I am the only one?

I do that too sometimes... like sometimes I'll be in my bed and think what would happen if I died then and freak out because I don't want to die... Then I would try to get rid of everything that might be really suspicious if I were to die... and then I'd lie there unable to sleep because if I am awake, I'm not dead...   reply

I think this is a form of sleep anxiety?? Maybe somniphobia too. How long have you had this fear? It's not normal, definitely try to reach out to somebody about this if you can.   reply

When I was in MS I had seen the movie Inception and despite having already watched the movie it was based off, Paprika, I started to fear sleeping. In general my mental health was not doing well so that might have contributed. Nevertheless, I thought I would die in my sleep or maybe never wake up and not know. I was so scared to sleep until one da......   reply

Same here. It has been happening since last 2 weeks. I feel like something bad will happen if I go to sleep before sun rises. I only get like 3-4 hours of sleep lately because of that.   reply

i wish this could be me imagine dying in your sleep and someone getting access to your phone to allat rubbish on itt   reply

Not really, I kinda imagine myself dying in any way that can be possible yk. Like if I am on the street I think about how I can die from a random vehicle or when I am on bed I can die from the fan falling on me etc etc but I am not sick I just sick of living kinda like I am living cuz I am not dead, I don't exactly have someone I love nor do I exac......   reply

I used to be scared as a little kid that my parents would die or get killed while I was sleeping. My mom used to cuddle with me every night before I went to bed, and I’d try to lock/ trap her in my room so she couldn’t leave me. I think she thought I was just playing a game bc I never told her why. I got over it eventually, but I don’t know w......   1 reply

My therapist suggested that I might have somniphobia. I fear not waking up so I ALWAYS have an alarm. Even on weekend. Doesnt matter if I actually need to be somewhere but i still have to pur one on to make sure i will wake up. Also i get heavy panic attacks if i dont sleep when i feel tired. The later and more tired the worse the panic. I get eas......   reply