I used to get terrible anxiety attacks in the middle of the night and I have no idea how to tackle it. I would wake up suddenly in a terrible panic (heart racing, horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach and shallow breathing) over something often trivial. The other night it was a worry I dropped some money when I was out although I vaguely remember putting it in my bag. I am tossing and turning for what feels like hours over the worry I have lost the money before eventually falling asleep. When I got up, I checked my bag and the money was there! But the day before I felt absolutely fine and wasn't even thinking about where I popped my money! I can get these episodes at night and it is often worrying about the most silliest things, which I don't give a second thought during the day. I have considered counselling but I don't know how it would help as during the day, the things that wake me up at night are the last things I'm worrying about during the day! I'm wondering if there is something going on in my unconscious which is why it comes up at night. I wondered if anyone had similar experiences or suggestions to deal with this, as it's very unpredictable but when the attacks happen I am exhausted the next day.