4 Ways to Stop Night 4 Ways to Stop Night AnxietyAnxiety

By Meital JamesBy Meital James

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50%50% -70% of anxiety -70% of anxiety and panic disorder and panic disorder sufferers have sufferers have reported having night reported having night anxiety attacks as anxiety attacks as wellwell. . You would think You would think that anxiety and that anxiety and stress could at least stress could at least give you a break at give you a break at night – but nonight – but no. . Maybe Maybe you are worried about you are worried about losing your job, your losing your job, your kids, your life. kids, your life.

You go to bed, but toss and turn You go to bed, but toss and turn for an hourfor an hour. . Finally you get out of Finally you get out of bed at 2 Abed at 2 A..M with fullM with full--blown blown anxiety or panic attackanxiety or panic attack. .

How You Become Afraid of How You Become Afraid of the Nightthe Night

Your anxiety quickly spreads to other areasYour anxiety quickly spreads to other areas: : a nine a nine o’clock doctor’s appointment, the urgent tasks o’clock doctor’s appointment, the urgent tasks you didn’t get to accomplish today, and the you didn’t get to accomplish today, and the presentation you’re going to blow if you don’t get presentation you’re going to blow if you don’t get some sleepsome sleep. . Awful thoughts fill your headAwful thoughts fill your head::…”I’m …”I’m going to be a wreck tomorrow”, “This thing will going to be a wreck tomorrow”, “This thing will drive me crazy”…”Am I going to die tonight?” drive me crazy”…”Am I going to die tonight?”

The Best Methods to Fight The Best Methods to Fight Night AnxietyNight Anxiety

11. . Avoiding prescription Avoiding prescription drugsdrugs – I have tried that – I have tried that out – and it gave me a out – and it gave me a little relief – but the goal little relief – but the goal is to get through night is to get through night anxiety without creating anxiety without creating another problem – another problem – chemical dependency. chemical dependency. Besides, these drugs will Besides, these drugs will never cure the condition, never cure the condition, only temporarily relieve only temporarily relieve symptoms. symptoms.

22.. Avoiding Caffeine, Avoiding Caffeine, nicotine or wine in nicotine or wine in the eveningthe evening- these - these only made the problem only made the problem worse. I actually tried worse. I actually tried living with or without living with or without them and witnessed them and witnessed the difference. These the difference. These can actually make your can actually make your attacks worse and attacks worse and caffeine can actually caffeine can actually give you insomnia, give you insomnia, thus you can’t sleep at thus you can’t sleep at all. all.

33. . Drinking Drinking valerian or valerian or St.John’s wart St.John’s wart teatea – actually – actually helped me helped me (sometimes) (sometimes) prevent night prevent night anxiety. anxiety.

• 44. . Avoiding bad Avoiding bad night habitsnight habits – Don’t – Don’t look at the clock! look at the clock! Ever!Ever!

Turn the clock around Turn the clock around to face the wall, or to face the wall, or hide it in a drawer or hide it in a drawer or under the bed. I was under the bed. I was constantly checking constantly checking the time and that the time and that reinforced my reinforced my thought that I’ll never thought that I’ll never get back to sleep.get back to sleep.

• Don’t stay in bed more than 15 minutesDon’t stay in bed more than 15 minutes. . I I used to do this to remind my brain that the bed is used to do this to remind my brain that the bed is the place to sleep – not the place for stressing, the place to sleep – not the place for stressing, worrying and obsessingworrying and obsessing. . Night anxiety should not Night anxiety should not happen in bedhappen in bed..

• Don’t go back to bed too soonDon’t go back to bed too soon. I only went . I only went back to bed when I felt I could fall asleep right back to bed when I felt I could fall asleep right away. I watched, on purpose, a boring TV show or away. I watched, on purpose, a boring TV show or read a boring book.read a boring book.

• Before going to sleepBefore going to sleep, try to watch something , try to watch something funny on TV. Never an action film or sad drama. funny on TV. Never an action film or sad drama. Something light, funny and even stupid. Give Something light, funny and even stupid. Give your brain a break and a chance to escape from your brain a break and a chance to escape from everyday worries.everyday worries.

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