bittersweet. wrote:I'm pretty sure I'm devoloping somniphobia which is the fear of sleeping. At first Ithought I was just nervous since I was goin gback to school and I have an assignment that I'm worried about there, but the feeling isn't going away even though the school things done. I actually have to talk myself into lying down and going to sleep.
This. I hate sleeping, I'm scared of falling asleep. Up to the point I'll go three days without any sleep because I am scared of doing so. I wasn't sure if it was just school related too, but it seems to be more than that.
I can't talk myself into it, if I try I freak out. I can lie down fine on my bed, but as soon as sleeping comes to mind I can't sit or lay down on anything for a few hours. I only go to sleep when my body is beyond its limit and forces me to sleep.
Even then I only sleep for a max of five hours, normally only around two hours.
If I could I'd never go to sleep.
It is a serious problem and I'm thinking of seeing someone to try and fix it. I've always had the problem though so I don't know how it could be sorted out.
I'm not sure if this fear of mine is bad enough to be called a phobia though.