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Recently I have been so tired from the worrying and anxiety I have been experiencing. I am so anxious when I go to bed and wake up so tired and because my nerves are shot as it is I experience anxiety and panic attacks all day. Is this normal with anxiety? Can anyone give advice on how to deal with this.

Yes, Rosas it happened to me. I was getting panic attacks day and at night plus anxiety all day. I started doing the relaxation cd 3 times per day and that helped me. Also, drinking chamomille tea bef going to bed or warm milk. But the best thing is distraction and you will feel better. It takes time for your nervous system to go back to normal you need to be patient and kind to yourself. Get a good book and read it at night and that will make you tired. I hope this helps. I still have some symptoms still hanging over me but the panic attacks and the overwhelming feeling of anxiety is gone and believe I was really bad. Hope this helps.

Oh I can SO relate to that!! I was having crazy dreams and waking up at 3am-4am every day. I would wake up with my hands clenched and my body all stiff. I was SOOOO tense!

I started pretty simply. . . doing relaxation breathing several times a day, walking more. Turning OFF negative TV shows and talk radio. Spending less time talking about my problems to anyone that would listen. Getting involved in other things and trying to look for fun instead of always looking to "make myself better".

It's a fine line but it does matter. . before I wouldn't do stuff because I wanted to wait to feel better. Now I just go and have fun.

I spent a lot of my day the first few weeks of REALLY focusing on this turning around and rejecting negative thoughts and replacing them with positives.

It's a good thing you're tired of it. . . you have to be ready to DECIDE that enough is enough and that you WILL get better.

You can beat this, but it takes work and determination.

I still have some bad days, but overall I feel like I have a new life.

You can be free.

My biggest hurdle now is not expecting perfection. I'm goign to have bad days once in awhile, but at least I'm not having 5 panic attacks a day like I was! I don't think I was ever ready to believe I really could be better.

I have been talking to a coach as well as things on my own and that has helped.

I so can relate to this, the past 4 days already i have had trouble sleeping and all day been feeling anxious. What im doing right now to deal with is just accepting it. I tell myself over and over it's just anxiety and it will go away in time, and i usually keep myself busy, like chatting in the chat room, playing poker online, coloring with my daughter, watching tv with the kids and so on. The relaxation CD's make me anxious in the beginning but then after listening to it 3 times i feel relaxed.
About the trouble sleeping i have no idea on helping myself on that. I tried almost everything except medications and nothing seems to work for me. When i do finely fall asleep i usually wake up 2 hours later with a bad or just weird dreams and then its harder for me to go back to sleep cuz my mind keeps on racing even though how hard i try to block things out.

I feel this is never going to end. My husband is suppoprtive, but he doesn't have panic attacks, and anxity. sometimes I feel so alone. I just want to feel like me again. My program will be here next week.

It feels like that, but there is hope. Go to the section of the forum for success stories. I think it's labeled Triumphs.

Part of the problem with panic attacks is your mind lies to you, telling you that you'll never feel better. But it's not true.

I understand what it's like to have a spouse that does't understand. Mine has had a few panic attacks, but for some reason when he has them, he blows it off and doesn't worry about having another. That part he doesn't understand. But it's OK. He tries!