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Insomnia because of anxiety

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Anyone else have this and how do you cope?

I have had very severe insomnia for decades because of anxiety.  I can only go off to sleep with meds. The meds wear off which means more and more. I wake every hour or so all through the night. It is depressing and a vicious circle.

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  • This has been a problem for me for many years.

    The sleep medication helps but it doesn’t always work well.

    I recently re-subscribed to the ‘Headspace’ app because it includes meditations and exercises for anxiety and insomnia. It helped pull me through some difficult times. 

    Plenty of exercise that raises my heart rate during the day and making sure that I don’t have or do anything overly stimulating after 9pm is a necessity. 

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  • This has been a problem for me for many years.

    The sleep medication helps but it doesn’t always work well.

    I recently re-subscribed to the ‘Headspace’ app because it includes meditations and exercises for anxiety and insomnia. It helped pull me through some difficult times. 

    Plenty of exercise that raises my heart rate during the day and making sure that I don’t have or do anything overly stimulating after 9pm is a necessity. 

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