake up. I even worry about my Spouse dying suddenly. Although we’re both healthy, I can’t shake this fear. I cry and panic and even make myself sick. I need help :(
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I have developed this fear. I usually can’t sleep and stay up till dawn,I can’t count how many times I have cried in bed that I will die in my sleep. I’m afraid of telling parents because I don’t know what they would do.
exactly the same with me :(. it’s 5:15 am rn and the sun is rising, I’m really sick of staying up, I just want to sleep on time