Mercy, I am sorry you are having a rough night. Maybe try some meditation or a hot drink. Sometimes I will take a hot shower to relax me. Have you ever tried a weighted blanket? They are great for anxiety. They calm you and help you sleep. All these years and I never thought about one. My husband read an article that said that weighted blankets help calm anxiety so he bought me one for Christmas last year. It’s my best friend when I am feeling anxious and can’t find calmness. I hope you are able to find serenity and peace, and be able to sleep well tonight.

Yes try a non caffeine warm drink. I use a weighted blanket too and that works.
I hope your anxiety calms a bit enough for you to sleep soon.

Breathe in through your nose, out through your mouth. Breathe in through your nose, and out through your nose.

Doing this will help calm the body and brain.

Best wishes.

Hugs

I do "tapping" before I go to sleep---that helps me calm down-there are videos on youtube for it....it might help!

I had a similar night Monday night. I was tossing and turning till the wee hours of the morning. Do you take anyhting to help you sleep? I use melatonin, anywhere from 3-10 mg depending on the night. What else helps you to relax?

Keep reading those Bible verses. If you can read the Psalms those help too. Good luck. Italianmomma

I think that's great, to read verses for calming. =) They do help, also songs that are soothing and encouraging. I know, when you can't sleep with anxiety and feel beyond control it wears you down even more! Maybe walks in the evening to work out the anxiety. Al,so, listening to a good audio book that is calm and one you love and know well, put on timer and low volume can put you to sleep easier since it entertains your brain while lulling you into sleep. Journals are beneficial too. Taking extra magnesium will help greatly with anxiety and calming your mind body and spirit. Ginseng is great to stop those sticky negative thoughts that loop. Getting out in the sun helps give you vitamin D to lift your mood too. Art is also healing, working thru feelings in some kind of physical way. Does your church offer counsel or have support groups? Praying for you in this stressful time to heal and find peace. <3

Sounds like you are doing great things to ease your anxiety. God bless.

Thank you everyone for the support and the great ideas on managing anxiety! I, eventually, got about an hour of sleep. I decided to take today off from work to relax and regroup (this is a rare last resort tactic). I would have been useless at work anyway because of how tired I was. I feel some guilt for not working today even though I know I made the right choice. I'm learning more and more that I can only do what I can do. Thank you all so much!

If you watch YouTube try asmr videos ..they really help relax to me to fall asleep. Aslo some melatonin sometimes helps fall asleep. I hope your night gets better and you have a restful sleep :)