hi there i just need some reassurance, ive had mild anxiety since i was 18 (im 21) but since august i have gotten really bad physical synptoms pretty much every symptom you can have and my anxiety has become extreme, recently ive been getting a scary feeling in my chest/heart when trying to sleep, its like a sinking feeling/quick shock feeling and is also sometimes in my throat, it happens for a few hours before my body eventually gets too tired and lets me sleep, does anyone else have this??
thats very common with anxiety. I have had that as well as thousands of other people. But I always suggest that everyone get a physical check up at least once a year and also when you have any new symptoms.
you may need to speak with a counselor to get help managing your anxiety.
there are some great meditations on YouTube for anxiety and also for sleep. They help calm you down and I never make it through the meditation because I fall asleep. Check them out!
also check out the ones for proper breathing with anxiety because it’s very important in managing anxiety !
thank you!
Yes I have gone through periods of jarring ectopic heartbeats when falling asleep. They are called Hypnogogic jerks or ‘sleep twitches’, and are quite common.