Has anyone felt way better at night?
Right before sunset or after sunset? is it just me?
My anxiety and depression is almost like they never existed around that time. Then when the morning comes it’s there again.
It’s there science behind it or how is that even possible?
I read about it in the book of Claire weekes I just forgot or if they even mention a cause for it.
I always feel better at night. Mornings are hardest.
I would always have felt better at night before , more energetic too. Not so much any more though. Seem to have more energy in the mornings now as a rule.
well for me i get the same way but i think its because i know once i fall asleep im not dealing with the anxiety and depression until i wake up again
What's going on this time?
I always feel better at night. It’s calming and soothing to me and I know I don’t have to be doing anything productive because nobody else is. Everyone is pretty much eating, sleeping or watching FRIENDS. 😊 I feel guilt during the day and shame, depression. I also think like others that you are ready to sleep, if possible and that’s a welcome escape. Wishing you the best! I hear ya!
My sympathies go out to you Jane. Last year I had to leave a job for my health 's sake cos I was not just unappreciated, but I also mistreated. Mine was far from a high-end job too, but I worked hard and tried to be helpful when I could.
I know how horrible the feeling is and how angry you must be. Are you still there, and how are you coping? On rereading post I see you've left. Do you feel better now having left?
Roxylox- Yes I do - no regrets! But - I wasn’t leaving behind good money or benefits. I just had to get out of there or get a medical leave - which I seriously considered. I’ve had help from my family, but nobody has a lot of money. It’s a long story. We all help each other any way we can. But, back to you - proud of you for taking the steps to help yourself. Takes a lot of courage! I applaud you and I applaud those that stay. Whatever choice works for each individual. I hope you are happier! Feeling better can take awhile when you’ve been hit with it day after day! Stay strong! And yeah, some days I’m still angry but it doesn’t last long.
Yes, but I suspect for me it's a bit different. I have terrible anxiety while working and as soon as my shift ends I feel a lot better. My depression doesn't leave and I'm totally exhausted by that point from just trying to survive the day.
I just got out of a work situation that caused me tremendous anxiety and left me with a deep sense of feeling unappreciated every day. I was there nine years. It was not 9 to 5 but almost. It wasn’t a lot of responsibility in some ways but I felt such despondency and worthlessness at the end of the day - It was like the same stress one might feel at a high end job. The point is, I too felt so good when the day was over and I could leave. The release made me feel good, but later I felt anxiety and anger build up again because I had to go right back and face that same crap the next day. I thought, hey maybe I’m in a good mood because really this is better than I’m thinking but actually it was just pure relief that I could get out of there and have a bit of a respite. So glad I’m out now, but it stopped my depression for only a short time. Other issues contribute to my story. Sorry, I made this so long and a little self- centered. I gotta work on that. But maybe you can relate a little! I admire your courage for hanging in there! I hope things start to even out.
Thanks. I so identify with the anxiety build up.. and the dread.. knowing that I have to go back the next day or the next Monday. I seriously need a long break but I don't see how I would be able to swing that any time soon. When I was much younger I'd just quit a job when it would get like this.. and since I lived with my mom back then I'd take months before I got another job. I just couldn't bring myself to get back out there. Now, I've got a mortgage, a car note and all the other bills.. Thankfully, I'm less than six years to retirement now. I may even be able to get disability before that. I've worked since I was 13 and it's been a hell of a time.
Yes- I had that absolute same dread. It can ruin a lot of things! I’m so sorry you are going through this. Pulling for you to make it through the six years or another option that can help you! You deserve it! Here to chat anytime. Myself, I have to keep looking for something else but in the meantime I am part- time care taker to my elderly parents, they are in their upper 80s’. My mom has dementia, my Dad is still pretty sharp but it’s a struggle with my bad depression and going through TMS treatment right now. Please - no judging from anyone, but suffice it to say they help me out but I’m helping them out too. I do a lot. They are grateful and we are a team.🙂 Good luck J!
I worked for the same company for 12 years9 to 5 as well.
It might be that we are just so used to being to work those hours that our mind and body just get used to it.
I also feel like I needed along break and it’s been 5 months since I stopped working cause of my anxiety. Sometimes I feel like getting back to work and sometimes I feel like finding another job. But I get so lazy sometimes(it runs in my family) and just dread having to work again.
There is also nothing wrong with TMJ if it works for people it works.
I also believe that the reason we dread the morning is because we take sleep aids or medication the night before to help with the anxiety. Which will still have some effect the next day. I know when I take some sleep aids I’m still super sleepy the next day even after getting good sleep.
Yeah - taken everything under the sun!! Still am on sleep aids now. Sometimes definitely fight the sleepiness and fogginess.? Is that the correct term? Just wish there was something that really worked well for sleep other than...eating well, no caffeine, exercising, yoga, never watching tv past 10:00pm. No checking cell phone😂🤗. That’s no fun!! Right?! Just kidding!
Wow! I never thought I'd bump into someone who experiences the same "day/night" effect of anxiety and depression. There's GOT to be something biochemical going on here.
I experience the same. Always more energetic and happier in the evenings. The anxiety of life and work takes a major toll on our energy levels (physical and mental). If I worked at night, it would likely be the opposite. If I had a stressful home life (like I have in the past), then evenings would not be a reprieve. It is all based on my anxiety levels and the source of those anxieties.
Yes - I agree totally.
I’m glad your ok. We all care about you. Hopefully you get to see your doctor soon and get all this taken care of
Hello all.
Thank you guys for your replies. Trust me when I tell you I read all of them. And I’m glad to know I’m not the only one that feels this way.
I do believe is the guilt for me that I am used to being at work during the morning until evening.
Thus why we have to keep busy.
There is no alarm to wake me up in the mornings
So maybe it’s just a natural reaction of my brain saying “wake up” in the form of anxiety.
Bobbi, 4 squad cars along with the EMTs can mean there was an incident
along with medical. My concern is that something happened to you.
Let us know how you are today.... 
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Always best to call your doctor when it involves chest pain
You have a heart doctor, what does he recommend for pain relief. Is he the doctor that told you to take pain meds for your chest pain?❤️🏄♀️
Me too. I feel a lot better at night. My morning is no longer so bad anymore but it used to be a hell. You're not alone. I'm in the same boat.
Yes, yes, and yes. I asked my dr about this and he did not have a real good answer other than to say it’s typical of depression. So really no answer at all....glad I am not alone though....
Yes me too I feel better in the evening but I think it’s because I know it’s time to go to sleep and that’s the only time Iam not feeling anxious or depressed
It is a tough way to live!
Yes. Often I’ll go to bed and think that I’m feeling ok and even start to plan some things that I’d like to do the next day only to wake up to feel anxious and depressed and not have any motivation to do any of the things that I felt like I would be able to do the night before.
Oh my goodness,,,,I could have written your post! Same exact feeling here, I go to bed with great plans for the next day and none and I mean none of them ever come to be! There has to be a reason for this....
My anxiety is worse at night. I feel so alone. I’m living alone forcthe first time in 61 years. My husband divorced me and lived with my son and his wife.,he asked me to get my own place. I’m so depressed. I get so anxious at night being alone. It’s horrible.
Feel so bad for you!! I’ve felt (feel) profound loneliness too. Sooooo hard! I’m here and so are many others anytime you want to chat!
I am confused about my loneliness, i love to be with people but seek care and respect. I cant take mocking, feel inferior so stay apart from others thus i choose to be lonely most of the time. It kills me.
you need to find right people and that make you comfortable?
I scare to be open with anyone, few person want to be closed with me but i scared if wrong happens. Stuck in old safe zone so that no judgement occur.
I'm a night person, now retired, living on my own, disabled, just come though a bad patch health wise🤞 always prefer my own company, a night creature, my poor old laptop, battered most of the time, prefer to TV, load of rubbish, commercialised 💩, sleeping time about 2 am to 12 mid day, I'm a reader, intellectual🧐 nerd. Always worse when I wake up, weakest part of my day, NEVER "Wow! what a luvely day! think I will go out and enjoy the day!" I'm a historical researcher, reams of books and information around my Mancave, ruining my eyes, finding unknown jewels of information! 🤗I'm a loner, forced after years of isolation, by a life of illness, "Adapt through Adversity" tattooed on my left forearm, survival my ultimate quest! [a bit macabre sense of humour always helps👍] Have not seen a sunrise for years!😎
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Panic and anxiety at night
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