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Skellephant t1_iyax080 wrote

I have sleep anxiety. As in, I literally get panic attacks from realizing that I almost fell asleep. Its pretty annoying to try to go to bed and be totally exhausted, and then suddenly get an adrenaline burst and full panic mode because sleep is spooky. A weighted blanket helps me stay calm as I fall asleep. I love it. I get so much better rest with the weighted blanket, it really changed everything.

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Ok-Panda1520 t1_iyd3r23 wrote

Oh my god, I've never met someone else with sleep anxiety! I've tried to describe it to people before but end up conflating it to hypochondria because it's so hard to explain.

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Skellephant t1_iyecpi0 wrote

Yeah, people don't really get it. But it is a very silly condition tbh.

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0xfynance t1_iyd3k0n wrote

Could this have happened due to someone very abruptly waking you up while you were younger? Almost like not letting you achieve REM sleep and shocking you in waking up

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Skellephant t1_iyecfsj wrote

I got bullied pretty bad at school and I also never did my homework, so the teachers would shame/embarrass me for not doing the work. So I was always just worried about how miserable the next day would be. Then as an adult, my ex-wife tried to kill her self twice. Both times were while I asleep and had to wake up and suddenly find her in unconscious and unresponsive in a puddle of blood. Sleeping is surprisingly very stressful for me.

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Egon88 t1_iydlviz wrote

Is it possible you have sleep apnea? I had a similar issue for many years but now that I wear an appliance to bed it doesn't happen anymore.

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Skellephant t1_iyecsyz wrote

No, I've been tested for apnea. This isn't me saying " I am afraid of sleep" this is an actual Dr's diagnosis of a real thing called Sleep Anxiety. It is kind of a silly thing tho, tbf.

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Egon88 t1_iyede9v wrote

Ok, just asked because it sounded similar to what I experienced. Hope you get it sorted out!

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