Is it normal that i lay awake at night because im to afriad to sleep

Every night I lay in my bed not moving a muscle or making a sound , just so i can listen to see if there is a burgular down stairs in house , incase he/she comes up stairs to kill me. When i hear a natural sound my body freezes uncontrolably and i sweat like crazy. What should i do ?

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  • Baloo

    OMG, I'm always terrified at night also. And I have multiple family members AND a dog living with me.

    *sigh*

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  • dickwashington

    sounds like some one needs some Xanax! no seriously i used to be the exact same why until i got on that shit

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  • NewYorkLover

    thanks miss_missy :)

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  • miss_missy

    I did this after i was mugged at knifepoint. What your feeling is hypervigalsnce (sorry don't how to spell it right). look this up and see how u can move from this fear. u will get thru this :-)

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  • NewYorkLover

    Good tip ! thanks :)

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  • seali001

    Don't watch scary movies or play scary video games for a while before you go to bed.

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  • NewYorkLover

    Thats exactly my situation ! i guess a part of it may be caused by my love of Csi and Crimnal Minds but i love them too much that i cant stop watching them :(

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  • alv1592

    Lock your doors at night? That's the only solution I can think of. And I can honestly say I've never been "afriad" to sleep.

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  • NewYorkLover

    Thanks this is great :)

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  • AngAnders112

    I sleep with a fan on and music playing all night so I can't hear stuff like that. and I love my dog, but she'd probably hide if someone broke in.

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  • Get a dog. Doesn't matter if it's small, you'll definitely feel safer.

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