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Panic attacks and nightmares

Larissa

For the past two nights I think I've been experiencing panic/anxiety attacks, though I'm not sure. I've been having nightmares almost every night and I think that's the cause of these panic/anxiety attacks but I've been having nightmares more often for a while now. I don't know what's causing these nightmares, or how to reduce/get rid of them. Usually, I sleep well and at the same time each night but these nightmares have been causing me to wake up multiple times, and sleep in for longer/go to bed later as I'm not getting good quality sleep. I'm wondering if my recent diagnosis has anything to do with it, maybe subconsciously. Can someone let me know if they experienced something similar? It might not be related at all - I thought last night was a one off but it happened again tonight and I'm a bit unsettled.

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  • Yes, in the immediate period post diagnosis. I too experienced nightmares and quite vivid dreams.

    This corresponded with a substantial amount of reviewing my previous experiences from the new perspective of being autistic.

    A lot of it was linked to what I now see as trauma in situations that I could not understand why were happening.

    As I have become more comfortable with my autism diagnosis the dreams have very much subsided.

    My sleep is still disturbed and I take the opportunity to address physical discomforts that I experience when this takes place.

    Best wishes

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  • Yes, in the immediate period post diagnosis. I too experienced nightmares and quite vivid dreams.

    This corresponded with a substantial amount of reviewing my previous experiences from the new perspective of being autistic.

    A lot of it was linked to what I now see as trauma in situations that I could not understand why were happening.

    As I have become more comfortable with my autism diagnosis the dreams have very much subsided.

    My sleep is still disturbed and I take the opportunity to address physical discomforts that I experience when this takes place.

    Best wishes

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