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Hideous anxiety - can’t sleep - anyone else?

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 00:12

Health anxiety has been triggered. Legitimate health issue but I always catastrophes. Propranolol not helping.

Worried about dm with suspicious lump

Dd started secondary and is anxious about everything

Just had two massive (to us) bills and savings are now just a couple of hundred quid.

Can’t switch off. Am phoning dr tomorrow re health worries and associated anxiety but the rest is just life and I’m not coping.

And I’m tired.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 00:13

Sorry bit of a pity party here

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lyingwanker · 06/09/2019 00:18

Sorry you're having a rough time Thanks

I'm awake with stress. My husband and I have just split up and each day I find out more and more betrayal.

DramaAlpaca · 06/09/2019 00:21

I'm sorry the two of you are having such a tough time. Handhold from me & I hope you both manage to get some sleep Flowers

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Startoftheyear2019 · 06/09/2019 00:28

I'm awake for no reason. Maybe a bit anxious. Nice to have company 😁

user764329056 · 06/09/2019 00:34

Anxiety here too, hideously busy day coming up so could do with some sleep xx

areukiddingme · 06/09/2019 00:40

Put some earphones in and download a sleep app, listen to, either rain, fire, relaxing music, after 11 years of insomnia, and all the medical/physiological tests, drugs etc the only thing that worked was listening to a thunder storm in my ears ... try it

Longdistance · 06/09/2019 00:45

I’m awake still. I’m back to work this week and have hit the ground running. So much to do. I was on my own this afternoon. I just can’t relax. I’m gonna try sleeping but know I’ll wake and remember something. Doesn’t help I’ve a cold developing.
I’ll try a sleep app. Thanks for the tip areukiddingme. 👍🏼

RosesAndRaindrops · 06/09/2019 00:47

I'm with @areukiddingme on the sleep app thing.
Touch wood I'm fine today, but I'm prone to anxiety and I have a Calm app on my phone.
They have a music setting I find soothing, plays trickling water/birdsong etc.
Earphones in and it calms Smile

Longdistance · 06/09/2019 00:49

I’ve found the calm app. Any good?

RosesAndRaindrops · 06/09/2019 00:53

If it's the app I have which is just called Calm, I find it soothing. Smile
You can pay to unlock other features, but I'm skint and a cheapskate and just go with the freebie version lol
I find it helpful though as it has the calming music on there and you can listen to read bedtime stories.
During the day if a bit wobbly can do the breathing exercises.

NextTrainGoesToBEROWRA · 06/09/2019 01:40

There’s a really fucking annoying buzzy bastard fly that was singing the song of its people LOUDLY when I was in the bath, and now it’s taking great interest in my bed side light.

I don’t feel terribly relaxed at the best of times but oh now a moth as well, head butting the ceiling. Not so bad but it’s like all these chaps are on speed tonight.

My flat is like a bomb site and I struggle to take care of myself.

Maybe tomorrow will be better.

BishopFrownofStThigh · 06/09/2019 01:51

Oh god NextTrain I've got a fly too, really irritating.

I just woke up. Soothing thoughts to anyone anxious tonight

TreacherousPissFlap · 06/09/2019 03:30

I have an appointment at the breast clinic today Confused

I am normally capable of Olympic standard sleeping but I am also sick and slept a lot of yesterday, so a bit out of sorts.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 05:18

How’s everyone feeling now? I wrote this post, put my phone down to do some breathing exercises and fell asleep! Awake again now though with racing heart and nervous digestive system Hmm

I’ll have a look at those apps. Hope my GP can see me - I can’t go on like this.

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weliveinapigsty · 06/09/2019 05:24

Been awake since 2.30am, finally gave in and got up about an hour ago. Thought I'd work, but seem to just be on MN instead . . .

Health anxiety is horrific just now. I can feel the physical side of it gearing up for the rest of the day. Apps are piss-all use, drugs don't seem to give me more than a couple of hours sleep, really think this will be me forever now as it's been going on so long.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 05:29

Miserable isn’t it Sad

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weliveinapigsty · 06/09/2019 05:32

It really is. I feel as if I have glass in my eyes, I'm so exhausted. I dread going to bed these days, don't you? Health anxiety just seems such a minimising term - I've had anxiety for decades now, but the focus has really become health recently and I can't see a way past it.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 05:42

Last night I just wanted to run around outside beating my chest screaming with it all. Not sure that would have done much to calm me down realistically but I feel trapped in my own mind. I can rationalise it all inmy head after a while normally but my body doesn’t respond to logic and I continue with the physical effects.

Can’t get up til 630 or I’ll disturb dd who was also awake late last night worrying. I can phone GP at 8am and dc will have left for school by then so at least I can speak freely to him on the phone.

No work today for me at least.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 05:42

Hope everyone else got some sleep.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 05:43

And yes i do dread the nights but then after a night like this I’m usually so tired that I manage to sleep alright in the end.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 05:43

But the cycle continues.

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weliveinapigsty · 06/09/2019 05:51

Do you mind me asking what your GP will do? Mine is very lovely and I see them once a month or so for ongoing stuff, but there wouldn't be anything that could be offered if I called today I don't think.

I'm just waiting on a bit of light now and I'll take the dogs out. I'll spend the day exhausted, knowing I could sleep this morning or afternoon, knowing that I can't or I won't sleep tonight - but, as I probably won't sleep tonight, maybe I should sleep a bit during the day. Who knows?

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 05:58

I do have an actual physical health issue that I need to see him about. I have an appt on Mon but I can’t spend the weekend like this. If I mention anxiety he’ll tell me to self refer for some sort of assessment over the phone but I’ve been putting that off. Also I want to know if there’s anything other than propranolol that I can take. It used to really help me but doesn’t seem to make any difference anymore. Anxiety used to be isolated incidents but lately over the summer it’s become a lot worse.

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OrangeJustice · 06/09/2019 06:00

A walk with the dogs sounds lovely. I’d try and stay awake and get an early night tonight. No caffeine after lunchtime or any alcohol.

Full of good advice I am Grin

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Unusualusernames · 06/09/2019 06:11

I feel your pain.

I suffer with terrible health anxiety which is only muted at the moment by a horrific time I'm having at work.

I can't remember the last time I had a proper sleep without waking up in the early hours with a jolt worrying.

Sorry not to be much help but you're not alone x