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Sleep Paralysis

Posted by Joy on April 11, 2007 at 17:37:55:

I've experienced insomnia my entire life. When I was a kid I think it was because of some traumatic experiences, but as a teenager and adult I've experienced something different while trying to sleep.

As a kid I would lay awake thinking about a traumatic experience and it would keep me awake for hours.

As a teenager and now as an adult, when I start to feel myself fall asleep, I feel like I can't move and panic for a split second, waking myself up. Then I lay there avoiding that sensation for hours.

In the past few years (I'm 26 btw) bedtime has become even more stressful because I worry that I won't be able to fall asleep and then won't be able to wake up on time in the morning, resulting in my son being late for school or my being late for work or an appointment. Then (if I don't take an anxiety medication), I often lay there stressing out about that for hours. lol

My question is for those who experience sleep paralysis. Do you find yourself avoiding falling asleep at bedtime because you're worried that you'll experience sleep paralysis?

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