Does anyone else have trouble sleeping because they get anxiety about the next d!


Question: Does anyone else have trouble sleeping because they get anxiety about the next day!?
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Of course, this happens to most people!. It could be stress, or other thoughts keeping you awake!. It doesn't even have to be anxiety!. It could even be excitement about something fun that will take place the next day!. Like a vacation, or exciting day planned!.

I believe it's important to make yourself go get in the bed as part of your routine even if you aren't feeling sleepy!. It takes discipline to make yourself go to bed on time!.

I've found that routine is key!. Get into a great routine with bedtime and stick to it!. I've always read that tv is very bad for going to sleep!. It's too stimulating for you to really get sleepy!. Other activites that are less stimulating can actually tire you down and help you go to sleep!. These are activities like reading or word or number puzzles!. I love SUDOKU it is light and challenging and really tires my brain so that I go right to sleep when I turn off my reading light!.

Certain foods can help you go to sleep!.!.!. drinking a little bit of milk is good whether it's warm or cold!. There are some teas that are decafinated that are good to drink a little before you go to bed, I think one is cammomile (sleepy time)!.

Doing something calming like rubbing your hands, arms and legs down with a calming lotion is relaxing and can help you wind down!. Some lotions are made especially for this: Johnson & Johnson's bedtime lotion!.

Some sounds and scents are also relaxing and help you wind down!. Sometimes I go to sleep listening to a very low classical cd, or nature sounds, also the sound of the ceiling fan on high helps me go to sleep!.

Also the bedtime lotion's nice smell is very relaxing!.

It's important to be in a good state of mind when trying to go to sleep!. Do whatever helps you get into this frame of mind!. Meditation or yoga may be helpful as well to help "calm the mind"!.

Avoid drinking or eating foods with caffeine before bed as well as medication that may keep you awake!.

I would encourage you to try some of these things, or find some of your own things to do that are relaxing and make yourself get into the bed by a certain time every night and make yourself stick to a routine for bedtime!. Before long it will feel more natural (like second nature) and it will be much easier for you to go to bed on time and get more sleep!. This will also help you feel more rested!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes, if i go to bed with anxious thoughts in my head about tomorrow or even things further down the line, i cannot get to sleep, or if i do manage to sleep, i wake up in the night and start worrying about it again!. You have to say to yourself that night time is for sleeping, you cannot change what tomorrow will bring and let your mind go blank!. If you dont like to let your mind go totally blank, then either listen to a relaxing cd, or listen to outside noises,,, take care, and stop worrying!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Anxiety causing sleep deprivation is a serious issue!. lack of sleep can cause anything from irritability to heart issues to, eventually, death!.

If you can't "shut off your brain" at night, contact your physician!. You may need some meds (like Xanax) to quiet your brain!.

Other things you can do:

Don't do paperwork, homework in your room, especially on your bed!.

If you don't fall asleep in the first 15 minutes of lying down, get back up and watch TV elsewhere, do the dishes, just something quiet and calming and try again!.

Keep your room both dark and cool!. A fan will help keep it cool and also produces a soothing "white noise!."

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yes, actually, I'm always anxious, I'm prolly a step down from anxiety disorder!. Most people are if sth important is happening the next day!.
What you can do to avoid it is to drink a glass of warm milk an hours before going to bed, or take a shower/bath an hour before bed, or 30 min of relaxation before bed (that could be anything, it could be listening to music, massage, TV, reading etc!.)Www@Answer-Health@Com

Sometimes!. Now if I am having such a sleep issue, I write down the thing that is bothering me so that I can resume thinking about it upon awakening!. Most of the time, I cannot fall asleep because I am concerned that after I go to sleep, I will forget the important thing I was thinking about!. Writing it down has helped tremendously!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

All the time it really sucks!.!.!.especially when you are anticipating something big and then you are running on fumes trying to accomplish it!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Of course! That's entirely normal!. Just wiggle and massage your body, and lie down and you'll fall asleep comfortably!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

i used to all the time!. see you'er doctor he'll give you something
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Always!. Then the next night I sleep really well!.
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