Night anxiety

[Shy_pretty_Angela]

Does anyone else feel terrible anxiety before bed? Im beside myself at the moment! I think its the pain but I feel so panicky when I put the lights out! I guess this is when.you need a cuddle from a partner?

[Percy]

A little bit, sometimes.

[biscuits]

I usually fall asleep quite swiftly, but wake up around 5am with anxiety when I'm going through periods of general anxiety.

[Aelwyn]

If I'm anxious about something, it always feels much worse if I wake in the middle of the night - not so at much bedtime.

Perhaps you need to have a few things you can try, such as:

-- a nice hot drink
- a good book
- relaxation exercises
- meditation
- if you're not living with a partner, a big teddy bear to cuddle
- if the darkness bothers you, a nightlight (the more childish the better - e.g. one with bunnies nestling in a hollow tree - I've seen them on eBay - they look comforting)
- Music

Others here will probably have more ideas. I hope you soon feel better, Angela.

[Shy_pretty_Angela]

Yes it builds. I started taking herbal anti anxiety tablets and CBD oil but it brought me out in a rash. I have it bad snd almost go into a panic attack

[girlinterrupted]

Mine seems worse in the early hours, like now. Either I wake up anxious or am still awake but experience a mood dip and feel really sad. Not sure why but 4am often seems a sad, lonely time, even though as far as I can remember nothing specifically bad has happened at that time for me. Must just be the time all those feelings I can avoid or ignore from the rest of the day pop their heads up. Some sick little internal clock maybe

[Shy_pretty_Angela]

Yes 4 am is horrible if I wake up. I listen to rain music to calm me down