Anonymous

see a doctor, you could ultimately have a deeper issue.

Anonymous

Try to distract your mind with something else, something like that used to happen to me, but in my case I had to take some medicines to relax my body(not drugs), and followed a good meal plan, you should try to do something that involves physical effort, like excercise I mean, to be able to get tired enough and you could sleep well. I have anxiety as well, I know it is something horrible, but never let your brain controls you ;) be smarter than it :)

Anonymous

I totally agree that you need to talk to your doctor. When my thyroid went crazy a few years ago I had *horrible* anxiety. Balancing my thyroid gave me my mind back.

Anonymous

First of all, is your doctor/similar aware of this? You seem to have assumed that you're being awoken by some sort of panic attack - which isn't that uncommon in people with Panic Disorder, but is unlikely to occur in other anxiety conditions, I don't know what you have - but you need to rule out a physical reason, like sleep apnea. If you are being awoken by a panic attack, it may be a 'nocturnal panic attack', where you literally awaken in a state of panic. They're a type of unexpected panic attack, and can be miserable to deal with. But this will have a cause, and therefore, will have treatments. It terms of Panic Disorder, then the two main treatments are psychological therapies, and medication. 1) Psychological Therapies - Like CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) where you break down your thoughts, and work out what you can change. It doesn't seem like it would be helpful for panic disorder, but should help you be in a better mental state, which should help prevent unexpected panic attacks... or something. I'm not sure, you'd have to talk to someone who knows their stuff. 2) Medications - Typically antidepressants. And then you also get the typical self-help stuff: - Avoid sugary foods/drinks, or food/drink high in caffeine - Yoga/Pilates, to "help you relax" - Learn breathing exercises, to help during a panic attack - Do exercise, to help relieve tension - Read a self-help book based of CBT (I know, the self-help stuff is annoying. You've probably heard it all before, maybe tried it. But it's always a good idea to start these things, so that a doctor can't turn you away from getting more help by blaming your diet, or similar)