Need Ideas For Morning Anxiousness
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| Thu, 11-16-2006 - 4:44pm |
When I get into an anxiety spell, I find that I can go to bed feeling pretty good, not perfect but not in super anxious mode. I will fall asleep right away, no problem. I can stay asleep for like 6 hours or so, no problem. But man, when I wake, the second my eyes open, I am either ok and then start the "how do I feel?" - or - "is it gone?" - or - "is it coming back?" And before I know it, I am a mess again. Or, I will just feel that surge of bad energy feeling (like hyper in a bad way) as soon as I open my eyes before I even have a chance to think and turn on my radar to see how I am doing or how I will be doing. So, I am looking for some advice on how to keep that from happening as soon as I wake up. I am at a loss though because sometimes it is there the second my eyes open - that unsettled jazzed up (in a bad way) feeling where I am not even thinking yet. But then I start the dread feeling if I am not already jazzed up. Any advice? I feel like if I can stop this, then maybe I can control the day better.
Kim

Are you on any meds? or are you doing this naturally? Have you or are you seeing a theripist? I know its a lot of questions but I have been there. I have been so scared to take my meds and have let the fear take over my life, but i am working on getting it back.
I know in the morning when i wake up i just focus on the day at hand. I try not to think about the hours that are coming up , and i definetly don't keep asking myself how I am feeling. You should know that anxiety is overwelming and your brain is on overload, and too much thinking about what will happen will set you into panic. I notice that like today for example i dont feel well and i am home when i shouls be at work, i broke a routine that my body as getting used to by being at work so now i am anxious being at home, it makes no sence to why i am feeling anxious but i am. So the more our body is on over load and thinking the more anxious we will feel. Try and do a lot of deep breathing when you wake up in the morning, it really does help.
Mornings seem to be a real trigger for many, Kim. My anxiety was always bad in the evenings, as I feared awakening from a sound sleep with an attack. Here's some past threads that deal with it head on. I bet you can glean some good ideas from them. It seems that taking your meds upon arising & maybe listening to a relaxing CD/meditating/belly breathing before you actually get up are helpful. I did these before I went to bed & they worked. Good luck! Hope you feel better soon. (((hugs))) jan
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhpanic&msg=18566.1
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhpanic/?msg=18761.1
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhpanic&msg=18319.1
I know what you mean, I'm the same exact way.
Sheri Ann