Yep, they definitely feed each other.

Usually it will be the anxiety that gives me insomnia, but I could definitely see how one always affects the other either way.

Yes, I'm going on day five of very little sleep. I know it's the anxiety feeding into my insomnia. I have only been back on benzos for two months and suddenly they just quit working for me.

Don't know of any scientific studies to support this, but, yes, i'm sure they're linked. We should all get our 8 hours (or whatever we need) of z's every night. The body, and the mind, need that time, to commune with our Creator, if you believe in such a thing, and rejuvinate.

I woke up at 4am last night for no reason. I popped a couple Valerian and some vitamins, tried to calm myself down, go deep, embrace the darkness, found my Creator, and, thankfully, dozed off again until 8:30. Today I feel relaxed.

Yes, insomnia is caused by anxiety, and anxiety causes insomnia. Stress causes insomnia and anxiety. Anxiety causes stress and insomnia. Depression causes insomnia, insomnia doesn't necessarily cause depression, but it causes anxiety and stress, which can cause depression.

Everything causes insomnia. It's a lose/lose/lose situation. :(

You guys this sucks! I have had a a few restless nights lately and its causing me to forget stuff, and just not allowing me to concentrate correctly. How can i naturally treat it?

For sure. For me, I wake up several times throughout the night, right after REM sleep and then it takes me a while to get back to bed. An anxious mind never rests so even if you are sleeping, your mind just keeps going and you don't feel rested at all.

Try some tea before bed. Naturally caffeine free of course. :) Maybe a relaxation audio or video, those seem to help me. A bath before bed, massage. Anything that would slow down the body and relax it. Get in your bed with a really boring book. Get an eye mask, I heard those help. That's all I have. Good luck and hope you sleep well!

In my experience, anxiety and insomnia are absolutely related to each other. When I am feeling anxious, I start worrying hours before bedtime about whether I will be able to sleep that night. Needless to say, when bedtime comes, I can't fall asleep. And then, after tossing and turning all night, I get out of bed in the morning feeling more anxious about having to make it through my work day on so little sleep. A vicious cycle indeed.

Yes in my experience they are connected. Often my my anxiety is at its worst I stay up for more than 24 hours straight until I HAVE to sleep, then pass out then wake up and do it all over again. And then that in it self is stressful and it gets to be a vicious circle.

Gaba and magnesium are helpful naturally for the body to relax and sleep. Melatonin can help too. Stress, anxiety and the sleep are all affected when our mind won't turn off.

This happens to me all the time. For whatever reason my anxiety and stress levels have been so out of control. I hardly know what to do with myself anymore. I pray, I cry, and I lie there awake when everyone else is sleeping. Last week for the first time in my life i had to go to the doctor because of my blood pressure getting to high. NEVER, have i had a blood pressure problem. The doctor tells me I must get my stress & anxiety under control. So, i am left trying to figure out why is it so out of control. And if i knew and I could i would certainly have it under control. But, yes anxiety & insomia do go hand in hand unfortunately.