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MoonlightFire
10-09-10, 12:16
I have found that my anxiety seems to start getting better in the evening - especially late evening towards bed time. Its worst in the morning.

What times of the day is everyone elses anxiety at it's best/worst?

Moonlight xx
Hazel B
10-09-10, 12:17
Morning is worst for me, I always hated waking up!
KJE2282
10-09-10, 12:19
I have been told that the mornings are always worst for anxiety sufferers. The best thing to do is to get up and have a shower and pre-occupy your mind.
wendy28
10-09-10, 12:32
Mornings are terrible, by night time i feel like i dont want to sleep because then i have to wake up and do it all again..x
Fly away Katie
10-09-10, 12:33
Morning and Evening are the worst for me. I wake up and remember my aches and pains and worries... and that sets thing off.. then afternoon is bearable... by evening its bad again cus i dont have anything much to occupy my mind x x x
MoonlightFire
10-09-10, 12:37
Evenings were awful before I was put back on sertraline. Now I seem to perk up in the evenings and get a bit more optimistic. I do get that feeling of - 'I don't want to go to sleep because I'll wake up anxious and I'll have to deal with that all morning' though. I have a chamomille tea before bed and that tends to help a bit. Euch the mornings!!

My Mum suffers from anxiety too and hers is always terrible in the mornings.

M xxx
Hazel B
10-09-10, 12:42
I take my beta-blocker, have a shower, eat brekkie then log in here as it helps calm me down.
Night will soon come...........
beaniepudblue
10-09-10, 15:22
i feel ok when i first get up and i can feel great but then it always gets bad around early evening, 4-5ish, then by later on its always on my mind :( :(
calm
10-09-10, 15:29
for me its most definately the mornings up until around 4ish....the evenings are much more calmer...i think it maybe due to the knowledge that i have got through the day.

i am hoping that with the increase in meds that it may start getting better earlier in the day...isnt it strange how we all work so different ...if goes to show how unique and special we all are xxxxxx
Ella_Jayne
10-09-10, 18:56
Night time is the worst for me. I'm okay in the mornings, unless I had to do something that day that made me anxious.
CrazyCatLady
10-09-10, 23:34
Evenings are worse for me. During the day i can get up and get out to distract myself, but in the evening i end up at home (over)thinking. Also with HA i feel there is less support as you can't call your doctor, or "drop by" the hospital if something plays up at night.
MrBlue
10-09-10, 23:53
as soon as i get up and at around 6pm-9pm, i kind of manage to get to sleep normally
heavenly
20-09-10, 10:48
Morning and Evening are the worst for me. I wake up and remember my aches and pains and worries... and that sets thing off.. then afternoon is bearable... by evening its bad again cus i dont have anything much to occupy my mind x x x

Same here. When I wake up, I check to see if I am ok or foggy - wish that wasn't the first thing I thought of! And then put pressure on myself that I am going to have a good day today! And as the evening wears on, I start to worry that I may not be able to sleep well. Got an appointment with my GP later today, going to have a good chat with her and discuss my meds. xxx
debs71
20-09-10, 12:48
Mornings for me.....that initial anxiety wave when I wake is horrible. As the day goes on I feel better, but then just at that point I lay down to sleep up comes the anxiety again, heart racing, mind buzzing, etc. :doh:
calm
20-09-10, 13:07
it looks like so many of us have this 1st thing in the morning. for me its like a blanket of fear....what will today bring...i know i should be embracng life and i did oh so much for the last four years i have been absolutely fine...loving life and thanking god for it every single day.

i dread going to bed as evenings i am kind of ok....i wait until i am ready to collapse before i go up....i do pray that tomorrow will be a better day....i know he will listen if i keep on saying it long enough xxxxxx
davey
20-09-10, 19:06
late evening and early morning as in 12-6 am
michellebelle
22-09-10, 21:23
for me its evening as i fear dying in my sleep
olderfella
22-09-10, 21:27
If i get through the nite without waking,its the morning when my anxiety is usualy bad
steven67
22-09-10, 21:58
its the morning with me, the eveing is when it eases for me ,because i tend to be more relaxed,so be relaxed in the morning ,and dont get anxiety,if it was only that easy .
ZMan
23-09-10, 00:10
Evenings are worse for me. During the day i can get up and get out to distract myself, but in the evening i end up at home (over)thinking.

Exactly this.