gap before physical symptoms of anxiety hit

hi all. i'm fairly new here; a bit of a lurker. i just wondered whether anybody knew why i might have a 'grace period' of between thirty and forty minutes after waking before the (severe) physical symptoms of anxiety clobber me? could it just be that my body and/or mind aren't alert enough at this point to misbehave?

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Originally Posted by emmasaurus

hi all. i'm fairly new here; a bit of a lurker. i just wondered whether anybody knew why i might have a 'grace period' of between thirty and forty minutes after waking before the (severe) physical symptoms of anxiety clobber me? could it just be that my body and/or mind aren't alert enough at this point to misbehave?

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No idea :shrug: but I will be interested in any answers you get as this is common for me also.

hi emma,

i know what you mean.. when i've had anxiety i've had the same thing. i think "yeyy! i feel better!" only to get the first symptoms half an hour later. not sure why it happens though.

jess xxx

Yep me too, no idea why!!

Same here. I believe it’s because in your haze of sleepiness you can't focus on yourself. Once your good and awake you start fiercely internalizing or at least that’s what happens to me sometimes.