Scared1

Date posted: 1y

Waking up with panic and racing thoughts.

I am having a terrible time sleeping. I was up constantly and the moment I open my eyes I get an anxious belly, racing thoughts and adrenaline rushes. Sometimes I’ll have diarrhea (sorry for the tmi, but thats how upset my body gets.) It’s terrifying. I have to talk out loud to myself saying things like, “it’s ok, you’re ok, theres nothing you need to do, nothing you need to figure out, you are safe, etc.” Often times Im up for the day anywhere from 3 - 4 a.m. because my mind wont shut off for me to sleep and my body wont calm down for me to sleep. It is so discouraging, & so defeating to start every single day like this. It feels hopeless. Im terrified Im not going to get better and the thought of having this continue on is unbearable. Does anyone have experience with this? Did it get better? I just started taking clonazepam at bedtime for anxiety and i was hoping it would help me sleep through the night but it doesn’t. I also started lexapro (5mg) on Tuesday. Also, did anyone have success with 5mg lexapro? Thank you!

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Date posted: 1y

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Scared1

Date posted: 1y

@Sweets Thank you for this. I totally understamd.

Anonymous7788

Date posted: 1y

Sorry you are going through this. You’re not alone.

Scared1

Date posted: 1y

@Kimneedshelp Thank you. Have you experienced this as well?

Anonymous7788

Date posted: 1y

@Scared1 Yes last night and this morning was pretty hard for me. I did some work in the ocd.app app and it’s helped me to see what the anxious thoughts were and helped me see that I can cope with them and I can cope with the uncertainty. It doesn’t feel good emotionally and physically but knowing where the anxiety is coming from helps a lot with being able to move forward from that bump in the road.

Scared1

Date posted: 1y

@Kimneedshelp Thanks for sharing. What ocd app is it? If its something that helps Id like to give it a try myself. Thanks!

Anonymous7788

Date posted: 1y

@Scared1 Sure it’s called ocd.app someone else mentioned it in here. It does cost money after the free trial though. Which kinda sucks.

Scared1

Date posted: 1y

@Kimneedshelp Great! Thank you!

Anonymous7788

Date posted: 1y

@Scared1 I also have 365 gratitude which costs money after the free trial. Still debating on if I want to keep that one. But there is a journal prompt under anxiety and stress. It’s called finding evidence. That was really helpful in dismantling the intrusive thought.

Scared1

Date posted: 1y

@Kimneedshelp Oh awesome! I will give both a try. Thanks!

cows12465

Date posted: 1y

i’m only 16, and have been going through this for months now. i have terrible ocd and anxiety and i wake up with it, i cant sleep and i cant ever focus without my mind racing.

Scared1

Date posted: 1y

@mgd2007 Awww, I am so sorry you’re going through this. Does your mom know? Do you see a counselor. Please listen to me when I tell you, there is absolutely NOTHING you can not tell a counselor that they have not heard before. I hope you’re seeing one.

cows12465

Date posted: 1y

@Scared1 she does know and i have had a counselor but she just recently left so i need to find a new one. i do get scared to talk about my anxiety and open up

Schoolie93

Date posted: 18w

Panic when awake

Hello everyone. I have OCD and panic disorder. I take Prozac and Klonopin when needed. Has anyone here who has panic ever awaken from sleep in a panic? It has happened to me twice and I get really upset not understanding why this happens when I first wake. Is this common or not so much?thanks

justsomone1

Date posted: 16w

lexapro.

day 2 , I’ve been taking it at night. the nausea is unreaaaallll. I also woke up in panic but since I got off Zoloft I’ve kinda been doing that. Hope it gets better 🥹

wrdem

Date posted: 15w

feeling extra hopeless today

i am nearly constantly extremely anxious and i don't want to live like this. my family and friends are so done dealing with me to the point that i feel that i'd be better off completely alone. every small twinge or pain in my body sends me into a panic, and if it's not that it's something else i manage to be worrying over. i'm fairly certain my stress has caused an ulcer to form. i try to sit with myself and not seek reassurance/check myself for issues but it is genuinely agonizing at times. most days i sleep 12-14 hours a day because it gets to a point that i cannot deal with it anymore and i take something to sleep. sometimes i do feel that i would be better off just not around so i wouldn't have to feel this any longer. i do a lot of unhealthy things to cope (drinking, smoking, and otc sleeping pills being the main culprits) and those habits end up hurting me in the long run and making me more anxious. i do have a counselor and she is great but i'm having a really hard time finding a medication provider under my insurance. i really really do want to get better because this is the most miserable i have ever been and i hate being like this and exhausting myself and the people around me. i've been told a big part of the healing process is to make yourself sit with your thoughts and deal with the uncertainty and fear as it comes, but it feels torturous to do that. sometimes reading through these posts does make me feel better knowing that i'm not alone but lately i have been unable to pull myself out of this frantic state. what are some healthier ways to cope/distract yourself that you guys find to be at least semi-effective? i am genuinely willing to try anything to make this terrible feeling go away

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