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Anxiety and nightmares

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BLOOMINTIRED · 28/12/2023 02:47

I feel like a nervous wreck tonight,

I was woken be the sound of bins blowing over and haven't been able to get back to sleep, I've spent 20 mins trying to get back to sleep with deep breathing and sleep music but every gust of wind and noise outside is sending me into panic.

I feel like my nighttime anxiety started when I separated from my ex husband and was sleeping on the sofa. I started having nightmares about being broken into and being frozen in fear. Sometimes it was an unknown man, other times it was my ex husband - his behaviour at the time was worrying!

I moved out 2 years ago and thought the nightmares and anxiety during bad weather at night would die down but it's gotten worse.

I think it's linked to perimenopause, the nightmares have the same reciting theme of not being strong enough and the night time anxiety is related to noise, I had awful neighbours up until about 8 weeks ago and I thought things had settled but tonight's storm has me so upset. I've been watching the met office wind radar to see when it should calm down and I've probably got at least another hour.

I just want to go back to sleep!

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YouRatBastard · 28/12/2023 06:55

High strength magnesium can help with sleep and anxiety in peri, maybe it could help you? not tonight, obviously. I hope you managed to get more sleep, it’s pretty wild out there still Flowers

DustyLee123 · 28/12/2023 07:35

Magnesium glycinate before bed, and try Epsom salt baths a couple of nights a week too.
If I’m having a bad night I have to confess to having the odd antihistamine to help me sleep.

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BLOOMINTIRED · 28/12/2023 08:41

Thank you @DustyLee123 and @YouRatBastard .

I've always been such a good sleeper but this past few years it's been awful. I'll give the magnesium a go!.

I've seen on the news that there was a 'tornado' not far from here last night and I'm feeling both justified in my middle of the night panic 😅 and grateful that it wasn't worse! 🙏

Now I've got to get through a family event on next to no sleep - wish me luck!

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DustyLee123 · 28/12/2023 08:45

And alcohol will not help your sleep, I gave it up.
We had thunder in the storm last night, no wonder it woke you.

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