Just before falling asleep the world collapses in on its self.

[arcknight]

All day I'm aware of the problems I face, the mountains that stand before me that I must climb and I'm relatively ok. However right when I'm trying to get to sleep its as if all the negative thoughts, fear, and mistakes I had been suppressing come spilling out and my heart starts racing. It takes me 2 to 3 hours to get to sleep sometimes. Ill even fall asleep for a minute or two and suddenly wake up with a heart rate as if I had been sprinting.

Some nights I only get 2 - 3 hours of sleep for a few days in a row. This eventually catches up with me and ill go to sleep right when I get home from work with out even eating dinner.

I know this is a form of anxiety. I drink Chamomile before bed to help. Id rather these insecurity's surface during the day time so I can address them or at least work on them. If it only hits me at night, the day is already done and losing sleep is not helping me overcome the challenges the next day.

[DemureRose]

I’m dealing with the same issue. I crawl into bed exhausted and ready to sleep but when I finally wind down and close my eyes, nothing happens. As soon as my eyes shut it’s like all my worries decide to present themselves in an even bigger package than normal. And when I do manage to fall asleep, I wake up feeling exhausted all over again. The only solution I can think of is to try melatonin or another sleep aid. They work to put you to sleep alright but sometimes you feel the affects the rest of the day.

[arcknight in reply to DemureRose]

I've used Tylenol pm and its not worth the side effects. It makes me have a lot of drowsiness day after. I think its active ingredient is the same stuff that's in most sleep aids.

[DemureRose in reply to arcknight]

I totally agree. That’s the downside of sleep medications, they wipe you out.

[DemureRose in reply to DemureRose]

Sorry I can’t be more help. I just figured it might make you feel better to know you aren’t totally alone.

[arcknight in reply to DemureRose]

It helps to know I'm not the only one. Thanks

[crowningglory19]

Hi there, chamomile helps but even more magnesium malate does the job. It calms the mind body and spirit and ginseng gets rid of sticky negative thoughts that loop around and around. Also, turning on a favorite audio that is calm and put on timer helps, I usually do 45 mind to get into a good sleep before it shuts off. Another final thing if I can't do that is counting 1, 1000, 2, 1000, 3, 1000 all the way up to 100, 1000 and start over. basically you are counting seconds and it entertains your mind enough to not get in anxious thoughts. Also, relax all the muscles around your eyes, you can't think deep thoughts without furrowing your brow, so relaxing stops them. Weird I know ,but it works. Best to you in these!