Exhaustion

[Kat63]

Anxiety is exhausting (at least it is for me.) I find that I’m tired all the time. I need naps. I know that for some people, anxiety means you have trouble sleeping - but I would sleep all the time if I could. Sleep feels so good to me because while I’m asleep, I’m not worrying and thinking.

[Hidden]

I could have written this ! Same here...

I’ve found distraction is key, it takes time to learn to distract...mindfulness and meditation have been a blessing to me, and a good movie or series....

It is totally exhausting though really truly is xx

[Loki1018]

Depends for me at times I have anxiety with depression or anxiety with mania or just anxiety lol I laugh about it now but not when I’m on the freaking roller coaster ride. So depending which of the three yes it can be very exhausting and can put me out.

[DistressedPoe]

Oh same ! I can't sleep sometimes bcs I'm afraid of dreams but whenever I'm mildly anxious, I always get a little drowsy. I think it's my body's way of telling me it wants to shut down bcs it's tired mentally.

Though tbh I don't like sleep bcs my dreams cause me anxiety.

[purl1]

I wish I could sleep more. I'm afraid if I sleep during the day I won't sleep at night. Too much anxiety.

[1stfootforward]

Ah I suffer badly with lack of sleep, I wish I could sleep properly I rarely get more than a couple of hours a night... If I'm lucky... I take propranolol, have done for 7 months now. My doses vary and I try not to take it everyday as I feel my body gets used to it n it becomes less effective. I started on 10mg x3 p/Day now I sometimes take x3 40mg at once! I have built this up over time but we'll, should I be worried about this...? Can anyone advise please, much appreciated.

[bluestars725]

I feel the same way! My depression and GAD make me want to sleep all the time. When I'm sleeping, I'm not worrying or feeling depressed. I also think it's my body's way of trying to recover from a bad stretch of anxiety or a depressive episode. I'm exhausted all the time.