Nighttime Anxiety
Is anyone out there suffering from nighttime anxiety? It's not that I have all these racing thoughts but I feel like I'm coming out of my skin and like I could run a marathon sometimes and it seems to happen about every other night. It makes for a long night and by the time you go to sleep, you want to sleep late because you're so tired. Maybe I have RLS (restless leg syndrome)? I listen to the relaxation CD during the night. I'm on week 3 in the program and will probably repeat it because I'm all about negative dialogue.
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little ol' me
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SC6962,
I remember years ago, in my early twenties, my anxiety started with panic attacks and then, at night when I would finally lay down at night, my heart would flutter. Boy, was that scary. I honestly think I didn't tell anyone for awhile and suffered in silence. Your ahead of the game because you are doing the program and sharing your feelings here on this website. Keep on with the program and do that relaxation tape as much as you can and soon enough you won't have that jumpy feeling. And most important, keep telling yourself it will go away, slowly, but surely. Good Luck.
I remember years ago, in my early twenties, my anxiety started with panic attacks and then, at night when I would finally lay down at night, my heart would flutter. Boy, was that scary. I honestly think I didn't tell anyone for awhile and suffered in silence. Your ahead of the game because you are doing the program and sharing your feelings here on this website. Keep on with the program and do that relaxation tape as much as you can and soon enough you won't have that jumpy feeling. And most important, keep telling yourself it will go away, slowly, but surely. Good Luck.
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Guest
SC6962 - I used to fear the night, too. I could not settle down to sleep beause of my anxiety. I know the feeling you describe of coming out of your skin. It is probably the anxiety about the night giving your body an adreneline rush. I learned to settle myself down by doing the relaxtion cd, meditating, journaling, dimming the lights in the evening to settle myself down. I also used to have a cup of chamomille tea or even would take a shower and use lavendar body wash.
I think as you progress through the program you will notice the night anxiety start to diminish - it did for me.
Good Luck
LisaLisa
I think as you progress through the program you will notice the night anxiety start to diminish - it did for me.
Good Luck
LisaLisa
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Guest
Hi,
I've had restless leg syndrome for over ten years and i know exactly what you are going through. The first thing you should do is to go on to the next session, you can always review sesion 3 later on in the program. the last thing you need is to feel like your stuck in the mud. The second thing you should do, if you haven't already, is stop using cafine!! I found out that cafine stay's in your system for 24 hours, making it difficult to get to sleep, and when you wake up, what do you reach for? (another cup of anxiety) The best thing that i ever did besides finding the program was to stop cafine. the next thing you should do is order the Good Days suppliments, specially the night time verssion. Since i've been taking them, my legs don't move and i sleep like a baby!!!! What's happening to you is probably 50% what you put into your body, and the other 50% is your condition. So change what you can change right now, and be patient with the program and you'll get to were you need to be. Good luck!!!
Bill
I've had restless leg syndrome for over ten years and i know exactly what you are going through. The first thing you should do is to go on to the next session, you can always review sesion 3 later on in the program. the last thing you need is to feel like your stuck in the mud. The second thing you should do, if you haven't already, is stop using cafine!! I found out that cafine stay's in your system for 24 hours, making it difficult to get to sleep, and when you wake up, what do you reach for? (another cup of anxiety) The best thing that i ever did besides finding the program was to stop cafine. the next thing you should do is order the Good Days suppliments, specially the night time verssion. Since i've been taking them, my legs don't move and i sleep like a baby!!!! What's happening to you is probably 50% what you put into your body, and the other 50% is your condition. So change what you can change right now, and be patient with the program and you'll get to were you need to be. Good luck!!!
Bill
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SC6962 and everybody: Oh, the nights can be the worst. I KNOW what you're going through, they can be so lonely. You're already tired from previous nights of not sleeping, you're convinced you're going to sleep, because, come on!, what the heck! Then you don't. The nights are sometimes when I feel the most anxiety and fear. I lie next to my sleeping husband and dog trying not to wake them and silently despair hour after hour. But...I know it can be better. I'm back for the 2nd time (at week 1) after stopping last time after week 3 (I know, I know). I have the relaxation tapes downloaded on my ipod and I've picked it up twice this week, in the dark, navigated the earphones in, finally...fallen asleep listening to Lucinda. Still having galloping diarrhea during the day, but hey, it's only week 1!!!
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Guest
Hi "SC6962",
I was wandering, are you a pretty active person during the day, and do you exercise? Now that I have lost my factory job due to the economy, I have noticed that I have had a lot more trouble sleeping. When I was more active and worked hard physically, I noticed that it didn't take me long at all to fall asleep. I could be crazy, but I tend to believe that humans were designed to work hard physically. Now that our society is moving into post industrialism, many people are not as active in their jobs as they once were. I don't know what the nature of your job is, but maybe a consistent rigorous exercise routine would help you sleep better. I plan to start testing my theory.
I was wandering, are you a pretty active person during the day, and do you exercise? Now that I have lost my factory job due to the economy, I have noticed that I have had a lot more trouble sleeping. When I was more active and worked hard physically, I noticed that it didn't take me long at all to fall asleep. I could be crazy, but I tend to believe that humans were designed to work hard physically. Now that our society is moving into post industrialism, many people are not as active in their jobs as they once were. I don't know what the nature of your job is, but maybe a consistent rigorous exercise routine would help you sleep better. I plan to start testing my theory.