I'm not sure what to make of this anymore. I use to think it was just panic attacks, but could it be sleep apnea? Or maybe a combination of the two? I wake up gasping, sometimes with uncomfortable chest and body flutters (like a panic attack.) But I've also noticed as I am dozing off, I'll stop breathing. Sleep apnea suffers usually snore, but I apparently do not, (according to Andy) and when I do snore, its very soft. Last night was awful... Fell asleep gasping... Woke up gasping...

Have you ever been in a dream and then realized "Hey... this is a dream!" That kinda happened to me, except I wasn't really dreaming. I was half asleep half conscious. As I was sleeping, I realized I couldn't breathe... I tried to yell out to wake myself up, but nothing was happening. Then I felt the sensation like I was fainting. (For those who have never fainted, it is a much different and uncomfortable feeling then just simply falling asleep.) How one could faint when they are already half asleep is beyond me, but that was the sensation I was getting. Finally I woke up with a yelp and then gasping. It was startling enough to make me want to cry...

Anyway... I'm done talking now...