Yes, I have experienced this for many years and recently it has gotten a lot worse. My anxiety seems to increase closer to bedtime and so when I go to bed I'm so anxious about not being able to go to sleep that I can't. The only thing I've done that seems to help is take sleeping pills that force me to go to sleep. But then I sometimes feel like I'm so tired I'm afraid I won't wake up. So I feel your pain, sleep is definitely a struggle and something I'm working on right now with setting up a regular bed routine where I do calming things in the evening to get myself ready for sleep, like take a shower, read a book, or cuddle with my cats. And I try to take the sleeping pills two hours before bedtime so I will go to sleep at the same time every night. It's getting better but some nights I still struggle with anxiety before I go to sleep, and that's usually when I take in deep breaths through my nose and slowly exhale through my mouth.
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