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anxiety during night

NAS77330

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My anxiety is the worst at night, just as I’m trying to sleep. Lately I’ve been getting the physical symptoms of anxiety (tight chest, breathless, butterflies, restlessness, shaking) without any anxious thoughts. Im used to this during the day because I tend to suppress my thoughts a lot, it doesn’t work all the time but when I occupy my mind I tend to just feel the physical symptoms without the overthinking/worrying. During the night is when I usually get all of the thoughts I’ve been suppressing coming flooding into my head, but I keep having nights where I don’t have the thoughts but I’m in a constant state of anxiety and I’ve found that no matter what grounding/breathing exercises I do those physical symptoms won’t go away and they can last a long time. I’ve tried melatonin, I’ve tried weed, I’ve tried meditating, listening to music, hypnosis, I don’t know what else to do. It’s having a huge impact on my sleep and I’m exhausted during the day.

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  • My anxiety and depression is often quite bad at night time. It sort of builds up throughout the day and then goes crazy at night, usually before bed or when I'm trying to fall asleep. I've found the same as you not a lot helps and you just have to deal with it or wait for it to pass which can have a negative effect as it affects your sleep which then makes everything worse and leaves you feeling drained. Something I do which you may like to give a try is having a hot bath or shower before you go to sleep, that can help you de-stress and can calm you right down. I do that when I'm feeling really anxious and it can and does help sometimes. I'm not sure if you drive, I do and if I feel anxious I'll go out for a short drive to clear my head and that helps as well. Obviously don't drive if you feel really tired and like you might fall asleep haha. Talking can be a big help as well, so you could always message us here or call someone to chat to. If it becomes a big problem for you then see your GP and see what they suggest to help you. Sorry I can't be of more help. Hope things get better for you :) 

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  • My anxiety and depression is often quite bad at night time. It sort of builds up throughout the day and then goes crazy at night, usually before bed or when I'm trying to fall asleep. I've found the same as you not a lot helps and you just have to deal with it or wait for it to pass which can have a negative effect as it affects your sleep which then makes everything worse and leaves you feeling drained. Something I do which you may like to give a try is having a hot bath or shower before you go to sleep, that can help you de-stress and can calm you right down. I do that when I'm feeling really anxious and it can and does help sometimes. I'm not sure if you drive, I do and if I feel anxious I'll go out for a short drive to clear my head and that helps as well. Obviously don't drive if you feel really tired and like you might fall asleep haha. Talking can be a big help as well, so you could always message us here or call someone to chat to. If it becomes a big problem for you then see your GP and see what they suggest to help you. Sorry I can't be of more help. Hope things get better for you :) 

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