Anxiety Support Group
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...
Lately I have been experiencing night time anxiety. I am not sure where it is coming from but I wake up in the middle of the night and My heart races and I think I am having a heart attack. Trying some different techniques to see what I can do to make them better. I have been watching a show called the Gardeners World and it calms me down and I focus on it to help me calm and fall asleep again. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
This happens to me when I am under a lot of stress in my life. Can you think of anything that is particularly stressful in your life lately?
Getting to the root of the stress, maybe even getting therapy for the stress, will help you to calm and start getting a peaceful night's sleep again.
It won't last forever. I am guessing you are dealing with a lot of stress right now and it is coming out in your sleep. But, it will pass. If you can minimize your stress, your night terrors will go away instantly. Mine do.
Journaling can be helpful. Write out everything and anything on paper. It helps to get our worries out of our heads and on to paper.
Also, look at healthy habits such as eating healthy, regular exercise (exercise helps a lot with my stress), avoiding sugar, caffeine, alcohol, etc.
You can do this!
Thank you so much for the suggestions and words of encouragement! I have been under a lot of stress and maybe even reliving some past traumas. Your question brings me to the realization that I may be retraumatized by an event that happened not long ago. I will start to journal about this happening and try to get it on paper.
I also need to start walking again.
love and light
And it happens when I am under stress or have some anxiety. I have a meeting tonight where I am the speaker and I am nervous or anxious about this. So I slept poorly last night. Sometimes these are 'night terrors' or just really bad dreams where something awful is happening in the dream.
We are not alone if we have sleep issues. I try to get up, go to the restroom, walk around the house quietly, to switch the gears in my brain and allow myself to go back to sleep.