Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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jay_pena09
jay_pena09

Does anyone else get tremors when sleeping from anxiety.. like you get really shaky for no reason and it wakes you up from your sleep ? Because is really scary to wake up and your body is still shaking but you don't know how to make it stop 

Thor2008
Thor2008
Mine does that but only when I am awake. I do have convulsions (like 4-5) at night when I am trying to sleep. I can't stop them and it is disturbing.
arfie
arfie
Hello Jay. Welcome to DS. Sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here.

Yup, anxiety gives me tremors, though I prefer to call them, "jitters." By whatever name, they be suckus maximus. Should I be envious that you can sleep with the jitters? I get epic nightmares that are even less restful than insomnia when I attempt to sleep with the jitters.

I use breathing and gentle stretches (like yoga or tai chi) to calm the jitters. Once the trembles let up, I gently get to work on locating the root cause(s).

Gentle support while you find what works for you, Jay. Welcome to our healing village. You are not alone.
jay_pena09
jay_pena09
Can you move when you me getting them? Because I can actually speak and move when I’m catching this body shaking sensation
ValerieZen
ValerieZen
Yes! It has happened to me a few times awake and once while sleeping and it is so scary. I thought I had some kind of food poisoning or allergy the first time but it was my anxiety.It helps me to sit up or walk around and shake with a blanket while I just breathe it out. I had You are not alone! We will get through this.
jay_pena09
jay_pena09
Thank you guys
Community LeaderMid
Mid
For everyone who experiences this, please keep a daily private journal and write about these events. Also use a stick figure to show the way the jitters happen.

If you are under a doctor's care, sharing this detailed information can often help the doctor provide medication that will help reduce the tremors and allow your body and brain a chance to recover to a better balance.

Even breathing will naturally reduce the anxiety level so it goes back within normal range quickly.

Best wishes.
hyperpgal
hyperpgal
I get that when my anxiety is really high---I just start deep breathing the minute I realize what is happening...I tell myself, "you are safe right now..." over and over-then I roll over and get my phone and listen to an audiobook for awhile-I can usually get it to stop these days.
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