Feels like I stop breathing while falling asleep

Need advice!! So i posted here a couple weeks ago about an issue I was having. Basically I constantly feel the need to take a deep breath. Like a roll over breath or a deep yawn. Sometimes it feels like something is stuck in my throat. If I’m distracted I have no problem. The past couple nights (it doesn’t happen every night) I’ll be falling asleep and while I’m falling asleep I’ll be jerked awake by panic feeling like I wasn’t breathing. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. It’s never happened during the day, and doesn’t happen every night. I’m assuming it’s just my anxiety but just wanted to ask!