Quote Originally Posted by Stevo22 View Post
Oh I know the feeling all too well. Happened 30 minutes ago here. I battle to sleep at night. I will be fine, sleeping for half an hour and just wake up in a panic. Most times I would just wake up without panic but then my mind says "dont get a panic attack"...and that is exactly when the heart starts racing and a full blown panic attack will ensue. It is almost like I'm just waiting for it to happen every night, which is a really bad mindset. So now I've put the headphones on and I'm listening to relaxing music. Let's hope I can sleep. One night of peaceful sleep will be so great right now...but it is already 3:30 in the morning here. Makes one feel kind of lonely.
It's like when you say: "Do not think of a pink elephant", but then you will definitely think of it. The only thing that use to work for me (I don't have problems sleeping any more), was replacing it with another more positive thought. It takes so much practice before it actually work, but now I sleep like a baby.