Since I was little every now and then I will wake in the middle of the night in extreme fear. I stare at my hands thinking there is something seriously wrong with them. I have yet to figure out if they are just numb but it scares me. Most of the time i would scream for my parents to come get me or i would run to the nearest exit. It would always help to be outside and feel the cool air and take deep breaths. I would shake my hands until i felt they were ok and back to normal. Well I am now 21 and it had been many years since I had that nightmare, if you wanna call it that, until last night. I woke and instantly looked at my hands and went into panic. I tried to calm down my saying "Its a dream, its not real" but my mind would not let me. My husband woke confused because he had never seen me this way. He tried to hold me and calm me but was no help. I refused to let him touch my hands and the only comfort I got was going outside for air. Please help! Am I fated to live with this terrible nightmare? Or is it something more?