Anxiety and racing heart at night?
Ok, so first of all, I have a history of being an emotional wimp, so depression / anxiety is not unusual for me. However it's not common either. So here's what's been happening.
A few months ago, I went through a phase of having panic attacks. I knew they were panic attacks and controlled them with breathing techniques, calming thoughts, etc etc
Haven't had anything since, but the night before my first LD (not the same night) I couldn't get to sleep because my heart was pounding, LOUD. So much that I thought I might be about to die (I'm such an idiot :/) however I fell asleep and woke up fine.
Occasionally during the day, I get a racing heart and a bit dizzy, goes away after a few minutes though.
Last night, my heart was MAD CRAZY! Racing fast, pounding, I was hot and scared. I kept telling myself it was all in my head, and slowed my breathing down (I was breathing fast)
I didn't die, obviously, and now I am fine.
This prevents me from WILDing properly, as I worry I'm ging to have a heart attack.
Apart from telling me to grow a pair, does anyone have any suggestions or advice? It's not really been a problem before, and it's only occasionally now. But it is scary / annoying.
Could it be that concentrating on LDing, saying mantras and focusing my thoughts on dreaming is making me on edge and giving me anxiety attacks?
Cheers