| Are Middle of The Night Panic Attacks The Result of | | | | can make up for it on the following night. Just be |
| Suppressed Anxiety? | | | | assured that no harm will come to you. |
| I know first hand what it feels like to suffer one of | | | | You CAN learn to stay calm and face anxiety attacks |
| these episodes in the middle of the night. It also took | | | | head on - accepting them rather than avoiding them. |
| me a while to discover that the anxiety attacks I was | | | | Maybe you have noticed that a certain "relaxed" |
| suffering from were the result of things and events | | | | feeling sets in after having suffered an anxiety attack? |
| that would usually trigger an attack the following day. | | | | There are also many different, very effective, coping |
| The only difference was that I began having the | | | | methods you can implement that will distract your mind |
| attacks in the middle of the night. | | | | from the symptoms of a panic attack. That is how I |
| So, with that knowledge and with practice, I learned to | | | | worked my way through them. |
| remind myself of something at the first signs of | | | | Just keep in mind that many times the reason you are |
| another episode. "Real Anxiety" can very often be | | | | suffering an anxiety attack in the middle of the night is |
| mistaken for a panic attack. | | | | because of worries and unresolved issues for the |
| So the questions becomes which is it? And what is | | | | following day. Here are some coping tips that have |
| meant by "Real Anxiety"? | | | | helped me. |
| Well, a minor anxiety is experienced when you mull | | | | 1) Listen to some soft and relaxing music and try to |
| over worst case scenarios. Such thoughts typically | | | | get lost in the words and melody. |
| start with the words, "what will happen if...". And such | | | | Try to imagine the breaths the singer is taking in |
| thoughts are actually quite normal. But anxiety | | | | between words, focus on the drum beat, or the under |
| sufferers tend to blow these thoughts out of | | | | current of the bass being played. |
| proportion. This leads to a cycle of fear - and from | | | | 2) Get up out of bed and do something. |
| that a full-blown anxiety attack. | | | | Read a book, jump on the computer, or simply turn on |
| So, you need to ask yourself what you are actually | | | | the television. Anything is better than lying in bed with |
| worried about - REALLY? | | | | your thoughts running a mile a minute. Make yourself a |
| What is the absolute worst thing that could happen? | | | | cup of herbal tea or drink a glass of warm milk to calm |
| And if you can't sleep because of these thoughts, | | | | your nerves. |
| what is the worst that can happen because of that? | | | | 3) Lastly, distract yourself with breathing techniques |
| You already know the answer to that - NOTHING! | | | | and continually remind yourself that there is nothing to |
| Sure, you may not be up to par and a little groggy | | | | be afraid of, everything is as it should be, and that you |
| tomorrow, but you will still be fine. That's a fact! If night | | | | have gotten through night panic attacks before - and |
| panic attacks cause you to miss one night's sleep, you | | | | will again this time! |