Yeah, I try to let the hallucinations slip by. The sudden gasps bother me as sometimes they prevent me from falling asleep.
Treat them the same way, no reaction by thought or feeling, accept that it happens and allow it to happen. And these are not hallucinations, just the result of an overactive mind, nothing more. Been there. If you treat it with a different attitude, such as a “ bring it on” style, you are basically thumbing your nose at the situation which subconsciously you pick up on it mentally. Each time you do this lessens your anxiety’s concern over these “symptoms”, which in turn lessons your fear/frustration/concern. This allows you to gradually return to a relaxed state of mind. But it does take time, so allow yourself all the time you need. This is practicing acceptance, you may want to research the work of Dr Claire Weekes on the subject. It is highly effective in returning us to a “ normal” anxiety state. Who can say what normal is? No one, but it can give you peace of mind.
I'm so glad you described it in this way, because I get something very similar. It's especially when I'm asleep, or falling asleep, and I will almost like have a 'shock', and say my foot will kick out for no reason. I'm usually quite confused about what it is, but it matches how you describe it. i suspected it had something to do with anxiety but have never seen anyone reference it.
While my anxiety has been bad, I’ve noticed myself almost entering the sleep state before gasping for air in a panic like either I forgot how to breathe or my heart stopped and is waking me up. Sometimes it’s so powerful I will sit straight up in bed. It usually will happen multiple times in one night then go away for months.
this is what im currently facing and thats why im loosing sleep its been going for month but different thing for me is when im in that state there a lot of scenario maybe imagination or dream im not sure what it is called the thing what scares me is when im having those dream or imagination my mind says this dream or imagination is not true why are you seeing and then i get scared so much i wake up tbh this thing haa made may life hell right now not sure what to do
'Not sure what to do'. Do nothing! Now that may sound odd and the opposite to what your mind tells you to do. Fight this thing, don't allow it to get the better of you'. NO! Any form of resistance is counter productive. It stirs up all the fight/flight reactions in your body and can only make matters worse. By not resisting, but accepting it all you take the energy out of anxiety. Anxiety is energy, negative energy. We may not immediately be able to turn it into positive energy, but acceptance puts us on the right path.
Anxiety can do really strange things when we are trying to sleep. A body and mind that runs on stress, worry, fear, and Anxiety isn't going to do well when we need to rest or fall asleep.
I’ve also had twitches in my body every now and then. It also happens to me on stressful days or when I’m in a bad mood. It mostly happens to me if I’m falling asleep while sitting up.
