I Have Anxiety Attacks And Panic Attacks

Having a mild anxiety attack now. Maybe from too little sleep. I am afraid to sleep because I've had a lot of disturbing nightmares these last couple of days. Think it might be the antibiotic I am taking. It's helping my long time ear infection so I am not going to stop taking it. Did not sleep at all last night. Now I awoke from another nightmare and am scared and feeling very alone. Middle of the night. Trying to get up nerve to take a sleeping pill. Anxiety is suggesting a series of unlikely but scary events that "could" happen at any moment. Bad dreams, bad memories, heart pounding anxiety.

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JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M

From my experience anxiety is generated from over thinking and procrastination. It wasn't until I learnt to concentrate more on my feelings that the over thinking no longer persisted.

Hope this helps, its actually reminded me that I need to do this again! :)

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

If you read my story under: I Am Angry
You might have an idea why I suffer from occasional bouts of midnight insomnia and anxiety. Actually, for a change, I am caught up and on schedule with what I need to do in my life. Swimming every day helps me a lot. I haven't had a lot of attacks lately. That's why I thought it might be the antibiotic. Three more days of that left. But It's probably just the general stress of my chronic insomnia and some scary memories that still bother me now and then. It's lonely at night when I wake up...so thanks for caring and responding.

JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M

No problem :) Insomnia is still something I do not understand, only that for me going to sleep is more of a form of escapism. I can sleep easy because it's an opportunity for me not to have to think of the issues I'm dealing with in my waking state. I've always on and off suffered from nightmares but I've become so comfortable with it that it no longer scares me. Still intense but I am less attached. Now I seem to just have the most eery of dreams. I would state them but they may freak a few people on here out. Not they I feel ashamed for them as its completely innocent.