Stress when semi-asleep
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- colin_s0
firstly, you have nothing compared to what i have. if i don't go to bed drunk i wake up with nightmares, and have anxiety to the state that it wakes me in paralysis while i have delusions about talking to people.
so, what you first need to do is learn to breathe.
seriously. wake up in anxiety, learn to breathe. in and out, heavy breaths.
now, if that doesn't work and you are still in a state of heavy anxiety, start tensing and releasing your muscles, with the outermost first (fingers and toes) working toward the inner (chest and lungs).
if, in the end, nothing is stopping you from a fear of dying or innate doom, contact the hospital, because that is a panic attack and you should probably get at least a 30 day prescription for something along the lines of loreazepam.
i've been dealing with sleep-related anxiety for quite some time, and this is as close as you'll get to feeling okay, unless you pick up a drinking habit. that usually solves things, because you pass out.
- sorry, that first part sounds cocky. i'm just trying to say i have a lot of experience in this. nothing more.colin_s
- dude...you need to see a sleep therapist. drinking yourself to sleep sounds like one way street to alcoholism.studderine