Hi. Thanks for sharing. I'm sorry you are having a rough evening. Know that you aren't alone even though it may seem that way. Take a few deep breaths and try to focus on calming yourself. Free your mind from distractions. Just remember that you are strong enough to have made it this far and that no hurdle is insurmountable. You may not have anyone to talk to at home, but you have the community here to support you. We know the struggle and the confusion and the fear. Don't blame yourself. We are faced with obstacles all the time and some are just harder to overcome. Take deep breaths, have a glass of water, put on some calming music. Would it help you to write down your thoughts? Is there another way you can express yourself just to get it out of your system? Coming here is a great start. Know that you are valued, important, and needed. You are not alone. You have done the best you can. The world is not fair and that's not your fault. Give yourself permission to feel better and stop blaming yourself. Your are allowed to feel your feelings. Working through this is the only way to make it better. I hope you are able to find some solace this evening and your mood improves. Take care.

Thank you for the support. I wish this happened earlier when I could of made the proper phone calls. Now I just have to wait till the morning to call and see what I can do to fix this problem. I just get worked up and then I start to worry that I might not wake up cause of the stress and my blood pressure. I’m in between DS and YouTube. DS to vent and YouTube to find breathing excercises.

Feeling any better today? Those anxious nights can be long and hard.

Talking *myself* down seldom worked for me. It has been quite allot of years since I have even attempted it. My anxiety attacks tend to be so wordy inside my head that more words feel like throwing more water at a drowning victim. When somebody else talks me down, I think it is the grounding connection with another human which calms me far more than the words they use to reach me. I suspect my therapy supporters could just hum at me and the effect would be the same. Maybe. . . I'm not sure any of my therapy supporters would volunteer to test the theory.

Did your tactic of venting here while searching for grounding exercises help? I hope so. Steadying support while you find what works for you, Don. Hope tonight finds you with a quiet mind ready to let your body get some restorative rest.

Night anxieties suck, both literally and figuratively.

I do feel better, but I know it’s gonna be a long night again. I hope not but I’m ready if need be. I have some music bookmarked. Some helpful videos bookmarked. I did start to calm down after a few posts. I’m glad a friend told me about this site. I met him on another forum that wasn’t easy to navigate. He left here though due to some issues with the hosts. Something about recommending non pharmaceuticals to aid in anxiety and depression. Nothing illegal, just over the counter and herbal all natural aids. In all honesty I’ve tried this thing from Walgreens called mood up stress down and it didn’t hurt. I don’t know if it really helped but it didn’t have any unpleasantness. On the other hand I was prescribed antidepressants and couldn’t make it more than a week without having severe anxiety. But that was just me and this isn’t meant to discourage anyone from them. I mean if you can’t get to a doctor or therapist maybe over the counter things could be a good stop gap. But remember just cause it’s over the counter or all natural doesn’t mean it’s totally safe. One could be allergic to an ingredient and not even know it.

Hello- I’m very sorry you had a rough night. Keep sharing and I hope by being in the forum will help you to be encouraged and feel the support you need.

I pray for strength to keep you going. Take care and God bless.

I'm glad you found this forum and some resources to help you through the night. Breathing exercises are great because they stimulate the vagus nerve. If the vagus nerve is stimulated, it helps calm down the nervous system. Singing works too, but you probably won't be singing during the night!

Hi Doncornelius,
By any chance, are you the Horst of Soullllll Train? Only kidding.
I used to have those feelings, especially, at night.
What I found that helps me is getting my life organized. No kidding, When there are so many tings on my mind that I need to do, it is like a loop in my head. And, it is overwhelming to hear it pounding away at me.
A few of my doctors recommended anti-depression/anti-anxiety meds - the most mildest forms but I had a reaction to all of them. It actually made it worse.
Seeing a therapist who tried biofeedback on me, helped tremendously. Abdominal breathing helped a lot. Getting my ducks in a row (or close to it) was a very big help. Learning to let go of the “small stuff” helps, too. Nervous can be a chemical thing, too - I highly suggest a physical with many blood tests to see if something is off balance. I found out over 20 years that I was walking around with a thyroid problem - go figure. It explained a lot of things, especially, the anxiety.
Instead of laying back and allowing the anxiety to get to you, be proactive and find the cause. Anxiety IS self-inflicted BUT there is always something behind it.
I hope you are feeling better. A nice epson salt bath with magnesium sulfate is VERY calming. Take a bath and have a nice cup of Sleepytime tea (chamomile and peppermint) - it’s quite calming. Feel better.