TheWagon
13-11-14, 01:25
Hello, all,
I've had difficulty getting a full night's rest for about a year now. Some nights my mind is racing before sleep, sometimes the fear of my anxiety and fear of other mental illnesses keeps me awake. But other nights I'll be watching a favorite show or reading a good book before catching a few Zzz's, and I'll finally be getting to the point where my eyes are heavy and my body and mind are about to turn off for the night, but when I shut off the laptop or put the book down for sleep, I find myself wide awake when I shut my eyes for actual sleep.
I'm wondering if anyone else experiences what I guess we might call "night anxiety before sleep." It's really frustrating because I know my lack of sleep/insomnia has only exacerbated my physical symptoms of anxiety over the past year. I used to only go day-to-day with shallow breathing from anxiety -- a concern in and of itself -- but when the insomnia started I began to experience much worse anxiety symptoms (racing thoughts, more fear of health anxiety, muscle twitches, throat and swallowing tightness). Has anyone gone a year with poor sleep? If so, how did you overcome your night anxiety before sleep, if at all?
Thank you.
I've had difficulty getting a full night's rest for about a year now. Some nights my mind is racing before sleep, sometimes the fear of my anxiety and fear of other mental illnesses keeps me awake. But other nights I'll be watching a favorite show or reading a good book before catching a few Zzz's, and I'll finally be getting to the point where my eyes are heavy and my body and mind are about to turn off for the night, but when I shut off the laptop or put the book down for sleep, I find myself wide awake when I shut my eyes for actual sleep.
I'm wondering if anyone else experiences what I guess we might call "night anxiety before sleep." It's really frustrating because I know my lack of sleep/insomnia has only exacerbated my physical symptoms of anxiety over the past year. I used to only go day-to-day with shallow breathing from anxiety -- a concern in and of itself -- but when the insomnia started I began to experience much worse anxiety symptoms (racing thoughts, more fear of health anxiety, muscle twitches, throat and swallowing tightness). Has anyone gone a year with poor sleep? If so, how did you overcome your night anxiety before sleep, if at all?
Thank you.