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I’m terrible about drinking enough water

adriasm
adriasm

I have heard there is a link between dehydration and anxiety. I'm just not good about drinking enough. If I run errands I'm terribly stressed and hurried so I don't always stop to get enough fluids and sometimes I forget to bring water. At work I just forget to drink. I think my brain signal to drink when I'm thirsty is broken. I have tried bringing other things to drink to entice myself but then I'm just drinking more sugar and I try to give myself to drink sugar substitutes but I really hate them so not sure that helps. I'm so thirsty at night that I end up drinking more at night and then I have to wake up and use the bathroom multiple times during the night which is not good for my sleep issues. Not sure if others experience this but I don't even like water sitting in my stomach or the feel of drinking it unless I'm really hot. I usually drink room temperature to help with that. 

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Good morning! I bring a big tumbler to work, filled with ice and lemon slices and either water or Arizona diet green tea. I have not heard about the connection between dehydration and anxiety. I don't drink much at night so I sometimes wake up once to use the bathroom. I would hate getting up multiple times. You might want to try to break that habit. Sleep is very important. Have a nice day!
arfie
arfie
yeah, it seems like translating my body's signals to properly accented english ought to be easier than translating from one spoken language to another, but? ? ? translating between mandarin and english is child's play next in comparison. where's my machine translator for body-ease?

but remembering to hydrate makes a huge diff in my own anxiety management. the relief is often immediate when i go for a glass of water instead of my co-worker's latest antics i share your discomfort with liquids on my stomach. the phenom seems to be getting worse as i age. i almost never drink cold drinks anymore. room temperature is much easier on my tum-tum. closer to my body temp?
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover
Water is very important to drink. It does keep you hydrated. It really does help with anxiety.

I also get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. Try not drinking after a certain time. I usually cut it off after dinner.

Good luck.
I keep a bottle with me all the time.

Hugs xoxo
serenityspeaks
serenityspeaks
Not drinking enough water creates many issues. But i could see it making anxiety much worse. I drink tons of water. I do wake to pee at night but I rather be hydrated than not. Many will just have a cut off time tho and as long as you hydrate earlier it would be fine. But drinking is all about making it a habit.
Tired
Tired
You can buy powder flavor to add to your water and bring
water to work. You can also have other fluids. Jello, popsicles,
soup, juice, oranges. Drink a glass of water or ice tea with each
meal will help.
adriasm
adriasm
Thanks for the responses. I have coworkers that are really good water drinkers. I am really going to try to drink extra today because I feel like I have a deficit. You are all right about it a habit. I do best on the weekends when I’m relaxing.

Arfie, exactly!

Tired, I do like soup for this reason. Now that it’s cooling off it’s time to start making soups again.
LisaLisa
LisaLisa
If you find that drinking in the evening is disturbing your sleep because you need to pee then try drinking more in the morning so that you don't need water before bed. I do that because I'm a bedwetter and not drinking much before bed is helpful, but i make up for it earlier in the day.
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