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I started having these about 4 years ago. It’s always the same thing.. I wake up in a panic and get up and frantically walk around the house half asleep while my heart is racing more than it ever has before. After a few mins of shaking , tingling and sweating, I start coming to reality and calming down. I describe it as being in between sleep and wake state. Has anyone else had this?

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

It does sound like you have nocturnal panic. I hope this video helps you 🙏❤️

@snazzynameright4831

3 жыл бұрын

I actually had almost this exact thing happen to me last night, that was what lead me to google it and see this video.

@sheturnedherpainintoart6956

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this happens to me all the time, it's really scary and really hard since my heart is racing I always think it's a heart attack I used to call 911 but I've learned not to do that anymore. It's rare now.

@sarahb2991

3 жыл бұрын

I've had this at various times since I was a young child. I know exactly what you mean.

@jalissaclariett3197

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I am not the only one! This is what happens to me, but instead of walking, I literally jump up out of bed and begin running before I a even fully awake. It’s so crazy and scary. It was so hard to explain this to doctors, they looked at me as if I was making this up 😕

To you reading this right now... you are beautiful. Everything will work itself out. Everyone here knows how you feel right now. This feeling sucks, but know that you will be be ok. This too shall pass...Don’t fight the anxiety, just allow it to work it’s way through. Embrace the moment as you become at peace with things. You are shedding this off as we speak. Feel it melt off yourself. See, there it goes......we love you . At peace... at peace.... at peace... at peace....🙏🏻🌼🍀☀️✨🌼🍀🌼🍀🐣🌼🍀☀️✨🙏🏻

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your hopeful message. 🙏❤️

@CatLadymeoww

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so muchhhh ♥️🥰

@AllThingsFitnessandLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️🙏

@charlesrowejr5022

6 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

i’ve been struggling with this for five years and this is the first time I’ve heard another person talk about having nocturnal panic attacks i feel so much better knowing i’m not the only one

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

You are not alone. ❤️

@sheturnedherpainintoart6956

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry you dealt with this for so long 😔 but you are not alone

@Suzalesca

2 жыл бұрын

You are not alone. I’ve been suffering from anxiety at night for years. It does get better. Keep going!

@nicoleo3596

2 жыл бұрын

3 years for me almost now with these nocturnal panic attacks. I used to have then in the day so so many..I got over it then it switched to night time..not fair because I have no control. They just wake me up full blown panic

@superlibbyanne

2 жыл бұрын

You are not alone. I hope you are doing well❤️

I just woke up from a nocturnal panic attack. It freaked me out because I usually have panic attacks during the day. For me it's usually a slow buildup which I can control most of times (not always), but that happened out of the blue. I was probably asleep for only a few minutes when I woke up jumping from my bed unable to breathe. I experienced that choking sensation. It felt like my lungs had shut down. It was one of those times I was sure I was gonna die. For some reason, I rushed to the kitchen to drink water and I was able to calm down quickly, though my body is shaking, tingling and my muscles keep spasming. I did some tapping (EFT) which is super effective for me but I doubt that I'll be able to go to sleep anytime soon. I always come to comment sections to read people's experiences. It helps me to relax, though it sucks to know that so many people go through this. I hope y'all can get better someway. Just never give up!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am sorry you went through that. I hope you sleep well tonight. We treat nocturnal panic by treating the panic disorder during the day with interoceptive exposures. I have a panic course that walks you through the process of that treatment if you are interested at www.paigepradko.com/panic

@ebutuoytm7560

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, you perfectly described what it feels like. How are you doing nowadays?

This is exactly what I dealt with a couple years ago. It happened nightly. I even went to the ER a few times because I thought I was having a heart attack. I got checked out by my doctor and a cardiologist. Once I realized I didn't have any heart issues, it still took awhile for my subconscious brain at night to catch up. These sensations would still wake me up nightly and I started to feel frustrated. Wondering WHY is this happening if everything is ok health wise. So once I started to allow these feelings to happen, note that they are happening but not worry about the sensations, taking a few deep breaths, and then try to settle comfortably back into bed, then I noticed the sensations happening less and less. Over the course of a couple months the nighttime panic attacks started happening less and less. Now I might get heart palpitations a few times a month but I just wake up, notice them, roll over and go to sleep. Practicing mindfulness in the day, getting some sun and fresh air daily, not drinking caffeine after 3pm, doing some light exercise or stretching in the day, and listening to a calming app at bed has really help me with my anxiety and panic attacks. Try the Calm app, Abide app or Dare app.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience, Michelle. I am sure you will help many. 🙏😊

I have been battling this since last year, the pandemic has really taken a toll on my mental health. But these nocturnal panic attacks are so hard for me to deal with it makes sleeping so hard but it feels good to know I'm not the only one

@sa-nc3wp

2 жыл бұрын

How are you now?

@jenb2399

2 жыл бұрын

I can completely relate, the pandemic has done horrible things for my mental health!

@superlibbyanne

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you are doing okay, we really are soon going to have normalization. It is coming 🌷🇨🇦❤️

@sheturnedherpainintoart6956

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys I'm actually finally doing okay now after so long, I started something called biofeedback and it had changed my life teaches you to how to breathe out anxiety

@Ohhhthatsnot-

2 жыл бұрын

@@sheturnedherpainintoart6956 is it a long process? I’ve had anxiety since September and it’s honestly the worst. I have panic attacks at night and i think I’m having a heart attack or angina even when I know I’m not. My breathing starts to go so bad and I be scared to go back to sleep. If this really works then it will be life changing especially since I’m only 15

The worst thing about this is that you cannot explain this vividly to someone without sounding like you are overreacting. I started to feel detached from reality and developing fear towards nighttime. Everything becomes more difficult; shortness of breath, lumpy feeling in the chest, decreased heart beat (52-60), occasional palpitations etc. But nothing compares to that terrible feeling of being woken up in such a catastrophic state that I cant even describe it. The mornings are usually fine but as the day progresses it just gets worse. And another thing... people also assume that it must be depression, but I feel genuine happiness in my life. I don't know. It's hard to process this and put it into words. Btw, thank you for this video!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that you go through that Benjamin. It sounds like you not only have nocturnal panic, but have now developed sleep anxiety. Here is a short playlist that may help kzread.info/head/PL1lUhuKpYUYoq2g2GlxmYyjz2yg1L6gJ9.

I think I just had my first nocturnal panic attack ,it was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life I thought I was having a stroke . My girlfriend was so frightened that started crying and I feel guilty for that .

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that happened to you. I hope that following the suggestions in the video help you.

@caitlynnhumphreys3238

9 ай бұрын

I as well, just had my first one and thought I was having some sort of stroke or heart issue of some kind.. my heart was pounding and I couldn’t catch my breath. :( I have been struggling with severe anxiety as of lately with the events that have been happening in my life. So I’m sure that didn’t help..

I have this every night. As I’m about to fall asleep I shoot up and feel like I can’t breathe. I take Xanax to try to help a little. But I hate pills. I’ve had anxiety since I was a kid. It’s like living a nightmare. So glad I found your video, I love them and they really help. Thank you

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that you have this experience every night. Try to give yourself a message that you can jump awake as often as needed, as long as the panic wants to come, you are fully welcoming the panic if that is what your brain wants to do. Now, I know that sounds crazy. But, your brain is most likely panicking because you have conditioned yourself to be afraid of this very reaction. So, your brain thinks you are in danger and therefore tries on purpose to wake you up to save your life. Take an opposite approach. Give your brain the message that panic can come and go as it pleases, it is okay with you and you are not alarmed by the panic at all. I hope this paradoxical method calms your brain down.

@ChefBurns1

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. And thanks for all the great advice. I’m trying to do exactly what you said. And it’s not easy. It’s almost like pressing the gas when you’re about to get into a car accident. It’s hard to live with. But I’m going to therapy and watching your videos helps out more than you know. Thanks again.

@KyAuto

Жыл бұрын

This is the same thing I experience, it’s been happening for about 2 months an slowly got worse ,now I get at least 3 a night, I dread going to sleep because I know it’s gonna happen

I needed this more then you know. Bless you and your teachings!! You help so much.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

That makes me feel good. Thanks Angel 🙏❤️

Thank you for this video

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching 🙏❤️

Thanks for making this video! Very informative and helped me so much!!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Nikki. 🙏❤️

I been struggling this for more than a years thank you for this video

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome…I hope this video helps.

Paige, these videos and lessons are truly a light in the darkness for so many of us. I cannot thank you enough for your compassionate, calming approach to these problems. You are a gift and a blessing. Thank you! ❤️

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a kind comment. That means so much to me. 🙏❤️

This video was very helpful. Thank you!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that.🙏😊

This is exactly what I needed, I've always had really bad anxiety/OCD but my trip back home in May launched me into nightly panic attacks that are still happening. I usually just wait until the panic exhausts me enough to fall asleep and then I end up just dealing with the nightmares that come after. Thank you for all the help you give to people like me. Stay safe and blessed

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad I could help 🙏❤️

Just came across your Channel. Have been dealing with severe anxiety for 24 years. I'm subscribing and turning on the notifications.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to my channel, Jimmy. I specialize in treating anxiety disorders and OCD. You will find a mountain of help for anxiety on my playlist page. You might like this playlist kzread.info/head/PL1lUhuKpYUYogn5QiH4xaE_X1_LqgvQry

In a new place tonight and had this happen. This video was a blessing. Thank you.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 😊

Thank you Paige for another great video! I'm in the middle of moving to a different country and my ocd is having a party. Last night I hardly slept and was up replaying my entire day in my head over and over. This video came to me at the perfect time! Thank you!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Maggie. OCD has a way of acting up when we go through changes, even if they are positive changes. Just think of those OCD/Anxiety thoughts as background noise that you are not going to pay any attention to, no matter how annoying they are. Good luck on your move. ❤️

@maggiefernandez7323

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy thank you!!

Thank you so much I benefit alot from your videos

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to hear that. Thank you 🙏❤️

With normal panic attacks you learn to spot the thoughts building up, and learn to understand that their bark, so to speak, is far worse than their bite, in other words you're not dying. You're not going mad. But these night time waking panics are like going back to square one, they feel totally physical and not psychological. Breathlessness, headache, dry mouth, and racing, pounding heartbeat, made me think I'm like totally dying - with a heart attack. This video has put my mind at rest, I now know that the anxiety is causing these symptoms. I now see them as like normal panic attacks. They will pass, no need to phone an ambulance, or the emergency helpline, I mean I've had about forty in last two years, if they were heart attacks, or strokes - I don't think I'd be up and about ten minutes later. If they were serious, they wouldn't pass so quickly. Still all the same, the terror still hits hard in the middle of the night, but it will pass I tell myself, thank you for posting,

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience, Trev. I hope your words can calm others and I hope your panic calms down.

Really enjoyed this one 😊

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lauren. 🙏🏼❤️

Thank you for this video. This video should go VIRAL. It would help so many like us 🥰

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏❤️

Hello! Thank you!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏😊

I’ve been having panic attacks lately, maybe because of this deadline i have for work. anyway, i remembered this video of yours that i watched where in you said moving can help reduce adrenaline and other stuff like identifying your triggers. I’ve been handling things kind of well lately except for really bad days. your videos help alot. ❤️

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience. I am happy to hear that moving your body has helped you. That is one of the first things I do when I am feeling stressed. Good luck on your work deadline, but, remember to play it down as if it is not all that important so that your brain does not interpret your stress as life threatening and dangerous. Sometimes our brains can take work stress and react to it with a high anxiety or panic response. 😊

This video was so helpful. I just started having these back in July and it was the most terrifying thing. I was on a heart monitor for 30 days at one point the fire department is at my house every single day for two weeks I was in the emergency room in the middle of the night. It was so terrifying, not knowing what was going on. Thank you so much for sharing this video!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

4 ай бұрын

That sounds terrifying and I am so sorry that happened. I am so happy the video was helpful.

Thank you, as always. Love the information you're putting out. I don't think I experience nocturnal panic, but I definitely wake up with a fright every day, in a state of anxiety. It always wears off after a short time. The causes for this that you provided are really accurate, I think--for me, at least. I am in a nearly constant state of stress, I have a drinking problem, and I've been depressed for a long time. lol so it makes sense that I would wake up in a freakout every day.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Patrick. I often work with people that have a great deal of stress in their lives and different substances like alcohol or benzodiazepines are used in attempts to lower the stress and relax. Unfortunately, there is a rebound effect when these substances wear off, and people can wake up with a spike in their anxiety and their quality of sleep diminishes. I so appreciate your sharing your experience because you are absolutely not alone. Possibly by sharing, you will be inspired and possibly inspire others to begin to make changes that will improve your health and sleep quality. Thank you so much for your comments. 🙏❤️

@drifting202020

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thanks so much for your response! I'm happy to share my own experience. Yes, I unfortunately have a lot of changes that I need to make, and what you say about the rebound effect makes perfect sense. Take care :)

@SwampDonkey07

3 жыл бұрын

@@drifting202020 hey man just wanted to share my experiences with panic attacks and anxiety because I myself have a problem with alcohol and substance abuse. The first very severe panic attack that I ever had landed me in the hospital after a long night of drinking. I started to see a trend every time I would drink, the following day I’d have a bad panic attack. It ended up becoming a vicious cycle and I would drink to quell the feelings of panic and anxiety. It would work for a little bit, but always come back way worse when the alcohol wore off. So eventually from doing this every day I became physically dependent on the Booz and Xanax. I knew it was time for a change. I ended up in the hospital once again but this time detoxing from benzodiazepines and alcohol. Then went to a 30 day in patient rehab where I worked through a lot of these issues. This was the best decision I ever made. Bottom line, don’t drink if you have anxiety and depression!! It might temporarily relieve your symptoms but you’ll always be chasing that feeling and eventually put you in a bad position. The best advice I can give as someone who’s suffered from this crap since I was 19 (I’m now 28) is; Eat a proper diet, exercise everyday, get a good nights sleep, and avoid alcohol. Also try and learn some techniques to get you through those uncomfortable scenarios when you feel like you’re about to lose it. If I can do it anyone can. Hope all is well and this helps just hearing that you’re not alone in this. You got this 👍🏼

Very good information Paige. Really appreciate that. Maybe I can share my tips when I'm been attacked midnight in a hotel, I open all the light and switch on the TV and make it loud, imitating people talk to me and this able to calm me down... Hope this can helps others

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mizi.

Sometimes, every time I go to close my eyes, I start to panic. My heart starts to race, I get that rushing fizzing feeling.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that you experience this. I hope this video gives you some helpful suggestions and you start to see some improvements.

@mainmaines

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy it was helpful. Thank you.

Ditto! Good to know I’m not alone

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

You are definitely not alone.❤️

Just now i got up from panic attack from sleep early I'm getting this night panic attack very terrible couldn't breath, feels everything will stop, hands gets numb, shaking, fear of dying, so many negative thoughts. Watching videos like this makes me calm down. It will pass it is just anxiety

I’m 15 and I’ve been getting these for a little more than a year now and there very scary thanks for this video so I can try and manage them

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Oliver. I am so sorry that you experience these. I hope this video helps you.

I recently developed panic attacks at night after a bad experience with Cymbalta. Now, anytime I get stressed, I get night panic attacks. I'm going to practice your suggestions, and I already did a good job tonight of calming down (despite some bumps). This video has helped so much already. I feel heard and validated, so I don't feel so scared now. I'll definitely make sure to avoid my bedroom after I have one, though. I didn't even think about that. Thank you so much. :-)

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry you had that reaction to a medication. It sounds like you are on the right track. 😊

Yahoo, You are Back madam with a video.. Watching it currently now straightaway..

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

I look forward to hearing what you think. Hope you are well and had a good week, Arjun.

@arjunmrao4039

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy madam, dont mistake me, its 1:30 midnight here in India.. I have a lot to write wrt the above video here, I will write my opinion in detail tommorow morning.. Arjun..

Im currently 14 yrs old and ive been struggling w anxiety ever since I was 10,but today was one of the first times I woke up having a panic attack. Ive been having a very messed up sleeping schedule,going to sleep between 5-6AM and I decided to change it. I pulled an all nighter last sunday and then was awake the entirety of monday,only to sleep at 10PM,i had a very good sleep up until I woke up a midnight to use the bathroom,sooner I knew it I was freaking out for no reason and trying my best to calm myself down. Its currently 05:13 and i still have not been able to fall asleep,i am indeed tired and my eyes feel heavy,i have cried out of frustration for hours but besides that I cannot fall asleep,it has been real tough. Ive watched every calming video,listened to every calming music and heard every ASMR but it gets really bad when no one around really gets it. I live with my mom that works all day and if I were to ever wake her up she'd be angry and I'd feel bad,sorry for so much text,but i really needed to let this out,the whole night has been a living hell. Great video however!!^^

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that that happened to you. Try your best to keep a regular sleep schedule. Here is a playlist to help you with sleep anxiety kzread.info/head/PL1lUhuKpYUYoq2g2GlxmYyjz2yg1L6gJ9

Here is a FREE PDF gift for you: Why Do I Feel That in my Body? Explanations of Bodily Symptoms Due to Anxiety, Stress and Panic www.paigepradko.com/bodyanxiety

I had this disorder , I used to freak out and run after a month or so .I started practising mindfulness meditation and when it comes I lay in bed and start giving positive afformation , I am ok I am calm , I am relaxed and exposing myself , Its still there but manageable and attacks have reduced I can sleep better now .

@sijomoses5388

3 жыл бұрын

It usuaaly come at my initial stages of sleep , instead of doing things to escape I told myself let it cone I will face it . When your fear reduce its intensity also reduce .

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

That is wonderful. You are giving calming messages to your brain. Thank you for sharing 🙏❤️

This happened to me last night but I was feeling anxious for 2 days prior to my episode. However I’ve been working out due to cardio anxiety and I can say it’s slowly but surely been helping me. When I had the panic attack it lasted only 4 minutes and I was able to sit through it. Thank you for this video

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Good job working out....that is great exposure for cardio anxiety and it will help with panic. 😊

@Alllrise

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy it does! But do you have any information on palpitations cause when I get one during a workout I kinda get scared

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Palpitations are of course very common, but, some people are more sensitive to them than others. I suggest that my clients get an ok from their healthcare providers to do cardio exercise. Then, we exercise and do exposures with or without the palpitations and accept them as normal.

@thedoggroomerbrad_

Жыл бұрын

How do you feel with the rapid heart beating when you're working out

I have these episodes where after a big day or even a late night out I go to bed and suddenly wake up shaking , really bad , anxious, nauseas too, I'm glad I'm not the only one who experiences these anyone else with the same

@moviesanimeclips

3 жыл бұрын

You are not alone!! I have experienced it a lot of times.But every time i ended up in hospital.. i dont know when i will overcome this!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

10 ай бұрын

I apologize for missing your comment. I hope these have resolved and that you are sleeping better.

I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this. These night time panic attack are consuming my life.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry, Brooke. During the day, you will want to do all of those things that add to a healthy lifestyle like exercise and meditation. If your panic at night continues, you may want to consider a sleep study.

Thank you paige I’m trying to decide if I have sleep apnea or I’m having sleep panic attacks as it’s happed 3 times I’m a pretty anxious person constantly but I’ve also had trouble with sleep for a really long time going to be talking to my doc about this thank you!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am glad that you are having this checked out.

Thank god, I didnt even really know how to describe this to anyone. For months now, just as I'm about to fall asleep I get a rush of anxiety and bad thoughts. It's like full blown anxiety and depression kick into overdrive out of nowhere. The feeling gets so intense that I'll just open my eyes and watch tv until I try again. It's an endless cycle that goes on until the morning and I just give up or I reach a point if exhaustion from not sleeping for a couple nights that I just pass out

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that you experience that. Here is a playlist on sleep anxiety that may give you a little more help kzread.info/head/PL1lUhuKpYUYoq2g2GlxmYyjz2yg1L6gJ9

I’ve been getting these randomly ever since I was a kid, at what appears random untill last night, I haven’t drank alcohol for a few months and got wasted then my wife said I woke up in the night walking back and forward constantly saying no no no no and I have no recollection of this one but have remembered them before, the worst ones are when your alone and there’s no one to help calm you all I can say it’s it’s so horrible and terrifying it feels like as bad as finding out my children have died and at times that’s often what I feels happened just so doomed, and there’s no escape and it loops over and over and feel there’s no way back. Finally researched into this, kind of good to know I’m not the only person it happens too but I wish it didn’t happen to anyone, stay strong guys ❤️

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that you experienced that. Unfortunately, it is common to have sleep problems and to have more panic and anxiety symptoms after drinking. Hopefully this will calm down for you tonight and you will sleep better. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I think it's very true that you need to be careful about how you react to an attack. The things you do can become a sort of hook that causes, or worsens future attacks. If the cycle has already formed you need to break it somehow by avoiding whatever you associated with panic, but ideally you want to be aware before you form the cycle.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I absolutely agree.

Hi Dr Paige. Thank you for this very informative video ^^ I certainly suffered from a severe panic attack. But I'm wondering if you know the differences between nocturnal panic and sleep apnea?. Because I'm suffering from waking up at the beginning of sleep with shortness of breath it's looks like I'm gasping for air (sorry for my bad English), I really hope to receive an answer from you, wish you endless inner peace😊

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would also be concerned that you may have sleep apnea. I would suggest making an appointment with your physician and ask to have a sleep study. This is the only way for a complete diagnosis.

@Tabsit_Academy

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thank you very much for your feedback😊

@tminusliv

2 жыл бұрын

Did you find out? I do this too.

@Tabsit_Academy

Жыл бұрын

@@tminusliv hi 👋 i hope you are fine. Yeah well it's nocturnal panic. I feel like it's due to years of anxiety suffering, psychological shok or trauma, panic, low self esteem and confidence etc.

had this last night from a deep sleep. I had to call the ambulance i was terrified. couldnt breathe and my heart was racing out of my chest. Thankyou for talking about this. Thought i was going to die ! the nocturnal ones are the worst as there is no one around to help. I have all the symptoms you just said.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that happened to you. I am sure that your doctor will want to rule out sleep apnea as well. It sounds like it was terrifying. I hope you have a better sleep tonight. If it continues, I do recommend interoceptive exposures during the day to retrain your brain that you are safe.

@mw12349

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy thankyou Paige I had to take a bit of benzo last night as it started again at midnight from the trauma the night before. (Easter night) then i rang my mum and talked to her for a little while. As my heart started to race but i got it under control. the hardest thing is not being able to breathe so so scary. So i had a good sleep. Woke about 4.30 am then just went back to sleep as could see the sun rising thru the curtain. It's so so scary

@mw12349

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy do you have a link to this interoceptive exposures please?

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Here is the link on how to do interoceptive exposures. This is the recommended treatment for panic disorder and one that I do with my clients. You can begin the exposures doing the exercises with someone and eventually working up to doing the exposures alone: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n56OypV-e8Lbf6g.html.

I have also been struggling with this for more than 10 years. I sometimes feel as though I am on the verge of dying and sometimes I even have mild hallucinations and paranoia, like my roommate is going to do something bad to me and I get up an run out the door. It goes away after a few minutes. It is usually at its peak when I've had upseting experiences in my life, but sometimes it is completely random. I took antidepressants as medication once, it made great amendments, althought they did not completely disappear, but they were far less terrifying. But as I finished my 9 month medication treatment, they slowly started happening again. Last year I had started another treatment with plant-based formulas, that you can take almost indefinitely without causing addiction and they also have had a great effect. Now I take them from time to time and it is much better, the panics are less frequent, but I do notice that when i take long breaks from them, it starts getting worse. I also started therapy and hope it would have an impact on my anxiety.

@superlibbyanne

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t pray but I will wish on every star that you will find a path to happiness. I don’t know why I feel so strongly to write you but I must. You have some great things coming your way. My heart is with you. 😊❤️🇨🇦

@PaigePradkoTherapy

10 ай бұрын

I apologize for missing your comment. I hope that this has resolved and you are sleeping better.

Since perimenopause started, night panics started with a vengeance. Before, I COULD talk myself into calming down with breathing along with reality checks etc..now, not so much. It only takes me so far and starts again so what works for me is removing myself from the spot I’m in. I lay in another room, read, stretch, breath, put candles on til I get super sleepy, THEN lay back down.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like your method is working. Sometimes our brains can anticipate a change in bedrooms and can wake you up to make that change. But, whatever works when it comes to sleep (as long as substances are not involved) is my motto. 😊

Yes, a healthy life style sounds good. I've had similar issues after having a few drinks on holidays. Usually if I sleep uncovered, i will get chills that manifest in a dream as an attack of some sort. Aliens, or being trapped or etc. I will fight to wake and put covers on. All set. Dreams wake me up when my bladder is full also. FYI

@starcourt3762

2 жыл бұрын

YEP same, i got it from getting drunk all the time and coming home late

@PaigePradkoTherapy

10 ай бұрын

I apologize for missing your comment. Yes, alcohol can affect sleep. I hope you are sleeping better these days.

my first experience of this when I was 19, didn't think much of it. it happened again and again but the lack of education meant that it took me years ti learn about it and what it was called. I am 38 now. The last time I experienced was about few months ago at 3am, with nobody to call at that time to help me calm down I got up, breathed in some fresh air from bedroom window then I moved to the living room and decided to watch some happy KZread videos and ironing lol yes ironing clothes, 2 hours later I felt calmer and tired and ready to sleep again. It is exhausting but definitely learned to manage it.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Aida. I am sorry that you have gone through this. But, I have to say that I love the ironing idea. You are trying your best to give your brain messages that you are safe by ironing…because who irons if they are in danger. I love it! Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️

I just had a NP omg it's the worst thing to experience while asleep.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is awful. Sorry you experienced that.

I have these a lot (had an episode last night even) and am suffering with sleep depravation due to it. I have intrusive thoughts throughout the day and I think they continue when I sleep.... but when I have an nocturnal attack, i wake up in a panic with amnesia of where I am. My heart is beating really fast, I'm breathing fast; Last night I woke up with my entire body tingling and my limbs were numb almost paralyzed and I freaked out thinking I was going to die. It's terrifying. :(

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds terrible. I am so sorry that you are going through that. It does sound like you are having nocturnal panic. I hope that some of the suggestions in the video help you.

@Stsebastian8900

2 жыл бұрын

I have the same symptoms, the paranoia is the worst I think from sleep delrrivation, mix that with anxiety and things get bad.. I cut out fat and insoluble fiber, chocolate and junk too. Had helped me sleep. Do I get one at all?

@superlibbyanne

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry yo have to deal with that, you will find a path through it and be stronger than ever before! Your day will come🇨🇦😊❤️

I have nocturnal panic attacks, but they’re mixed with night terrors as well. I’ll be awake and actively moving around like a night terror, except i’m trapped in a nightmare at the same time. I’ve struggled with this my entire life.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry, Saralye. That sounds frightening.

I don’t have any daytime panic attacks… I’ve never had one. I had my first nocturnal panic attack in early spring 2020. I was on holiday… I was so scared I went to the emergency room. 1,5 years later they still come and go. It’s easy to say not to jump out of bed… the serious ones are so bad that I almost fall out of bed… I tried hypnotherapy recently … let’s see if that brings any results. Good luck to all of you affected- and please share your success stories… What helped me a little was to understand that I’m not dying just yet… so that made it easier to relax… the mild ones nowadays hardly affect me anymore…

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story. At some level, our brains can become afraid when we are sleeping. Although, it is less common to have these when sleeping and not when awake. I experienced this on several occasions as well. Being as nonreactive as possible is helpful after the attacks, as well as a healthy lifestyle including exercise and meditation during the day.

Great explanation. I was sitting listening to music recently and without warning I felt very hot, my heart rate went up and I felt anxious. I sat calmly and started deep breathing. It passed after 10 mins. I went to bed but woke at 3.30 am with tachycardia and this put me into panic mode. I started the deep breathing again and eventually it passed. I was drained and my nights sleep ruined. This happened me a good few times in January 2019 and I ended up in the Emergency Room. They found nothing but I still went to bed at night dreading the return. The GP gave me Xanax for 5 nights which I took to get a full nights sleep, and sleeping tablets that I didn’t take, put me on Lexapro, I got a 48 hour holter at my own request as I felt I’d ectopics, and that came back normal. I was on the Lexapro for a year and quit in April 2020. The nocturnal issue was always in the back of my mind as it’s pretty frightening and it’s starting to come back now again. Really pissing me off as I’m ideal weight, exercise daily, eat well, don’t drink or smoke. Seems to be the long time GAD lurking in the background that I’ve had since 2014. I still do worry about my heart daily even though I’ve been checked out numerous times and had Echo/Stress tests as recently as June 2021 that came back excellent. I do feel flutters some days and this is bothers me. I get upset by the sensation. Can the underlining constant thinking or fixating on the heart do this?

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds terrible and I am so sorry that you experienced that. What may be happening is what I see in many people with anxiety sensitivity and a combination of health anxiety (somatic symptom disorder) and panic disorder. In these people, they feel movements and changes in their heart intensely and sometimes it can even be painful. Their sympathetic nervous system is activated and then panic symptoms and the heart symptoms become wired together. When this occurs, the brain can trigger a panic attack if it becomes aware of heart changes even if you are sleeping. One way out of this is treatment for health anxiety and panic disorder to rewire the brain while you are awake. If you are interested in help, I have a course and a support group that can help. For more information go to www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety

@zach5708

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy I have developed exactly this. The moment I think I feel a heart palpitation the anxiety kicks in. During the day, this can manifest itself as a minor ghost chest pain just briefly but enough to start a panic attack. Typically controllable during the middle of the day. But I’ve searched and found this video at night as I’ve just recently started to have increasing nocturnal panic attacks. I immediately wake up always nearly 30-45 min after falling asleep with profusely sweaty hands, sit straight up from bed which usually wakes my wife. Once my heart is racing my mind immediately starts racing with thoughts about “why is this happening” and I start to mentally panic reason that it’s my blood pressure, my blood sugar, I start eating things or drinking milk. I think something is going on with my heart, ie, a stroke or heart attack condition. I then like clockwork start having an extremely debilitating anxiety attack and start trembling and shaking uncontrollably, my left arm goes numb first so it makes me think more about a stroke but I can squeeze very firmly. Then my lips start to vibrate, my feet start dripping sweat along with my hands, my right arm gets vibratingly tingly and a bit numb and by then something about eating and drinking a bit of sugar seems to slow it down, though this can rear back up for 2-4 hours. I went to get blood testing and things done several years ago for normal daytime anxiety but the nocturnal stuff only started happening as recently as 6 months or so ago. I feel that maybe I should get some form of heart and blood pressure monitoring device because my fear would only be alleviated immediately if I know it’s in my head. My fear stems purely from thinking I’m possibly having a cardiac event. I cut back stimulant use like too much caffeine thinking caffeine was mainly the culprit and also quit using cannabis thinking it was the main culprit but my attacks have gone on unabated. I should also mention I’ve been in a very high stress engineering career but the past few years all forms of work and world stress are triggering it. At this point I think it’s become a bad panic disorder but I am not willing to take Klonopin or Xanax or something for this. Strenuous exercise fixes it for me and it seemingly ramps up in the winter.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Zach, I am so sorry. I understand well the panic disorder that has evolved to include health anxiety, as this is a condition that I specialize in treating. Many clients are referred to me from a group of cardiologists because it is a common phenomenon of believing the heart pain and palpitations are indications of a serious cardiac event. When in fact it is panic disorder. The worried thoughts and checking bodily symptoms and searching for reassurance all feed the health anxiety cycle. The nocturnal panic is an indication that your brain has now associated certain bodily sensations with your fight or flight response. All of this can be helped, but you will need to do very specific treatment. If you would like help, I have an online course and an accompanying support group that can help you. You can find more information here www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety.

@loriblair2658

Жыл бұрын

@KRAZEEIZATION wow. Your situation sounds EXACTLY like mine. Mine also began in 2019. I used Zoloft for almost two years and stopped because it didn’t seem to help, and I have continued to use Ativan as needed for severe episodes. All the other details that you described could have been written by me. For what it’s worth, I will tell you that applying a washcloth soaked in cold water to my face has helped in the middle of the worst attacks in the night, and drinking magnesium citrate has almost eliminated my troublesome heart palpitations. I hope that you are doing better now too. Blessings.

@KRAZEEIZATION

Жыл бұрын

@@loriblair2658 Thank you my sister in Anxiety!

Woke up thinking my my apartment building was on a plane (must’ve been dreaming that) drenched in sweat with extreme panic

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no. That sounds like a nightmare.

I never used to have these. But last summer the AC unit in our apartment failed. It was 80 outside every night and even hotter in the apartment. I would try to get to sleep but when I did I would wake up sweating to death hot and fearing I couldn't breathe. We now have working AC with no problems but I still wake up at night with anxiety and panic attacks frequently worrying that I'm struggling to breathe. Ugh it sucks.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Our brain tries so hard to keep us safe, but sometimes it gets things wrong and sounds the alarm in error. Try looking around the bedroom at night and say out loud that the temperature is just perfect and you are so comfortable and feel so safe. I am just curious if your brain will settle down if you go through that exercise.

I've just had one right now and I'm so scared😭

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you had a better rest last night.❤️

@LatestEntertainmentWithAK

2 жыл бұрын

no need to worry its just our thoughts which makes us axeious and it effects our body I just wakeup with anxiety and took Bath and relaxing now

@LatestEntertainmentWithAK

2 жыл бұрын

anxiety is really scary but god helps us

I wake up almost every night in the dark with no feeling in my right arm and left leg, my face numb, can't catch my breath and feeling like I'm about to die. I think it's a stroke and it's terrifying.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I of course cannot diagnose over KZread. But when our brain is in fight or flight, the blood moves to our major muscles, and other parts of the body can feel numb. This is a normal anxiety response and nothing to fear…but I certainly understand that waking up like this can be confusing. If this continues, you may want to get a sleep study for a diagnosis.

I have recently started having nocturnal panic attacks and they are horrible previously i just had them during the day... so what happens is im sleeping one minute and suddenly ill jolt right out of bed heart racing and pounding and have this extreme fear and panic like something is wrong and i cant stay put i run out of the house... sometimes i cant understand who am i where am i and it takes a moment for me to realize what is happening sometimes my chest feels tight and i have chest pain sometimes i feel numb sometimes i cant walk cant breathe sometimes hot flashes but these damn panic attacks can be accompanied by few or many symptoms at once and all of them are terrifying... every time i have them im 100% sure im dying or having a stroke or having a heart attack... really thank u so much for this video and thanks to everyone who has commented with their experience with this issue... it really gives alot of support and strength to people who are suffering because of this

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am truly sorry this happens to you. It sounds horrific. Nocturnal panic attacks are treatable with interoceptive sensitivity reduction training. Here is more information if you are interested in treatment. Panic Attacks Quiz www.paigepradko.com/panic-quiz Your Panic Attacks Are NOT the Boss OnLine Course www.paigepradko.com/panic

@ejay8440

Жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy thank u so much!

I had my first panic attack last night. It was really scary. I felt like having a real heart attack. I was screaming and ran to living room and I was shacking and had a rapid heart rate. It didn’t last very long but I’m paroniod it happen again.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Christopher. I am so sorry that you went through that. Panic can be horrible. But, it is important to not tell yourself messages about fearing having another. Instead, tell yourself that you are okay and if panic and anxiety want to come…it is fine with you. Welcome the panic and welcome the anxiety and use phrases like “bring it on”. If you fear anxiety and panic, the brain can create an anxious response and cause you to actually go into a fight or flight mood. We have to give our brains the message that we’ve got this…..no problem…bring it on. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5OCpsGPp8fcmps.html

This could also be from sleep apnea which I got diagnosed with about a year ago I still really haven’t found my groove with CPAP but I’m hoping that I can tackle this because without proper sleep anxiety and depression can be hard to deal with

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. One really needs a sleep study to diagnose this condition.

@michellelaycock8364

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, my nocternal panic attacks were due to severe sleep apnea. I'm on cpap now, but they haven't fully resolved.

Omg. I wish I could talk this therapist.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

You are so kind. ❤️

Thanks sister❤from Lahore pakistan

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 🙏❤️

Thank you so much for the video. I’ve been quite upset with this as it’s new to me and I usually don’t have trouble sleeping. Would you recommend I go to a doctor for medications if it continues or just continue with these home methods first? Thank you

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

This can be very upsetting when it happens, but, it typically settles down for most people on its own. If you are having these nocturnal panic attacks for more than 2 weeks, I would suggest having a sleep study. I do not recommend medications without knowing what is going on from a sleep study as sleep apnea and other issues need to be ruled out.

It's bad enough having anxiety and panic attacks during the day. But when waking up in a panic it's horrific! I have to try and avoid day time naps too as I can cycle into continuous panic attacks. Either drifting off or from waking up.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry you are going through that. Working on panic during the day also helps the panic at night. Hoping this calms down for you.

@Kh-qj4fe

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. IS this ever going to end.

I've had these now for almost 2 years on and off - typically presents when I wake up in a half sleep state - I notice my chest really hurts and then boom - my heart takes off and starts racing. When I first got them the attack could last quite awhile and I had a hard time calming down - I called the paramedics several times thinking I was having a heart attack - it's a brutal and scary feeling. Now I still get them, but they are not as aggressive as I have learned to deal with them now. But for awhile I was associating the night and my bed with panic because that's where they were happening - and they still do - but they are much shorter in duration now thankfully.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

Hi Patrick. I am glad that you are making some progress. I specialize in treating people with cardiac health anxiety and panic disorder. If you ever feel like you need more help, I have a very effective online course in treating this. Here is a link for more information: www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety. And here is a video called, My Heart is Scaring Me: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZH9rtLFwY9u3iqg.html

@patrickhandlovsky7665

Жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy thank you :) I will definitely check it out!

I lost my home 5 months ago and now live in a Camper on my in-laws property that I purchased with the rest of my savings. I have always had panic attacks now and then during the day but lately I've been waking up after sleeping just a short time at night with panic attacks that make me feel like I'm choking and can't breathe so I jump up and try and catch my breath and clear my mind. I just had one a couple hours ago and feel like every time I lay back down it's going to happen again. Happening about every night now. Feeling exhausted 😩

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am sorry, Harold. You have been through a lot this year. If you are able, you will want to rule out sleep apnea and GERD if you are waking up choking and coughing. If it is panic disorder, you will want to treat it with interoceptive exposure exercises during the day.

I’ve struggled with this for 16yrs

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry.

I’m having this happen almost every time I sleep now. Except I wake up with excruciating pain in my forearms and hands or just numbness in my forearms and hands and my face. It goes away after 30 mins or so after I wake up. I’m waking every couple of hours with this. I’m super fatigued during the day now. I also have sleep apnea and use a CPAP. I have even worse panic attacks during the day and end up at the ER. Of course all the tests they do there come back looking great and they send me home. By that time I usually feel a bit better of course. I know this is happening but I can’t control it. I’ve decided to try meditation and relaxing techniques. Today is day 1…..

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds horrible. I am so sorry that you go through that. It sounds like your brain has associated certain body sensations with your anxiety or fight or flight response. Interoceptive exposure therapy is used to treat this condition. I use it in practice with my clients that have panic disorder. Here is a video about interoceptive exposure therapy kzread.info/dash/bejne/n56OypV-e8Lbf6g.html.

@TechJunky777

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thanks so much 🙏 I will be trying this out tonight or tomorrow for sure! ☺️

Started having this 2 months ago, it’s really thrown life for a loop. Crazy symptoms like vibrating/trembling sensation, sometimes chills, heart beating like crazy etc. everyday I’m exhausted. It just sucks

@PaigePradkoTherapy

6 ай бұрын

That sounds horrible. You may want to treat panic during the day by using interoceptive exposures. I have a panic course where I walk you through what to do if this continues.

I suffered night terrors as a kid and still get them from time to time. But as I've got older it's turned into nocturnal panic attacks. I only discovered what they were a few months ago. Always happens within the first hour or so. They are so scary. I wake up thinking I'm losing my mind , vision is all strange , head is allover the place. Heart is racing , body tingling , sweating. I'm in that much of a state I forget to do my breathing, just splash cold water on my face and head.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am sorry that you are suffering from these. You could try interoceptive exercises during the day to mimic those symptoms. I cover how to do those exercises in my panic course if you are interested. www.paigepradko.com/panic

@caldz4392

Жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy thanks, I'll definitely try

@johnb6850

Жыл бұрын

I had the same thing, look into sleep apnea induced panic attacks.

I have nocturnal panic attacs for 7 years every night, not just one but up to 7 panic attacks. It's terrifying! I'm 28 years old, living in a small country with no good doctors. I have visited a doctor a year ago and he prescribed me Magnesium with vitamin B6, Melatonin and valerian root, and 0.5 mg rivotril before going to sleep, after I took the night Magnesium for 2 weeks it made the panics a lot easier but sadly I became really aggressive during the day and I quit taking it, and rivotril never worked. Now I'm feeling very hopeless. I think I know what it caused me the nocturnal panic attacks. Before I got married I only had 1 in a month, after I got married and especially when I gave birth for the first time I have them every single night. Its all about stress and rapid change of life. And no, I don't feel better that I'm not the only one, I hope no one ever experience them!

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry, Zana. Do you have panic attacks during the day?

@zanabrestovci6991

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy no I don't

I've had these for the past 4 months due to the stressor of my grandmother dying (we were very close) I find that it takes me a good 2-3 hours to get back to sleep and when I do I then have some of the worst nightmares. Ive tried just about everything and nothing seems to be helping. Oh how I miss a full night's sleep

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry about your grandmother and how it has affected your sleep. It seems like your brain is trying to process your loss in your sleep. Perhaps journaling and talking about your loss during the day will help your brain consolidate the information and allow you to sleep better at night.

Some people have gerd acid reflux and what’s causing the panic attack is sleeping in a position that allows the acid to flow up to your esophagus do some research on it n see if you have symptoms

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

That is definitely a possibility for some.

For years I have dealt with waking in panic and feeling disassociated from my body and like I am not real' It is so scary. As a child I would try to hurt myself after waking to make the fear go away. To this day I do NOT like sleeping away from home for fear of this happening. Just last night this happened to me and it is so scary. My heart would start racing and I would just wait for the moment to feel "normal". But during an episode I can barely think straight.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that happens to you, Ann.

I’ve had this for about half a year, and it’s mainly because of episodic migraine. I usually start panicking because of nausea, I’m incredibly afraid of feeling nauseous and even more afraid of throwing up. It’s quite a problem with episodic migraines. Having that during a migraine attack is not that bad, it relieves the pain and nausea. It’s worse when I have it outside of a migraine attack, cuz it makes me feel extra nauseous and the rest (yawning, trembling, sweating,…) except for numbness and dizziness. I want to get it fixed but nobody believes me- it can be a real issue

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that you are suffering with this. It sounds like you have panic disorder and emetophobia. This conditions can be treated. I have more help coming out soon. If you would like to stay updated on treatment options, you may join my newsletter here: www.paigepradko.com

I wake up with palpitations which scares me since I had heart attack. I worry about the palpitations. I am trying to associate pslpitations with exercise which is good for the heart. Exercise keeps us well. Exercise saves the heart.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

That is a great strategy and a positive outlook. ❤️

I’ve been having them and now I’ve been prescribed two different medications but all they do is make my head feel heavy! I’ve been dreading sleep because of this and have been looking for a way to stop these.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry. This can condition can cause people to begin to become more anxious when sleep time approaches. I hope that my suggestions on the video begin to help you.

@ayeg7744

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and I’ve been taking gabapentin and it helped me. I have mini ones if I even have ones now. Thankfully 🙏🏾

At least 3 times a week for sense 2018 (after getting food poisoning And CDiff around July 4th) I wake up nightly. For no reason at all. I wake up with my heart racing, stomach tore up, dry heaving. Walking back and forth, feeling like the world is ending and this is the final one that's going to do me in. I have C-Ptsd, major depressive disorder and anxiety. I don't want to go the hospital because they don't understand. I've lost over 80lbs. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy

@PaigePradkoTherapy

10 ай бұрын

I am so sorry. That sounds so horrible. It does sound like it is trauma related and that your brain still believes you are in danger. Our brain tries to keep us awake if it believes we are under attack. I hope that you are able to get help from a therapist, perhaps a trauma therapist to help you heal, ❤️

Hi. I've been having nighttime panic/anxiety attacks for more than a week now, for the first time in my life (always had anxiety, though). The symptoms you all describe are really terrifying, and I agree with someone who said that describing this to someone else makes you sound like a drama queen. But I can assure you this is one of the worst things that have ever happened to me, like I told people I know. A few times I've been in such state of desperation at night to PLEASE JUST LET ME SLEEP that I nearly sobbed. Kid you not. I've seen many sources now that tell you you should get up out of bed and do something to calm down, but it's so damn hard because you're neither fully awake for asleep. Last night I forced myself to sit on the couch for a few minutes. Next time I'm going to do what the video suggests and force myself out of bed and splash water on my face. This is like hell on earth; my normal activities and cycles are totally disrupted (day and night). Thank you for the video and thank you all for commenting; it really made me feel better knowing that so many others are experiencing this. Virtual hugs to all.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry you are going through this. If sleep apnea has been ruled out and you are sure this is nocturnal panic, I have a course that treats this condition. Here is a link: www.paigepradko.com/panic

I just had one 😂😂 I was laying on my bed and in a blink of a eye I was passed out. I started shaking and my mind was exploding. I started hearing all theses voices in my head. And my heart was beating like crazy. I open the door and asked my sister for a water and I felt drunk but it was just because I was sleep walking I couldn’t even talk during it I laid back down right after and, woke up every one in my house is asleep 😂 I’m freaking out rn

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds terrible 😢 Hope these have stopped for you.

I’ve never suffered with Anxiety in my life, I’m 30 years old, about 4 months ago this happened to me out of the blue, 3 nights on the bounce but it was very mild, on the 4th night I had a full blown panic attack, which as a person who’s never experienced this before felt like I was about to die. I was on all fours hyperventilating with all my my muscles spasming, felt like I was going to pass out (die) as I was about to call an ambulance it began to slowly calm down. I’ve been getting it regularly ever since. I hope this isnt me for the rest of my life

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Hayden. I am so that you are experiencing this. It sounds like you are not struggling with panic or anxiety during the day. I wonder if there was a past trauma that has been triggered. I suspect that this will calm down in you in time. Try to look around the room before you go to sleep and remind your brain that you are feeling safe. Do not give your brain messages that you are afraid of this happening again, or that can perpetuate the problem. The brain creates anxiety to wake you up because it believes you are in danger from the very panic that you fear. In other words, if you fear it happening, the brain activates the fear center and it happens. Give yourself the message that you are not concerned at all…if anxiety wants to come, that’s fine with you. It is a paradoxical treatment.

@devinmiller1930

Жыл бұрын

Hello Hayden, the attacks I've been experiencing also happened a couple of months ago. I went to the emergency room because I thought I was having a heart attack. Since then they come randomly and I find myself having difficulties normalizing them. Like you I don't want these attacks to be apart of my life. One thing that helps me a little is thinking peaceful words.

@omarionjunior1158

Жыл бұрын

@@devinmiller1930 I had one as well did it feel like you were losing consciousness?

@devinmiller1930

Жыл бұрын

@@omarionjunior1158 not that I can remember

Ive had heart test done, echos, stress test, everything. Id wake up in panic mode for no reason, sometimes id feel it in my stomach before it even happens. Panic tends to last about 1 minutes, symptoms then subside but it takes a little while for me to get back to feeling normal and tired. Its scary

@PaigePradkoTherapy

11 ай бұрын

I am sorry you experience those attacks. Once you rule out other conditions like sleep apnea, you can treat nocturnal panic by doing interoceptive exposure exercises. I teach how to do these in an online course here: www.paigepradko.com/panic

Thank you for this video. How can you prevent a nocturnal panic attack from making you vomit?

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds terrible…I am so sorry you are dealing with that. I would recommend working on panic disorder symptoms when you are awake, as this has shown to help the is order when sleeping as well.

It always happens to me within 1.5- 2 hours of falling asleep. I suddenly wake up, sometimes not even knowing who I am, with fast heartbeat and trembling from the inside out. I feel the urge of standing up, and there’s when the panic kicks in. I feel claustrophobic, like trapped in my body. Everywhere I look triggers me more panic. Feel like if I want to escape but I can’t. Feels like the feeling is going to last forever. No coping mechanism works. Feels like I can’t see, but I can see. Feels like eternal suffering. But then it goes away, and I feel stupid. However, it becomes my greatest fear to go to sleep. I can control and avoid anxiety and panic attacks while awake. I learned to do it without medications, since I was 11 years old. But I can’t control it when it happens while I’m asleep. It’s horrifying. It’s like im not part of my body and everything I look makes me suffer, even my hands. I hope everyone gets healthier and happier by the day.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

That truly sounds terrifying and I am so sorry that happens to you. Do you think you may be triggered by something going on in your life when it happens or something you have seen on tv? I do think our subconscious can pick up on a trigger from our day, or internally in our body and create this nocturnal panic. If you believe it might pick up on an internal bodily sensation like a rapid heartbeat, you could try interoceptive exposures during the day.

@LateNightChess

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy im pretty sure is related to trauma and life circumstances. The anxiety disorder I developed since I was a kid has manifested in many ways. The waking up in panic has always happened, since I was a kid (i experienced a lot of trauma back then). There was a break for a few years and suddenly when I was 11 years old, panic attacks began while awake but not in sleep. They manifested as feeling that I couldn’t breath, that I was going to faint, that I was going to die, etc. After I suppressed it, it stopped happening but it started manifesting as derealization. I had this episodes in which I felt like everything was fake. I felt like I was dead. Then I controlled that and it started to manifest again while sleeping.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry. I hate that kids are mistreated and subjected to trauma and then have to carry the effects of that trauma for a lifetime. It sounds like you have had some success at helping yourself feel safe during the day. Perhaps just giving yourself safety messages when you go to bed will help. Look around your room. Remind yourself where you are and that you feel completely safe. You never know what might hit the unconscious mind.

@LateNightChess

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy i appreciate it!

@himansubiswsl3088

2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

If I don't go to sleep with a light on and or a fan I will wake up in a panic attack at some stage. My heart revs up and jolts im in and out of consciousness like how a lawnmower or machine starting up is how I can describe it, I then search for a light switch as I start to realize what's happening an slowly come right

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry you are going through that. Your brain senses things even when you are asleep. It sounds like if something is off…and your brain detects that there is no fan noise…it wants to alert you by activating your nervous system through fight or flight response. Think of this problem as something that your brain has misinterpreted and now you will have to slowly teach your brain that you are safe and you are not alarmed even when you wake up in a panic. As soon as you are awake…act as if you are not concerned at all so that your brain learns in that moment.

@RYNO.79

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thank you for the advice 🙏. I will take this on board, I think i should try and tackle it, I am avoiding it in a way. I just got used to having a fan on, for years now at one point it was on 24/7.. now I use it to sleep at night only. Also I used to fall asleep with the TV on alot aswel. So now I have a led light an the fan going at night to sleep. It is winter so I use a fan sound on KZread. I think it really started after the car crash as part of the ptsd. I could not stand the silence an darkness and having light an sound being used to it and finding comfort in it, I have no issues. I havnt had one in a couple months as I try to always have my fan going and the small light all night.

I've had night time anxiety and panic attacks for several years and it happens almost every night, and it causes very severe insomia which has gotten in the way of MANY jobs, yet I do not qualify for disability, despite being unable to hold a job due to being unable to sleep consistently for more than a couple hours.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

8 ай бұрын

Sleep issues are difficult and frustrating. I am so sorry you are dealing with this.

I wake up in the night with symptoms of night panics…racing heart, disorientated, tingling throughout my body…but several times a week I wake up in middle of the night with fear that if I don’t follow a certain step process of coming out of my sleep that I will die. This is so scary and strange to me. Before going to bed I do breath work, meditation, stretching, mind-body coherence work… to make sure I go to bed as stress free as possible. I don’t feel anxious and stressed. So I’m not understanding these symptoms.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

Hi Lynda. First, I want to say that I am sorry that you are going through this and it sounds terrifying. But, there are things that you can do. I cannot of course diagnose you on youtube but it sounds like you not only are suffering from nocturnal panic, but I am also hearing some thoughts and behaviors that remind me of ocd. In your description, you describe a fear, and then you describe all of the things that you do before sleep to calm yourself…to make sure that the feared event does not occur. We call those behaviors compulsions because they reinforce an anxiety cycle. Your brain truly believes that you are in danger and all of these calming behaviors are necessary. The fear seems to be conscious to some extent but unconscious as well. I can only give general advice here, but would recommend stopping all calming behaviors before bed and doing the opposite of what you have been doing. Your brain has to learn that you are safe whether you wake up at night or not…and that you are safe whether you panic or not. Here is a video on the ocd cycle. I want you to imagine how you can stop this cycle by stopping your behaviors to calm yourself before sleep. I realize that this may sound counterintuitive, but it works. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2F7t6SsadfVoMY.html.

@lrb864

Жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy I'm certainly open to that. The symptoms showed up without the "trying to get rid of symptoms" I would say they can disappear the same way. The symptoms progressively got worse over 6-8 months and I didn't do anything about trying to get rid of them during those months and they didn't disappear so the last 2-3 months I've started trying to find a root cause and do something different. I will check out the video. Thank you for your response and sharing your thoughts.

I have ptsd and anxiety and panic attacks stress all the above from my car accidents and the life I chose to live bad but I've been waking up heart raising my whole right side is going numb my scalp and tounge to my feet this is my 3rd time happening like this I just wanna make sure it's not a stroke help guys please it only last 5 min and it goes away

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ivan. I am so sorry you are experiencing this. I am not a physician and of course cannot diagnose you, but, what you are describing are symptoms of panic and high anxiety. The fact that it comes and goes fits panic as well. I do suggest getting checked out by your physician if you have not had a checkup recently, but it sounds like anxiety. I hope you feel better.

Breathing is my worst problem, breathing techniques are impossible for me, they have the opposite effect. It makes the ability to learn meditation useless. Exercise increases my heart rate and I breathe faster…boom can’t breathe. My bedroom is where most panic attacks happened and the association has been firmly made, I am working to correct this. I wish I could get help but it is almost impossible to get a doctor right now because of the stress the pandemic has created. Some days I cry not because I am stressed but because I am tired of fighting just to breathe, I wish I could stop needing to breathe. I hope no one feels like this. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Be well people.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

I understand what you are describing. You will most likely need to do Interoceptive Exposures to correct this breathing issue. I left you a message on another video about my online therapy course for health anxiety. I walk you through step by step what to do for this issue in the course. Breathing techniques are not going to help you. Go to PaigePradko.com if you need more help.

Thank you for explaining I have anxiety and gets worse during stressful times but the other night i was awakened by a anxiety attack or panic attack while complete sleep and took me a while to get this to pass I noticed if my anxiety attack is super bad i can hyperventilate i feel nauseated and I cough Not sure all this is normal

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am sorry that happened to you. And yes, what you experienced sound like panic. This explains in more detail what happens during panic: Why Do I Feel That in my Body? Explanations of Bodily Symptoms Due to Anxiety, Stress and Panic www.paigepradko.com/bodyanxiety

I’m going through some stress as my sons gf is pregnant and I feel she is turning him against me. I woke up in the middle of the night - heart racing, sweating. I thought I was dying. I called to my husband for help and I ran down the stairs straight into my living room table, and fell flat on there- HARD. It took a LONG time to come out of it. At first I thought is was a blood sugar thing so I drank some juice. But now - idk. Absolutely terrifying

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry, Nicole. That incident sounds scary and what you are sensing with your son’s girlfriend is heartbreaking. It is so difficult to have raised a son to the best of your ability and then have that relationship be manipulated by someone. It is truly heartbreaking. I wonder if you can have an open conversation with both of them with the goal of connecting and not accusing. We have grown sons who are both in wonderfully supportive relationships now, but we have been through some trials and tribulations with past relationships. I can relate to your post in many ways. Sending you a hug from one mom to another.

I have something similar to this but havent found anything precisely about it. I have what you described but it happens just a few seconds after I fall asleep and I wake up in panic but I'm not completely awake, I see things around me but my vision is blurry and my head feels very heavy and then I feel like I'm thrown back into my sleep just to have another panic attack right away, this happens sometimes over a dozen times until I simply give up on sleeping. It feels like I'm stuck being thrown around in a cycle, I have a thought and this image becomes a dream ( not even a scary image or dream) but it throws me out of my sleep kicking in panic, but I'm not really awake and can't help but falling asleep again and the cycle goes on.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

8 ай бұрын

Hi Diego. What you are describing sounds like Hypnogogic Hallucinations. They are normal and happen right when you are falling asleep. However, if your brain is now afraid of them, it could be that your brain is monitoring or watching for them, and that may create the cycle you are describing. Perhaps when you read about them, it may calm your brain down, knowing it is not dangerous.

Have they seen this in pregnancy? I had this a couple weeks ago... I didn't have a bad dream or anything... Just woke up with extreme fear and had to get out of bed because I didn't know what to do. It's was one of the worse feeling I have ever had. I did tell myself that I was safe and I'm ok.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you are feeling better now. I think they can happen to us at any stage of adult life.

Just about nightly just as I'm falling asleep I'm jolted awake gasping for air with a racing heart and shaking some our small some are huge this can happen 1-10 times per night and often worried to sleep because of it

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Shaun. That sounds like a terrifying experience. I cannot diagnose someone over KZread, but, I strongly recommend that you do a sleep study. This can be ordered by your physician. It may be sleep apnea or nocturnal panic attacks or night terrors. It cannot be fully diagnosed without knowing what stage of sleep this occurs. If it is sleep apnea, it is important that you get this diagnosed and treated.

@sa-nc3wp

2 жыл бұрын

How are you now? Im having the same

@shaunprice1603

2 жыл бұрын

@@sa-nc3wp same only time it doesn't happen is when I've drank alot of alcohol 😂

@sa-nc3wp

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaunprice1603 but the question is, you could sleep without alkahool a little bit ? Or not

@shaunprice1603

2 жыл бұрын

@@sa-nc3wp yes I can sometimes straight away other times will wake up gasping for air few times other nights could happen around 10 times

I haven’t slept more then 2 hour each night since I had a alcohol withdrawal 3 days ago

@PaigePradkoTherapy

3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry you are going through this. Please seek out medical support if you continue to not sleep. I wish you well.

Sometimes this happens when I lay down and haven't even fallen asleep. Sometimes it happens after I'm asleep. I think I've become afraid to lay down to sleep for fear of this happening and it just exacerbates the problem.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry this happens to you. It is common for people to panic even when they are relaxed or sleeping. There is evidence-based treatment to correct this problem called interoceptive sensitivity reduction training. If you are interested, I have a program that will become available in 2 weeks where I walk you through how to do interoceptive exposures. Here are links if you are interested: Panic Attacks Quiz www.paigepradko.com/panic-quiz Your Panic Attacks Are NOT the Boss OnLine Course Waitlist www.paigepradko.com/panic

Ive never had a nocturnal panic attack but I had more daily ones and at night I have nightmares.

@PaigePradkoTherapy

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you sleep well tonight 🙏

@vizuren

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaigePradkoTherapy thanks :-)