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...
I am sitting here at the computer with nothing to do. My husband is playing a video game and my anxiety is on the rise.
I can not sleep at night which is making it hard on my husband because I am either in bed moving around and wake him up or if I'm up, my absence worries him. He is getting to the point that he can't get a good full night of sleep. I feel horrible that I can't go to sleep with him, but I just stay awake looking at the ceiling or looking in the closet if I lay in bed and try to sleep.
It's around 4:30 a.m. when I am finally able to fall asleep. I don't over sleep and I do not nap throughout the day. In fact I have been much more active in the last couple weeks during the day than usual. I figured that with the increased activity through my day I could go to bed at a reasonable hour, but I just can't.
It's getting to be that time (time for bed) and I'm more awake now than I was this afternoon. UGH! I'm scratching my head and thinking about pulling my hair, but luckily I have it up. That is the only thing that keeps me from pulling unless it's in a really loose pony tail.
My left eye is twitching which is another one of my quirk's. :-( I also want to eat. I am not hungry, but am so bored that it's a comfort. I've gained 60+ pounds in the last 2 -3 years.
I also have many OCD qualities. I have a thing with even numbers and numbers that end with 5. Another is rotating things such as pants, shirts and underwear to name a few. When I wash clothes and hang them up they go to the back of the closet so that I do not wear the same thing over and over. This doesn't hurt anyone or anything so I still do it, but it can get annoying when you're trying to hurry and you can't just throw them anywhere in the closet.
When I turn up the sound on the tv or radio it has to be on a even number or I have to turn it up by an even amount of rotations if it doesn't have a numerical display.
I used to count the ice cubes that would go into my drink. Obviously when I would go out somewhere I couldn't do this if someone else was in control of the ice, but any time I had control an even amount would go in. This habit is on the verge of being gone. I only do this (ice obsession) on very rare occasions now. I only do it when I am super stressed. Otherwise I could care less.
I have gone to therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists with no luck. Hopefully someone somewhere can help me.
I can not sleep at night which is making it hard on my husband because I am either in bed moving around and wake him up or if I'm up, my absence worries him. He is getting to the point that he can't get a good full night of sleep. I feel horrible that I can't go to sleep with him, but I just stay awake looking at the ceiling or looking in the closet if I lay in bed and try to sleep.
It's around 4:30 a.m. when I am finally able to fall asleep. I don't over sleep and I do not nap throughout the day. In fact I have been much more active in the last couple weeks during the day than usual. I figured that with the increased activity through my day I could go to bed at a reasonable hour, but I just can't.
It's getting to be that time (time for bed) and I'm more awake now than I was this afternoon. UGH! I'm scratching my head and thinking about pulling my hair, but luckily I have it up. That is the only thing that keeps me from pulling unless it's in a really loose pony tail.
My left eye is twitching which is another one of my quirk's. :-( I also want to eat. I am not hungry, but am so bored that it's a comfort. I've gained 60+ pounds in the last 2 -3 years.
I also have many OCD qualities. I have a thing with even numbers and numbers that end with 5. Another is rotating things such as pants, shirts and underwear to name a few. When I wash clothes and hang them up they go to the back of the closet so that I do not wear the same thing over and over. This doesn't hurt anyone or anything so I still do it, but it can get annoying when you're trying to hurry and you can't just throw them anywhere in the closet.
When I turn up the sound on the tv or radio it has to be on a even number or I have to turn it up by an even amount of rotations if it doesn't have a numerical display.
I used to count the ice cubes that would go into my drink. Obviously when I would go out somewhere I couldn't do this if someone else was in control of the ice, but any time I had control an even amount would go in. This habit is on the verge of being gone. I only do this (ice obsession) on very rare occasions now. I only do it when I am super stressed. Otherwise I could care less.
I have gone to therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists with no luck. Hopefully someone somewhere can help me.
You could also try melatonin which you can buy at the drug store .
I tried it for a few days and it made me feel sluggish the whole next day, but it works well for some people.Me..Im sticking with the Klonopin.
I to have the experience of 1) being tired and drowsy, 2) lying down, then 3) feeling wide awake . :(
i hope this finds you well