Can't sleep this is worst night

Hi!

If you are there now, i'm free to talk.  I live in China (from Mid-West US originally) so I'm the perfect guy with anxiety and panic disorder that understands what you are going through to talk to if you can't sleep.

Joshua

Sorry I didn't write back sooner I was trying everything I could to sleep my doc has me on Bp meds bc my anxiety so bad but st night it lowers it low and I feel like crap and I worry about it all night I'm so over all This

A.S.

I hope that you were able to get some rest at least. You mentioned that you are likely going off of your BP meds? I hope that this can happen and that you can get more rest and feel better soon!!

Josh...you may just well become the H.W. A/P insomnia spokesperson for those of us here in the states!!  The time difference works out, no?  Lol!!;p Get ready to be flooded by posts, as this is a common concern!

S.C.

Oh you can definitely wake up in an instantly anxious state...it used to happen to me all of the time!

Getting farther along in your anxiety management skills will help to relieve this problem.:)

Immediately say a positive mantra such as:

'I am okay, this is just anxiety making me feel this way.'

Also go right into breathing and relaxation exercises for at least 10 minutes...before you even get up and try to start your day. this way you are mentally and physically 're-setting' your state of being, into a relaxed, calm one.

S.C.

Hi AS

Yes definitely sometimes I wake up with anxiety right off the bat. It definitely can happen during the sleep and generally it makes me feel like I haven't had a nice quality rest. Last week I had so much anxiety I did guided meditation for an hour and half just so I could get out the door feeling calm and relaxed.

I find when I do things like take my pulse, blood pressure, or things like this it can make my anxiety even worse. I try not take my pulse, but just sometimes doing that tends to make me re-focus my thoughts on how my body feels...in nearly 99.99% of the time my body is functioning just fine without me thinking about it.

Have you tried guided relaxation or meditation? I don't know if they work for everybody but they work for me. There's a big power in self-reassurance, positive thinking, and sometimes just getting out of your own headspace really is relaxing. I find for me, I have to get out of my head and stick to the present. I find it helps to say to myself "Joshua, get back to the present!" It helps me shut off the intrusive, racing thoughts sometimes.

How are you feeling lately?

Joshua