Weird Panic Attacks During Sleep

[Deleted member 29311]

Something I've noticed over the past year and a half, is that when ever I get stressed out more then usual, I'll ''sleep walk''.

The thing is, it's always the same story: I jump out of bed and I panic, thinking that I'm chocking on a tooth pick, a needle, a rock, etc. Half the time I have no clue it happened.

I still live with my parents. The first time it happened, I apparently jumped out of bed and started panicking, slammed my door open and basically kicked down my mom's door, freaking out, saying that I was chocking on a tooth pick. I ran around the room while screaming this out, while my fingers were down my throat trying to ''take out'' the tooth pick.

The next morning, my mom said we were going to the doctors, to which I replied ''why?''. She said I swallowed a tooth pick last night and that I was freaking out about it. I looked at her really confused, and said ''that's impossible, there aren't any tooth picks in my bedroom.''.

The other half of the time, in where I'm aware of what's happening as I'm flipping out (in that half awake, half asleep mode), I'm terrified. A lot of the times I'll be trying to throw up over a toilette bowl (with my fingers down my throat) in the bathroom next to my bedroom.

This has happened many, many times since then (actually it happened again last night, which is why I decided to write about it today), although it's always been different objects.

Has this ever happened to any of you?

 

[Changing4Best]

No, to my knowledge, I have never sleep walked or felt as if I were choking upon something like a tooth pick either. Have you ever choked in your life, on anything? Do you sleep walk at all, or have you sleep walked at any time in your past that you know of?

 

[Changing4Best]

Here is a link about sleep walking: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/how-is-sleepwalking-treated

 

[Deleted member 29311]

No, to my knowledge, I have never sleep walked or felt as if I were choking upon something like a tooth pick either. Have you ever choked in your life, on anything? Do you sleep walk at all, or have you sleep walked at any time in your past that you know of?

Hey SheilaKathy,

I've never legit chocked on anything during my life to the point of it being life threatening.. And I've probably slept walked once or twice in my past, nothing like this though.

Thank you for your reply!

 

[Ocean5]

I had sleep walking incidents past few years. One reason I put a chair or something against my apartment door to keep me in. I had a very embarrassing experience, and neighbor had to call a lock smith to get me back in apartment. But they seem to have gone away (I hope at least.) Are you under more stress than normal?

You can PM me for sleeping walking experiences.

 

[Friday]

I haven't acted out my nightmares in a very long time. But, while I'm not completely sure, I do believe its a fairly common PTSD thing.