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Posted 1/30/2011 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
k i'm sitting here watching a movie with my son.  i feel drowsy like i did before bed.  i probably got 7 hours of sleep before my son woke me up at 7:30 a.m.  k it's 11:45 now and i'm soooo sleepy.  it actually brought on anxiety cause i'm thinking what is making me sooo drowsy?  low blood pressure?  sooo weird since i just woke up a few hours ago.  well i'm sitting by my heater and i'm relaxed.  sooooo stupid and annoying.  guess cause i hardly ever feel like this during the day.

couldn't just be tired.  something else has to be wrong.  that's how my mind works.  guess i'll take a nap.  ha

anyone else ever do this?

Posted 1/30/2011 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
Sure, I can relate! I often have to remind myself that "This wouldn't have bothered me before I had anxiety, so I won't let it bother me now."

Try to not let it worry you, a sleepy day is perfectly normal once in a while for everyone...try and enjoy it;)

Take care,
S.C.
Posted 1/30/2011 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
Good  Afternoon Hazel,

Sometimes some of my meds makes me sleepy so I go with it and take a nap. Usually don't sleep more then an hour but I feel much better when I wake up.  No anxiety about it at all.   

Set aside half an hour every day to do all your worrying; then take a nap during this period.  wink

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 1/30/2011 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
thanks guys. i guess i am never just lazy so i'm not used to it. haha unless it's on the weekend and i stay up too late. ha i had fallen asleep on the floor and jumped up too fast and was still half asleep i think. felt kinda dizzy cause i jumped up too soon. kinda freaked me out. lol stupid i know. i'm fine now. my son wouldn't take a nap too today though so i didn't get one in. he's only 4 and i don't like sleeping when he's awake.
Posted 1/31/2011 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
Lol, H.N., I thought I was the only one who couldn't take a nap if my kids were awake! I even have trouble falling asleep if my almost 9 yr. old is still awake in her bed when I turn in early.

Shouldn't moms have an in between mode, that would let us rest, but still be on the job...like and idle screen or something?

Hope you continue to feel better;)
S.C.
Posted 2/1/2011 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
I have the same problem. Whenever Im sleepy and its nowhere near bedtime Im wondering why am I so sleepy whats wrong with me. My therapist even told me that its probably because I cant control the fact that Im sleepy and when I feel out of control of a situation it fuels my anxiety.
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