anxiety in the middle of night

[Dreamscape]

I had been having these desperation feelings right after i woke up in the middle of night.. shortly after i woke up my mind's having massive thoughts about my life, and makes me more aware of where my lifes heading, which terrifies me and force me to get anxious. I know everyone can happen to live these kind of things but these days i get a lot. :kickingmyself:

 

[dottie]

ugh, sorry to hear. do you exercise?

 

[Dreamscape]

Apart from cycling for travel no.

 

[SoScared]

I had been having these desperation feelings right after i woke up in the middle of night.. shortly after i woke up my mind's having massive thoughts about my life, and makes me more aware of where my lifes heading, which terrifies me and force me to get anxious. I know everyone can happen to live these kind of things but these days i get a lot. :kickingmyself:

For many years I’ve had similar experiences. When waking I experienced a deep morose depression that was in many ways out of the context of the rest of my life that in reality, despite some major disappointments was not that bad.

I read a self-help book (Self Help for your Nerves – Clare Weekes) which talked about this. Wake up then get up. It kind of stops all this negative morning in bed ruminating.

It could be argued that Clare Weekes was one of the early pioneers of CBT. I highly recommend her books.

 

[Opaline]

I sort of get this... but not in the middle of the night. I usually get it if I wake up a few hours shy of getting a full night's sleep - I'll be half-awake and suddenly I'm hit with a bolt of panic and all the things I need to do and all the things I'm NOT doing all go through my head. Awful feeling.