Hi everyone does anybody feel like they stop breathing when trying to fall asleep it's horrible to scared to try again thanks
I feel like i forget to breathe and then i get panicky rhat im not breathing enough. Its just your body calming down and your anxiety picking up.
Once in a blue moon that happens. Scary. Maybe reflux related
Hello Nicola. Yes, that can happen. It could be a number of things, including GERD or even some sleep paralysis. But most of the time I think it's honestly just nerves. You're so focused, perhaps, on your breathing that you become afraid that you'll stop breathing in your sleep. Therefore your mind tricks you into thinking that you're not breathing, but you acutally are. The body is designed to keep its systems up and running. Once you fall asleep, it'll take over and breathe on its own.
Try not to worry too much about it, Nicola. Tomorrow is a new day and I promise you won't stop breathing suddenly. It's just the anxiety.
Best wishes !
Yes!! Not all of the time, but on occasion I do. It's usually right when I'm almost asleep I suddenly gasp for air and quickly sit up. It's not like a panic attack, I just felt like I was breathing. And then it will keep happening, when I'm almost asleep I'll feel like my breathing stopped. Idk if I have sleep apnea, but like I said, doesn't happen all of the time for me. But it does suck and it is scary.