We know that most panic attacks at night are not caused by dreams. Records of sleep polysomnographia show a maximum of panic attacks during early sleep phase, not during the REM-phases associated with dreams. This is a major difference to nightmares. Nightmares happen during the second half of the night, so we are often able to remember the content of these dreams.

When awoken with a panic attack at night, use “One Move Technique” and that will drop your anxiety significantly. You will then probably find it takes you some time to get back to sleep as your mind is racing with all the things that could go wrong during the night. Should you find your mind racing and you cannot get back to sleep. Have a journal beside your bed and start to write down all of the symptoms you are feeling “I was feeling xxx now I feel yyy” and continue to write until this actually becomes quite a boring exercise and your body and mind will want to return to sleep.

Writing down what you are feeling e.g. “now I feel less tired and eyelids heavy” is a simple tool for preparing your mind in a linear way to wind down and return to sleep. (An advanced form of counting sheep) Don’t be afraid of writing pages and pages of nothing in particular , what you are doing is helping the conscious mind release whatever is keeping it wake so it can relax and return to sleep.

If you are overly anxious about not getting a good night sleep then adopt the following attitude:

Each night as you retire say to yourself, “I am preparing for bed but I will not try and force sleep -if it comes it comes – if not I will not beat myself up over it”. Every person goes through periods of sleeplessness from time to time it is very natural, you may not be aware of why you are experiencing what you do but at the very least you can accept it.

When you wake in the night don’t leave your bed try and stay there, getting up and watching tv etc takes you further out of the sleep pattern and it is best you stay in bed – reading or writing is fine but always do so lying down as that sends a message to the brain that it really is bed time. Naturally the best way to get a good nights sleep is a good physical workout each evening. This is very effective as the mind may try and keep you awake but the sheer physical exhaustion will bring sleep on quicker.

‘Panic Away‘ is a very popular product that helps to treat panic attacks at night, especially its One Move Technique in this holistic cure panic attacks program, which comes highly recommended by both panic attack sufferers and physicians alike.

Frequently, the nocturnal panic attacks seem to “come out of the blue” and have no obvious cause or trigger. The precise cause of nocturnal panic attacks has yet to be pinpointed, however there are number factors believed to be contributors such as certain medications, stress, drug/alcohol abuse and heredity. People who suffer from nocturnal panic attacks typically also experience them during the day, but some experience nocturnal attacks almost exclusively.

Once you recognize that you may experience a nocturnal panic attack, prevention becomes a lot easier. The easiest way to prevent a nocturnal panic attack is to take medicine prior to going to sleep. Some medications interrupt sleep patterns or cause you to carry severe drowsiness into the next day. Some are addictive. If you are concerned about any of these side effects, you will want to try other methods of preventing a nocturnal panic attack.

For a more holistic approach to preventing a nocturnal panic attack, try to reduce your stress levels naturally prior to bed. Avoid caffeine and sugary or fatty foods late in the evening. Practice some gentle yoga poses and meditate.

There are also some temporary ways to deal with a nocturnal panic attack when it happens. Slow breathing exercises can provide temporary relief or at least help you “ride it out” – breathing slowly through the nose and exhaling slowly through the mouth using both the diaphragm and abdomen. Be careful not to breathe too quickly as this could trigger hyperventilation and actually make the panic attack worse. Repeating affirmations is another way to calm download your panic or anxiety attacks – slowly repeat to yourself something like “This is just a panic attack. It will pass and I will be fine”. This can have a calming, meditative effect.

However, at the moment the best advice for anyone who suffers from nocturnal panic attacks and who wants to find out such panic attack treatment is to seek immediate help. If you choose to try a more holistic approach, the Panic Away program instructs you how to get out of this endless stress panic attack loop. Break this cycle of fear with a tool that allows a person to never fear another panic attack. This has been the end solution for the thousands of people Joe Barry has taught so far.