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Mental health

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Does anyone else's anxiety manifest in insomnia?!

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Meandyou150 · 03/10/2014 14:24

Really just to see how common this is

I find my anxiety causes me to lie awake for hours/nights at a time. I then find that fuels the anxiety

Then I spend all day worrying about the night times. It ruins my days totally

I hate lying awake - I just hate hate hate it. Want to go back to sleeping easily again

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beeny · 03/10/2014 14:26

Me too its driving me crackers!

2cats2many · 03/10/2014 14:28

That's happened to me in the past when I've been very stressed. I then get stressed about not sleeping and it all turns into a vicious circle.

One trick that helped me was to write a list of my worries/ thoughts/ to-dos at bedtime. This helped me to mentally 'park' them without feeling that I might forget what I had to do the next day or feel like I had to mull them over. Chamomile tea at bedtime also helps sometimes, as well as some lavender oil sprinkled on my pillow.

BrucieTheShark · 03/10/2014 14:33

Yes

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Meandyou150 · 03/10/2014 14:45

It's awful just feel like my sleep will never get back to normal - so depressing

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mumsnoc · 03/10/2014 14:49

Yes. What 2cats2many said i.e. "That's happened to me in the past when I've been very stressed. I then get stressed about not sleeping and it all turns into a vicious circle."

It's awful. For me it only stops when I stop worrying about whatever it is or get so exhausted that the next night I go into a deeper sleep. I find avoiding caffeine and rich food at night is a good idea. And mindfulness techniques can help with controlling the anxiety though it would be better still if you could combine this with tackling the cause of your anxiety. I hope it eases off soon.

Catmint · 03/10/2014 14:51

Yes, I have a diagnosis of GAD ( generalised anxiety disorder) and this is a feature, for me.

Chuckthefucklebrothers · 03/10/2014 14:56

Yep. Strangely it doesn't seem to stop me going to sleep, I just wake up at silly o'clock in the morning and then am wide awake until 5min before the alarm goes off

MrsMinton · 03/10/2014 14:59

Yes here too. Some nights I drop off but wake up lots. Other nights I can't go to sleep. I would love to just go to bed and sleep and feel awake and refreshed at the end!

Branleuse · 03/10/2014 15:03

yes

Snog · 03/10/2014 21:37

It helps me not to eat late, drink alcohol or watch tv/ use PC in the evenings

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