Some Nights

[HekatHushla]

Evening is the hardest part of the day for me. I don't know why. Logically, I would think mornings would be the hardest. Every night I get anxiety a few hours before I'm supposed to go to bed.

I do my breathing exercises, I try to distract myself, I look inside to identify the problem. I cant put my finger on it. My best summation is that I am afraid of what each new day will bring me. There hasn't been a lot of positives in my life. New days are not exciting for me. I dont look forward to each new day.

I'm trying to put a positive in each day. Some nights it's not enough. Some nights I'd rather stay awake all night than go to sleep and bring morning that much closer. Some nights it's all I can do to hold myself together.

And some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck, some nights I call it a draw ✌🎶

[Celtic27]

Hi there I was pleased to read your post as it struck a chord with me I hate evenings as I find it hard to switch off enough to sleep to the point I don't sleep properly for days on end I've started listening to relaxation /hypnotherapy you can find them on Google play I wish you well david

[FranVarg]

Some days I feel the same way, evenings are bad for me and I automatically know I’m not going to get a good nights sleep because my anxiety is going to have me up later than it should. Sometimes mornings are bad for me to, the having to wake up and go to work and dreading it and wishing I could have had more sleep but my anxiety didn’t let me until 4am. I sort of found a solution, I recently purchased a white noise machine and I just pick the option to listen to rain noise and it’s been working for me, plus a little night light because I can’t sleep in the dark or else I overthink. Totally recommend white noise machine though.

[HekatHushla in reply to FranVarg]

Thank you, I'll definitely look into it.

[WreckItMeg25]

Sorry to hear. I have similar experiences.

Hot showers/hot tub before bed ; medical marijuana ; White sound/distraction to distract the mind from thoughts of tomorrow.

For me after all these years of anxiety/depression I've learned if I just can not sleep than I don't. I get up and watch tv/clean/ video games/ anything. I figure I can lay in bed thinking/having anxiety attacks/crying or... I can go do something productive even at 3am and distract my mind.

<3 my best to you.

[Bettikins]

Hello HekatHushla...

I feel the same way. Evenings can be so difficult. I like that you are trying hard to be positive. Sounds like you are doing your very best.