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Anxiety only at night?????

tre777tre777 member
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What the hell is wrong w/ me? I am guessing a sleep disorder? My DH can go to sleep in 2 seconds, I can not & begin to panic. Ugh.
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Re: Anxiety only at night?????

  • secuccarosecuccaro
    Talk to your doctor.  I used to have that as a kid, but it went away.  Is there something that makes you nervous at night? 
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  • tre777tre777 member
    I have no clue? I went back to work as a nanny when DS was four weeks old....so maybe i need more "me" time?  
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  • franciscazfranciscaz member
    That is normal to an extent.  I lay awake thinking of everything that hasn't been done or whatever.  If I am not careful though it can turn into a panic.  When I am starting to get too worked up I just take a Unisom and that helps me get passed the anxiety.
    Mom to Harmon 1/17/08 and twins Rachel & Callum 8/28/09 Photobucket 29o0v13.jpg
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  • SBear12SBear12 member

    I've been having some trouble with this recently. DD is a bad sleeper, so at first I was just dreading falling asleep at night, knowing I was going to be awakened shortly after. That turned into full-fledged anxiety before falling asleep... sometimes I lay awake for 2 hours just worrying about random things (money, moving, swine flu, etc).

    I've started doing some cognitive-behavioral therapy with myself... trying to actively replace the negative thoughts with positive ones, sort out what's rational and what's not. An exercise that often helps my clients (I'm a therapist) is to list on paper everything that's on your mind, then go down and put an X through the worries you CAN'T control. Then instead, focus on what you can.

    Sorry you're dealing with this... hope it's just a temporary thing!

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