5am wake up

[ukpete]

Morning all, went to bed last night and slept well but then woke up and felt the anxiety inside, rather then stay in bed and let it get worse I’ve decided to go down stairs put the tv on make a drink and try to distract my mind, I intend to go back to bed maybe in an hour and try to get some more sleep before I go to work. I am beginning to think that this is what the rest of my life will be like and I have to accept the fact that anxiety is normal for me rather than it will be cured. So as I sit and wait for the anxiety to fade I thought I’d share my thoughts on here,

[LilyAnnepuppy]

Sharing thoughts on here is usually a good distraction for me. Also accepting my anxiety instead of fighting it, is a good strategy. But I only have to accept it a moment at a time. It lessens some throughout the day, and the day is all I have. Mental gymnastics? Maybe. But this technique works for me. May your day get easier. Hang in there. Keep posting and let us know how you're doing.

[ukpete in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

Hi, I can definitely relate with your comment, I did manage to go back to bed and fell asleep, well it’s Friday 13th today, bring it on, enjoy your day

[LilyAnnepuppy in reply to ukpete]

You, too.

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One day I hope to make it to 5, it’s 2:30 for me every single dang day. 😢

I have accepted my reality. Guy Meadows created ACT-I which has helped. The link contains a little info on it. If it might interest you.

contextualscience.org/accep...

[Horselover54]

This is exactly the reason I was put in mirtazapine last year. If you want to try it, it works miracles, but now I am coming off of it, it is difficult. Same thing, I wake up at 5:00 am feeling fine. 2 seconds later, I’m anxious & nauseous. I can usually fight it back if I get up, but I’d like to sleep in a little on the weekend

[Shutterbug65]

I experience morning anxiety everyday. I woke up this morning at 4:00 two hours before I need to get up. And my anxiety just gets progressively worse as the minutes tick by. I’ve been this way for a couple of years now. It’s just so hard to quiet my worried mind. But as the day wears on I do begin to feel better, I would love to get a good nights sleep.