It’s really hard to explain, but occasionally I get this thing where as I am drifting off to sleep, I get this rush of INTENSE anxiety, as if my whole body is in pure fight or flight mode. My body also feels like it is falling, coinciding with the anxiety feeling. I also hear this really loud almost reversed train horn-like sound that plays during this, adding to the horror. I have tried to sit through it but it doesn’t seem to end and the feeling is so petrifying that I have to force myself awake. When I do wake up, I experience floating images or objects, sometimes faces or figures. 

I have been suffering from horrible sleep deprivation for a while now and Im assuming it has something to do with my anxiety and depression, but most of the time I just can’t fall asleep. The times I do fall asleep either this happens or I don’t stay asleep, and it fucking sucks.

I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this feeling and if they’ve found the root cause (I’m guessing anxiety).