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Help with feelings of panic when I wake up in the morning

Kate Kestrel

Does anyone have any good ideas on how to deal with feelings of panic when waking up in the morning? I’ve had a really bad few months of struggling with really severe anxiety and panic. Its getting to the point where I’m struggling to function at all. I’m on a waiting list for some talking therapy but it’s only one of those online things and it’s not happening any time soon. When I wake up I get horrendous feeling of panic - and I don’t know what to do to help myself. Every morning is the same - I wake up, I immediately remember all the things that are scaring me and I start to panic. I feel horrendous. I just can’t go on like this it’s ruining my life. Does anyone have any good coping strategies for dealing with this? Any ideas of what might help? I’d be really grateful for any advice anyone can give. I feel so terrible. I’m totally out of energy and ideas. Thanks. 

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  • For me, I did exposure therapy in CBT (ideally with an actual person to talk through it rather than online), so I know the feelings will always come down. You might need to work on your anxiety as a whole rather than specifically this situation. You have been through an awful lot by the sounds of things. I get anxiety about more getting potentially more anxious. You might be in a high state of fight or flight. Anxiety feeds itself and if you can break the chain somehow that's a step. May I ask what online therapy you will have? I've been using Silvercloud and I haven't really found it helpful. It's like a one size fits all but I understand services are so stretched there aren't any other options at the moment.

    Having said that most days I have low rumbling morning anxiety...even today on a Sunday. I don't know how to deal with this. I think I've learned the physical feelings are there before the thoughts and my thoughts latch on to the physical. 

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  • For me, I did exposure therapy in CBT (ideally with an actual person to talk through it rather than online), so I know the feelings will always come down. You might need to work on your anxiety as a whole rather than specifically this situation. You have been through an awful lot by the sounds of things. I get anxiety about more getting potentially more anxious. You might be in a high state of fight or flight. Anxiety feeds itself and if you can break the chain somehow that's a step. May I ask what online therapy you will have? I've been using Silvercloud and I haven't really found it helpful. It's like a one size fits all but I understand services are so stretched there aren't any other options at the moment.

    Having said that most days I have low rumbling morning anxiety...even today on a Sunday. I don't know how to deal with this. I think I've learned the physical feelings are there before the thoughts and my thoughts latch on to the physical. 

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    Yes - break the chain - I’m sure you’re right. The thing is I was hospitalised last year and it was very traumatic and I was very close to dying and ever since I just feel haunted by what I’ve been through. I don’t feel safe anymore, I feel frightened all the time of getting ill again. And just frightened of so much, so many aspects of life now feel so overwhelming. What is exposure therapy? How does that work? I don’t really know how my online thing will be - she said it was typing online to a real person who will respond - that’s all I know. I had a phone call for a basic assessment the other week but I haven’t heard anything back since. In the meantime though I’m just desperately unhappy because I just spend everyday feeling massively anxious all the time. It’s hell to be honest. I  feel strongly that I need more help than I’m getting - because I’m not getting any help at the moment! Just ‘self help’ and frankly I am all out of ideas. I think I have PTSD of some kind. Whatever it is I’m not coping. 
    Thanks for your response - I really appreciate you trying to help. PrayX