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Does anyone here experience sleep anxiety?

dinglehopper
dinglehopper
I'm also a part of the insomnia support group and I suspect some of you probably are too, if you have an anxiety disorder. But I was wondering if any of you have sleep anxiety about being able to fall asleep and to what extent. I figured I could post this here since it does pertain to anxiety.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm not sure if I have anxiety about sleeping but I do have Insomnia and a lot of the time I get anxious trying to fall asleep so maybe I do. For the past few days it's been bad and I haven't been able to get that much sleep.
SevenVA
SevenVA
Same here...
It gets so bad sometimes that I actually dread going to bed. I consider myself lucky if I get four hours of decent sleep a night.
deleted_user
deleted_user
When I was little, yes. Although that's when I first discovered I had anxiety at that time. I would dread about going to school the next day so I would stay awake all night, and have 2 hours of sleep. Mind you that I was only in 2nd grade!! It's sad how any 2nd grader in general had to go through this when it's suppose to be on of the happiest times in their lives. :(
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have sleep anxiety pretty bad. I dread bedtime because I never know if I'll get to sleep or not and that makes me more anxious. It's a vicious cycle.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I used to have it really badly, and occasionally have nights where my thoughts race like crazy and I start panicking. It helps me to watch something comforting on TV or read something to get my mind off of it. I just get up, take a deep breath and try to change my focus.
Razor91
Razor91
I have, sometime I'd be scared I wouldn't wake up earliy enough for school etc so I'd stay up all night, forcefully or just able.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, to the point I couldn't function. Medication was the only thing that helped.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes! Sleep anxiety is actually one of my biggest and most long standing issues. I worked for Starbucks for 8 years and I think it started to get really bad then because I would stay up all night panicking that I'd sleep through my early morning shifts, then panicking because I couldn't sleep. It's been worse since I moved in with my fiance because he can fall asleep at the drop of a hat and snores like a bear! We have separate bedrooms because of it. I've missed countless days of work because after being up all night long having an 8 hour panic attack no one is fit to work with the public. It really sucks. But I just got back on medication (Celexa) and it has really helped with everything. I can finally fall asleep without guzzling half a bottle of NyQuil, and I stay asleep and wake up feeling good in the morning. I think it 's just important to know that this a medical condition and that there's nothing wrong with talking to a dr. about medication to help, because no one should have to live like that. Good luck!