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...
I wake up a little anxious but it tends to get better mid morning, but then it ramps back up around 8 or 9, so then I can't sleep very well.
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
Dim lights, relax breathing, drink / sip, and see if that helps.
Best wishes.
1) I used to eat late into the night, which caused heartburn, which contributed to keeping me awake. I stopped that, which helped.
2) I used to drink lots of caffeinated beverages all day, late into the evening. I all but cut caffeine out. I quit caffeinated coffee, which has made the biggest difference, and now mostly only get a bit of caffeine from the green tea I drink during AM and early afternoon hours.
3) I don't watch or read any kind of controversial content before bed. This includes most news, anything sad, depressing, horror-themed, post-apocalyptic, etc. This has helped ease my mind.
4) Exercise. I know no one likes it, and it's hard to stay motivated. But let me tell you, for the anxious mind, aerobic exercise is like a drug. I challenge you, the next time you are anxious and worried that you won't be able to sleep one night, go out and run 6 miles. It has a way of clearing the mind. Then tell me when your aching exhausted body lays down that night that you won't fall sleep. Works for me.
These four things, along with a consistent nighttime routine, have made a HUGE difference in quality and length of sleep. I was one who wouldn't believe or accept for the longest time that these things could impact sleep in a significant way. Well I am here to tell you that they can. They also impact the anxious mind in a significant way.