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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...

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Morning anxiety

ebeth35
ebeth35
Hi there! Does anyone out there suffer from anxiety in the morning? I seem to every day. Usually, as the day goes on, I am able to talk myself into being more calm, but when I first wake up, it's like I have a blank slate and I have to start all over. I have a new baby and I'm sleep deprived, but I don't like to take a nap during the day, because when I wake up I have to start the calming down process all over again. Does anyone have any suggestions?
deleted_user
deleted_user
oh my word someone ike me
im a absolute bag of nerves in the morning and as soon as i hera my hubby leave for work i cnt breathe
deleted_user
deleted_user
My morning anxiety is usually because I am mostly rushing around....worrying about being late ...is that what yours is like?
deleted_user
deleted_user
You aren't on your own here. Have you tried having a sweet drink and something to eat first thing? apparently your blood sugar being unbalanced can make this worse.
bmason
bmason
I use to be that. Ive been using magnesium oil about an hour before I go to bed and Im actually sleeping great now and I walk up relaxed. Magnesium is supose to relax your muscles and calm your nerves. They say 80% of people are deficient in it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I HAVE HAD ANXIETY SO BAD IN THE MORNING THAT I WAKE UP THROWING UP BEFORE IM EVEN OUT OF BED. IF I TAKE A NAP, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I DONT KNOW IF YOU TAKE ANY MEDS...BUT I DO AND THEY SEEM TO HELP SOME.BUT, THE BEST THING FOR ME IS FROM MY PSYCHOLOGIST....LAY ON YOUR BACK...BEFORE YOU GET OUT OF BED....PUT ONE HAND ON YOUR CHEST AND ONE HAND ON YOUR TUMMY..BREATHE IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE AND MAKE SURE YOUR TUMMY IS RISING NOT YOUR CHEST. WHEN YOU BREATHE IN SLOWLY-TELL YOURSELF "I AM......."
THEN WHEN YOU BREATHE OUT THROUGH YOUR MOUTH, TELL YOURSELF "RELAAAXXXEED".
DO THIS FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU GET UP.IT WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU DO IT RIGHT AWAY BEFORE THE PANICK SETS IN.
WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE SAME AS ME....MORNING DREAD...THE DAY SEEMS EASIER BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT WILL SOON BE OVER, WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, IT IS DREAD OF ANOTHER DAY OF ANXIETY..TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THAT...TRY TO THINK THAT EACH DAY YOU ARE ONE STEP TO GETTING BETTER.
ALL I KNOW IS I HAVE TO TAKE 1/2 CLONOPIN BEFORE I GET OUT OF BED OR I WOULD THROW UP...BUT I AM ALSO ON 30 MG OF LEXAPRO AND IT REALLY REALLY HELPS...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I used to have anxiety years ago that was worse in the morning because I had to face the day and dreaded it. I took a nerve pill at night even though evenings were the best for me because my day was over and I typically felt the most "relaxed" then. The reason that I didn't take the nerve pill in the morning was because it would make me too tired for work. The nerve pill from the evening would seem to help me a bit during the day - even if it was just in my head.

Many years later my anxiety is bad in the evening because of insomnia - fear of not getting enough sleep to function well at work.

bmason, you said you take magnesium oil. Where do you get it and how much do you take? Did you have problems sleeping before you started taking it?
ebeth35
ebeth35
I really appreciate everyone's responses. It's so good to know I'm not the only one out there with issues!