I'm unsure of what to call this condition, which is why I'm here. Is it panic attacks? I have no clue. I frequently experience intense fear at night, waking up with the dread that my pet cat, Whiskers, is dead. The fear is so strong that I often find myself turning on the lights and frantically searching for Whiskers. There have been periods where these episodes occurred nightly. At other times, I've been able to simply wake up, roll over and fall back asleep. These episodes were a daily occurrence for around two months, and then for about four months the attacks went away. I can’t explain why, but last night I had an extremely severe episode I woke up everyone, with my sister rushing in to reassure me that Whiskers was right there, perfectly fine. I couldn't control my tears. I was overwhelmed with fear, to the point that I felt pain in my lower back. I am so exhausted 😫 😫 😫 😫 😫 😫 😫 😫 😫