Hey! 24M here. Suffer from Sleep Anxiety and sometimes Hypochondriac anxiety (though that one far less). Haven't had a major attack in over a year, and still haven't yet. I thought I had my anxiety under control, was sleeping well, not worrying about the time I went to bed or if I got bad sleep. I would just shrug it off and be able to go at it.

Last week, Monday night, me and my lil brother had some drinks just to unwind, I had a little much, and when trying to sleep, my anxiety snapped and I felt like I couldn't sleep at all. I had to talk it out with my lil bro to calm down, and I thought that was the end of it. 

Turns out I was wrong. The past week I've had days of good sleep (when I don't have to do anything the next day, so it slows my worrying), and days of bad sleep (had to wake up at 7AM for work, only slept for maybe two hours, and after I couldn't get to sleep within an hour of trying, I started to feel the classic pit of dread feeling I remember)

I normally don't worry about it if I have to come into work later, and I told my boss about that so he scheduled me for closing shifts, but I had a rough time sleeping last night even with that knowledge, which isn't normal. I fell asleep shortly after light started filtering into my window, until about 11AM (which is roughly 5-6 hours), but now my mind is viewing that as not enough sleep, when a few weeks ago I would have been raring to go. Keep in mind, during this whole streak, I've haven't had a night of flat out NO sleep. I don't think I ever have tbh. My body always finds a way to send itself off, even if it's only for an hour or two, but for some reason, I'm back to worrying about it, something I haven't done in over a year.

Now, I 'm worrying myself into a hole about whether I'm gonna lose my job by taking a few sick days to get myself back together, or if that would even fix it, and I would need more time off. I know it's a natural body function to sleep, and I shouldn't be worrying, and that I can definitely function on little sleep (done it my whole life), so idk why this time is so different. I take 100MG Hydroxyzine and 50MG Trazadone before bed, which is usually perfect and helps me sleep fine, but it hasn't been working nearly as effectively, but I can't get in to see my psychiatrist until July 5th to potentially change dosages or prescriptions. I do however, have a therapist appointment Wednesday. 

Any advice? I haven't had another panic attack, and I'm thinking with a rational mind regarding sleep and being able to function while tired, so why am I having such a hard time? I just need someone to talk to, some reassurance. I don't wanna end up absolutely breaking down and such :(