Hello,
I’ve had a history with anxiety and sleeping, usually it comes in waves and it’s just me feeling too anxious to even think of sleeping. This time however, it’s back with a vengeance. Whenever I’m falling asleep I suddenly get a jolt of anxiety and jerk awake - the anxiety stemming from me holding my breath accidentally. I basically have to breathe manually till I start falling asleep but then i stop doing it and immidiately I feel like I’ve stopped breathing completely and just jerk awake with really uncomfortable anxiety. Do you guys have similar symptoms? How do you cope?

Thanks