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#1
Jun 15, 2014, 12:16 PM
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I am currently experiencing a GREAT deal of nighttime anxiety. Does anyone else have this problem? I'm going back to a psychiatrist and therapist asap (have an appointment Friday). I'm just trying to adjust to normal routine, going back to work, etc.
I was in the hospital for a little while, then an outpatient program, so I'm pretty sure that contributes to my anxiety. (it was an uncomfortable experience for me) I did learn a lot of coping skills (group therapy), but they don't take away all the anxiety. Meds help more than anything. I don't want to get hooked on anti-anxiety meds though I start to panic around 7 or so every night and worry I won't be able to sleep, even though I've been sleeping great for weeks now! I'm not asking for any deep insights here, lol just wanted to vent. Thanks for reading!
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#2
Jun 15, 2014, 01:04 PM
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I always have near me mi Sony MP3 full of relaxing music, audiobooks and some guided meditation. Help me a lot and I use it when I get in my bed. Put my earphones on an start with some meditation.
It calm me a lot. In fact my anxiety is worse in the morning. About five or six am I wake up and the panic attack starts. How different people are, I'm afraid of the morning, not the dark. |
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#3
Jun 15, 2014, 03:05 PM
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Sorry you are dealing with this! I went through this for months last year. It is awful to be terrified of bed.
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#4
Jun 15, 2014, 05:31 PM
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Yeah, evening anxiety has and sometimes still is a problem for me; it's one of the reasons I've struggled with sleep since ...well, forever. I find when I'm tired, I'm not strong enough to keep OCD at bay, or to manage my anxiety. Also, at night, I feel alone... things are too quiet... I think too much... etc.
I get scared to sleep, because I know things will be very quiet, I'll be all alone, it'll be dark... no escaping my head.  God knows what my brain will concoct.
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#5
Jun 15, 2014, 06:58 PM
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I tend to have anxiety worse in the mornings. As the day goes on and I tire, it seems to numb my anxiety til I'm just so tired at night I sleep with no problem til 3 or 4 hours later when I wake up and can't get back to sleep. Then I start trembling and have the worst anxious feeling that I carry throughout the morning - and it starts all over again. Unless I'm really worried about something. Then the anxiety is just constant. I dread sleeping because of it, though. Even naps I'll wake up and feel the anxiety strong again. I used to take a daily nap til this started 6 months ago. Now I avoid it most days. And although I'm very tired at night and do want to sleep, I know I'm going to wake up with the feelings. So sleep isn't something I really look forward to like I used to.
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#6
Jun 16, 2014, 08:41 AM
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I am exactly the same. The later it gets, the more I struggle, to the point I get panic attacks if I think about sleeping. You are not alone! I'm in a similar place, in the outpatient program now and should be starting group therapy soon.
Just remember you're not alone 
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#7
Jun 16, 2014, 09:00 AM
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Sorry to hear you are going through this. HUGS of support for you.
My experience is that Sunday evenings I will feel anxiety (as my brain starts to think about going back to work). But typically evenings are better than mornings for me. |
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#8
Jun 16, 2014, 01:50 PM
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I am so glad that it is not just me! My anxiety is always worse at night and especially before I am about to go to bed. It is like I start panicking about my whole life and giving myself nearly a panic attack. It is really unsettling. Like I don't know why it happens worse at night it's like I get bombarded with anxiety and I have to worry about every thing and it takes me ages to actually get to bed because I am panicking so much. Might raise this issue with my doctor tomorrow.
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#9
Jun 16, 2014, 05:30 PM
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          [FONT="Courier New"][/FOh dear BerryLotus, no, no way are you alone with this night time anxiety. My panic attacks or anxiety attacks came about when I came off my meds, not with Dr's approval I ad. I was already having a lot of anxiety attacks during the night, but it was 50 times worse when I didn't take my meds. I was just about OK on going to bed but when I woke in the night, by nightmares, I was so sooooooooooooooooooo anxious and then the panic attacks started happening. I went straight back on meds again and I'm working with a therapist now on the sleeping syuff. LOVE and HUGS Berrylotus. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  ONT]
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#10
Jun 17, 2014, 03:35 PM
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I have this, too. I have to get up very early for work and worry I won't be able to fall asleep! I take a pinch of seroquel about an hour before bedtime and I am out like a light. I don't take it when I am off from work. I have only been doing it because I smile putting myself into a lot of situations to face my social anxiety. I am doing yoga breathing through out the day. I think if I would drop my afternoon coffee I would be okay! Seroquel isn't addictive like benzos can be and you don't build up a tolerance to it either. You are going through a lot of changes so your anxiety may calm down a bit. Sweet dreams!
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#11
Jun 17, 2014, 06:49 PM
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Quote:
Hey there! Well I myself have had a great deal of night time anxiety. I don't really know why and like you don't want to go the meds route. So for me I always find peace knowing what it is and let it run it's course. I know its easier said than done but I have really focused on that aspect and it does help! Hope you can figure it out also
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#12
Jun 18, 2014, 09:57 AM
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For me, not taking meds isn't an option. I have horrible, mind-bending panic attacks. I do crazy things. Like try to jump out of moving cars. And other stuff.
I've tried to go the route of no meds....using breathing techniques and visualization. What a disaster. One night I got out of bed at 2 am, convinced I was having a heart attack. I decided I would sleep in the parking lot of the hospital, that way if I got worse I could go in and get help. But I continued to freak out and thought I might die in the parking lot, so I spent a couple of hours just standing, sitting, freaking out, in front of the hospital. Needless to say, i've had all sorts of medical tests and apparently there's nothing wrong with me physically. For those who can control the anxiety without meds, I applaud them. That's the healthiest way to go if you can do it. Wishing you peace at night!
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#13
Jun 18, 2014, 05:26 PM
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I didn't mean to mislead at all, I AM taking meds. I just meant I don't want to have to take meds long-term to sleep. At least not the one/s I'm on, because it's very very sedating (I still have anxiety though, go figure lol ). I get "used" to sleeping meds after a while, then they stop working. But yeah, without meds, I probably would barely sleep at all right now.
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Jun 18, 2014, 07:36 PM
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I agree with the medication discussion...if you need a medication, take a medication. Certain times of our lives we may need them and they can be our saving grace! I was once too afraid to take pills because it meant I needed help; I couldn't do it myself. Now, I am aware they are often necessary and am so thankful we have them as a choice.
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#15
Jun 18, 2014, 07:47 PM
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I always found anxiety worse at about 5 AM. Something about that first glimpse of morning or the transition from night to morning was a bad time for me.
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#16
Jun 18, 2014, 10:45 PM
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I tend to get more anxious at night too.
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Jun 19, 2014, 12:33 PM
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My anxiety always gets worse at night so I feel you. What I do is just do deep breaths and usually put on some netflix to delve into and keep my mind away which I know I know is like impossible your mind will wander back to your anxiety, but you just got to focus, and know that you are in control of your body, not the other way around
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