Nocturnal Panic Attack??
Hi everyone,
Last night I experienced what I now realize was a nocturnal panic attack for the very first time..
I had either been asleep for a little bit or was about to fall asleep, when suddenly I woke myself up because I thought I had stopped breathing and wasn’t going to be able to breathe again. I sat up, coughed, and thought I was going to die for a little bit. I live in my van and was thinking about how I was alone and nobody could help me if something happened. I got in my front seat, opened the door, and let some fresh air in. My hands were shaking and my heart was racing. I calmed myself down and got back in bed, realizing I had just experienced a panic attack. However, I’ve never had one like this before. I thought if I went back to sleep it would happen again, but fortunately I was able to drift into a peaceful sleep lol.
It was probably the scariest thing I’ve experienced while sleeping. Does anyone else have experience with this? And if so, what do you do about it?