I’ve had anxiety for some time now and it has been progressive. It began with random panic attacks but then became more contained and isolated to just anxious moments here and there but a constant general anxiety. 

Over the last few months I just don’t want to go to sleep anymore. I know I need to and my body knows I need to but my mind says ‘don’t’ because I could die in my sleep or not wake up etc and I think it’s due to my fear of getting terminally ill or dying and the fact that when we are sleeping we have no ‘control’.

My anxiety is purely medical related, I have constant worry and fear of my heart not functioning correctly. I have been told by doctors in the past that my health is fine as is my heart but a professional’s verdict still does not ease my concerns.

Can anyone recommend anything I could try to help with this? I am subjectively opposed to traditional yoga-type methods as my mind outright disregards them due to automatically thinking they are useless. I have contemplated therapy. Any other suggestions please?