obessing of sleep
I am new to the boards and was wondering if anyone had issues with sleep. It started with waking up in the middle of the night having a panic attack. Now I think about if I am going to sleep tonight. Which causes more aniexty. so i have been getting 2 to 4 hours a sleep for the last two weeks. I know if I could stop thinking about how much sleep I would be better off. can any one relate please comment.
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Hello porter- a fellow Pittsburgher Pittsburghonian -??? Yes I think a lot of us have had this problem. There have been numerous posts related to problems sleeping. Try going back to some older posts and read some of the topics related to this. It's such a common problem with anxiety. Some of us have had nocturnal panic attacks and some have had early morning anxiety attacks. I had a terrible problem with this at one time and it took a while to pinpoint the reason but it did resolve. Anxiety during the day, diet, exercise, negative thoughts before bed,- all play a part. Mine resolved once I got my anxiety under control from working thru this program. Hopefully yours will also once you get farther along in the sessions. The relaxation tape that comes with the program is a wonderful tool to use before going to sleep. Wishing you luck.
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If you have the program, in the Guidebook for Sessions 1-4 on pages 3-16 through 3-19 there is a letter from Carolyn that discusses sleep.
The past week I have had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Sometimes I'd wake up feeling panicky. For about five nights in a row I fought going to sleep at night, feeling anxious and obsessing about my sleep pattern. Then yesterday I realized that I had to stop thinking so negatively about the situation. I was really tired from not getting a good night's sleep for a few days so I gave myself permission to do nothing all day. I just stayed in bed and watched TV. At night time I told myself that I would sleep well and that my body would take care of itself. I put my sleeping mask on at 10 p.m. and slept until 8 a.m.! I woke up once or twice but didn't take off my sleeping mask and just went right back to sleep.
The past week I have had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Sometimes I'd wake up feeling panicky. For about five nights in a row I fought going to sleep at night, feeling anxious and obsessing about my sleep pattern. Then yesterday I realized that I had to stop thinking so negatively about the situation. I was really tired from not getting a good night's sleep for a few days so I gave myself permission to do nothing all day. I just stayed in bed and watched TV. At night time I told myself that I would sleep well and that my body would take care of itself. I put my sleeping mask on at 10 p.m. and slept until 8 a.m.! I woke up once or twice but didn't take off my sleeping mask and just went right back to sleep.