hi everyone, recently i’ve been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) but even before then i had trouble sleeping for literally months on end. i’m terrified to go to sleep, for some reason i have this mindset that if i fall asleep i will die, and i don’t know how to manage it at all. it’s gotten to the point now where i will literally force myself to stay awake, and if i feel myself falling asleep i’ll set like 5 alarms to wake me up so i can be conscious again. i hate going to sleep and staying asleep, and i’m pretty sure it’s just because i can’t control my body when i do. has anybody ever dealt with this before?