Hi @pepsi97, You will see that I have moved your discussion to an in-depth conversation that is already in progress about what different anxiety disorders look like. In addition to General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), have you been diagnosed with depression at all? Deep sleep, over sleeping, excessive sleeping...what it can mean is that often, the problem isn’t the problem, but it’s a symptom of a different problem. Have you spoken with your physician about your deep sleeping angst?

As far as your friend leaving you for the night should you fall asleep, I think you can reassure yourself and your friend by setting several alarms towards the end of the massage to help you wake up. If those don't work, it's important to use the correct tactics in waking deep sleepers like warm clothes to the face, gentle speaking and reassuring arm squeezes. You don't want your friend to cause extra trauma by blowing an air horn or anything of that nature.