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I feel like I am no longer battling with just sleep anxiety anymore. Two nights ago I start getting the same panic attacks/high anxiety just doing a few stretches to my neck and hip before bedtime. This triggered hyper arousal all night and couldn’t be in bed to sleep. Lately I was doing stretches becausr I was on the couch often (during wakefulness) or sitting in a chair more often (returned to hybrid schedule last week). I was only a little concerned about my back. Last night, I noticed these movements are triggering and it’s as severe as my sleep anxiety. It seems my anxiety it is finding sometime new to worry about everyday.
“It seems my anxiety is finding something new to worry about every day.” Wow. I have never heard it said that way. I really think you have nailed it.
I know some people who sleep okay but focus intensely on every physical discomfort. For some, it is normal aging, but even though they are 70, you would think they must be 90. Of course, sometimes there can be something truly physically wrong, so it’s worth seeing a health professional on a regular basis. If that stomachache is more than just indigestion, you want to get it checked out, right?
I do think that for those of us who deal with chronic insomnia—as in pretty much everybody on this forum—that sleep anxiety is the main reason life can get really hard. Check that, how do I know……okay, for me, when I get into a rut of insomnia, I seem to have more and more depressing and catastrophic thoughts pop into my head. Like the state of the world, and the political polarization, which exists but which I can quickly transform into a hopeless situation if I buy into whatever thought pops into my head. Perhaps for you, thoughts center on worries about physical health, where the pain is real but perhaps greatly amplified by worry.
Sorry if I am rambling–turns out I didn’t sleep all that great last night, probably shows! My last piece of great wisdom is I think we can acknowledge that this or that thought might be powerful, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true.
I am going to try to remember your quote above.
I hope you stick with the forum and read a number of posts. You are not alone.
I am updating that sleep anxiety has changed form constantly so dont even put in effort or give it any attention. There is nothing you can do. It is on auto pilot. Let go, detox and stop from searching online, stop caring if I sleep or not, dont give insomnia and sleep anxiety attention. Already feeling better and got back some sleep.
I am updating that sleep anxiety has changed form constantly so dont even put in effort or give it any attention. There is nothing you can do. It is on auto pilot. Let go, detox and stop from searching online, stop caring if I sleep or not, dont give insomnia and sleep anxiety attention. Already feeling better and got back some sleep.
I am updating that sleep anxiety has changed form constantly so dont even put in effort or give it any attention. There is nothing I can do. It is on auto pilot. Let go, detox and stop from searching online, stop caring if I sleep or not, dont give insomnia and sleep anxiety attention. Already feeling better and got back some sleep.
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