NervousNellie
13-12-08, 13:28
Does anybody wake up anxious? I'm probably the exception to the rule - when doctors ask me if I sleep well at night, they expect to hear that I am having a hard time because I have anxiety. But I can sleep like a baby! Lately I've been waking in the middle of the night, but I think that is because my daughter has been ill and my "mommy instinct" wakes me up in the middle of the night so that I can check on her to make sure that her fever is not too high. Other than the last couple of days, I always sleep through the night.
But the problem is that as soon as I open my eyes in the morning, I'm already anxious! I immediately start to have palpitations and I get shaky. My heart races before I even get out of bed! This has happened before, but usually after a week or two, it goes away. This time, for some reason, it won't stop and has been happening for 2 months. I've been under a lot of stress lately and I'm sure that the holiday season doesn't help the situation. Does anybody else experience this? Any advice on how to control this would be greatly appreciated!
But the problem is that as soon as I open my eyes in the morning, I'm already anxious! I immediately start to have palpitations and I get shaky. My heart races before I even get out of bed! This has happened before, but usually after a week or two, it goes away. This time, for some reason, it won't stop and has been happening for 2 months. I've been under a lot of stress lately and I'm sure that the holiday season doesn't help the situation. Does anybody else experience this? Any advice on how to control this would be greatly appreciated!