I find myself having a harder time at night just dealing with it then I do during the day. It just seems to be easier to hide or deal with during the day then it does at night... especially tonight :(

I agree... during the day there's a lot going to to distract us from the issues we are facing, and come nightfall you can't hide from them anymore.

I find that night time is more difficult because I have more down time with not being busy. During the day is easier because I try to keep busy, be around other people and there are just more things happening during the day than at night.

Half empty/half full? Days are worst for me being retired and uninvolved with activity. Night means the relief of not knowing during sleep which is in the near future. Television at night sometimes helps but better help is borrowing DVDs from the library and learning about something but only when PBS cannot satisfy me.

I find nights harder too. If I can keep a decent sleep schedule it helps. There is something about staying up too late that really lets the negative thoughts take over.

Thank you everyone! I am kinda relieved that I'm not the only one who thinks night time can be harder.

Night time is when I thrive but I too am consumed with my negative thoughts. I watch a lot of tv, listen to music or read. Pretty much anything so I don't have to be alone with my thoughts. I don't really fight it that much anymore if my mind plays the most heartbreaking scenarios I try to sort through them and usually even if there were a million other things that could of happened or should have happened I sort through those thoughts and feelings and cry. I can't change what happened in the past. My emotions and my power of the present is what I can control. Writing helps me a lot too.

I don't know what it is, but night time always seems to bring out the worst. Maybe it's because everything is slowed down? More quiet and better opportunities for the mind to start running off track. Easy to get stuck inside your own head when it's quiet.

Nights are terrible for me. Mind racing. I'm all over the place. Can't sleep

Exactly!!

OMG all these posts are what I've been going through over the last 18 months.

Yes, I am the same. Sometimes I would journal everything down thats in my head, talk to a friend or forums like these help. Also something relaxing like music, a hot drink or a nice bath

I'm sorry. I feel your pain. I seem to have anxiety a lot worse during the day until about 5:30pm and then it lessens a lot. I think that's because I know I'm going to sleep fairly shortly. Are you sleeping ok? I take two medications to help me fall asleep and stay asleep at night so bedtime doesn't stress me out. However, I've gone through times where I have a really hard time sleeping (before I was on medication for it) and I would dread bedtime and my anxiety would rise a lot.

Interestingly, my feelings are the opposite. The worst time for me is in the morning. I feel nauseated each time a wake-up. Probably something in my subconscious like what hits you at night.

In the evening, I start to feel calm. I'm thinking it is because my subconscious is telling it is ok to wind down and there is nothing more that can be done.

Having said that, I've been listening to mindful audios prior to falling asleep. They really help to dampen my thoughts. Maybe this is something you'd like to explore. Resources: mindful.org and insight timer.

Thank you both! And to answer Michelle, yes I sleep once I finally get to sleep... I take something to help get to sleep!