I had it so bad once while hospitalized it caused quite a lot of pain. A nurse in the hospital pointed it out to me. Usually I get over it these days. I give into the dark and it’s okay.
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I’m not sure what sleep phobia is. I used to be afraid to sleep in the winter because of nasal congestion, dry mouth and throat where my throat would swell sometimes.
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It is not an unknown symptom. It’s irrational fear. Maybe of the unknown. I’m dark enough as it is.
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I’m schizoaffective. When I used to experience long manic episodes that woudl last for days I would usually become paranoid that if I fell asleep my heart would stop beating. I always fell asleep though, and I always woke up.
Yes.
But I hate getting treated like its ridiculous.
I think it comes from early trauma. Been hooked on t.v. since I was young apparently and that was ‘normalized’. It wasn’t recognized as a problem of being neglected.
I used to fear it because it felt like dying or something. I just can’t stand a lack of consciousness…
Now I’m aware of the pain my body is in and it is making it even harder because of fear of waking up in pain.
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I don’t fear sleep but I often don’t like sleep. Which is ironic because when I sleep I usually feel better after
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