So for the past couple months I've been having this issue, i got bipolar disorder and been having issues with sleep. I have been getting some rest. But when I'm having a anxiety attack I sometimes forget to breathe when I'm falling asleep. Now I don't know if this is normal or not. My chest has been hurting pretty bad wen i try to fall asleep. I've been to the doctor so many times I really don't want to get locked up for my doctor thinking I'm a hypochondriac. I was up all night, due to anxiety. I feel stress a little bit too. When I try to fall asleep, I'm WIDE awake. Like literally, my vision is off, I can't focus, it feels like the room is spinning, etc. When I try to fall asleep, my mind is blank. I start having hypogogic images "Typo" out of no where. I don't know if it's from anxiety or not. Or not getting enough sleep. It kinda terrifies me a bit. I am wondering if anyone has experienced the same thing. I am too afraid to fall asleep, thinking I might die or something. Which sounds pretty silly. I've had panic attacks in my sleep before. Doctor told me I don't have sleep apnea. I hope I'm not going crazy I've been up for about 20 hours or so. I can't fall asleep at all. This insomnia is killing me. I feel like I keep forgetting to breathe, I feel sweaty and I feel my nerves in my stomach are acting up. I just took my anxiety meds to help me fall asleep. But I highly doubt it'll work at all. It is 7:00am now. I went to bed around 10:30pm. Didn't sleep well, was up till 5am. I don't know how much longer I can take the anxiety. I feel it in my shoulders, my stomach, etc. And my neck and head. its almost hard to breathe too. And I do have asthma. But I just want to get some sleep. I have racing thoughts and it feels like I'm hearing voices when ever the fan is on, but I'm not. I feel like my alertness is on high mode. Is there a way to get rid of this at all? I'm seeing a therapist soon, hopefully I can get on some new meds that will help. I'm too afraid to ask my doctor about my problem, but I don't want to bother him because I've been seeing him for the past 3 weeks for a check up and he thinks I'm fine. Just when these dream like images flash in front of my eyes pretty fast and I feel like I can't breathe it kinda scares me a little bit. My anxiety is hurting my chest like I said, making me feel emotionally drained, I feel a little depressed too. Along with rushing thought. Idk what to do anymore. If anyone has experienced this or knows what I might be going through please feel free to share. Thank you. I've been feeling butterflies in my stomach too and solar plexes area. So it's not a very good feeling to have. I don't drink caffeine anymore either. So I don't know what's causing my behavior. I'll get back test results on Monday. I am currently taking Depekote for Bipolar disorder. Thank you.