Im dreading going to bed i know it will all start again in the morning. I know im making worse thinking about it but im so full of negative thoughts because i feel so ill with anxiety.
Know that feeling. I would stay up as late as poss, trying to keep my mind off negative thoughts, watching to, phoning hubby till early hours( works away) talking helps. Try breathing , relaxation techniques, Jans posts on here are really helpful. It's worth a try,helps lots of people, the more you worry about going to bed and next day the more anxious you will get, wish I could help more, but really do understand.❤️
Thank you for your reply so late. I find it so hard to be positive he only time i feel normal is late at night.
Hi Katherine,
I agree with Edwina, there are great breathing meditations for anxiety on YouTube that have really relaxed me especially with morning anxiety. I'm the opposite where I feel when I go to sleep is the only time I can fully relax and can't feel any symptoms. I also journal my thoughts which does really help, It helps me identify certain triggers and helps me rationalise them.
I'm so sorry you're going through this, it's awful. Sending you love and if you need to chat I'm here x
I am exactly the same, I even try staying awake to avoid it!
I'm the same and it started when I was diagnosed with anxiety & depression but I eventually got over it and it came back last year and I've had it on & off ever since.
My worries are mainly my heart as when it beats fast I panic, I'm also scared I won't wake up and think about my family and how they would deal with it, etc.
I lost my dog last February and I think that has affected me and I've been told I'm still in the grieving process.
I'm hoping we can all get through this.
Im not affraid of waking up im affraid of my anxiety, as soon as i open my eyes i feel hot and terrified.
When I wake up my heart races and I panic.
Same here! I also feel nauseous and panicky!
It's awful isn't it how bloody anxiety is always worse in the morning. I am so sorry you are going through this how has your day been.
I have just started a new job and am trying desperately not to let anxiety ruin it for me.
I take 30mg of paroxatine daily , but don't feel it does much good at the moment. This morning my legs where shaking and I was sweating terribly
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Hi Katherine, i tend to go to bed around 7pm and watch tv or do a couple of YouTube meditations, if I'm not starting to feel sleepy by 9.30pm I pop a couple of sleep aid tablets. My wife says it's not normal going to bed at 7pm but I tell her my head isn't normal at the moment and couldn't give a monkeys! Neil
Great reply, made me smile, whatever helps I say. Wish we had the answer to cracking anxiety and the crappy symptoms , glad people here are able to share what helps them❤️
Hi, i do same as you to try to get over this. I am in bed by 8pm, watch tv quietly, then take mirtazapine to get to sleep, waken about 2 am and take a diazepam which gives me a bit longer, then i wake to the most depressed anxious thoughts about how bad my life is and how i cant do the things i used to be able to do. Its just awful. The nightmares are not great either. Dont know if its the mirtazapine or the diazepam but i think i may have tomtry to titrate down on one at a time and see what happens. I never have a normal day, left with this hangover but feel a bit better by teatime when i feel like eating. Why cant they have a med which deals with all this? I often wonder if the answer is to take nothing for a while and see what my body and brain do. Pity thats a long way off.
the feeling of dread going to bed being almost normal, then knowing you will wake up terrile next day is very common amongst us on this site. I havent found anyone who has cracked it. Would be good to hear if someone has a good story. My hubby thinks im worse in morning as imtake my anti dep at bedtime. Maybe hes right, all i know is its me who is going through it, like you, and its horrible.