Sleep problems

[SleepingTurtles]

I just want to mention that recently I got diagnosed with general anxiety disorder.

So anyways I don’t why I have so many problems when it comes to sleep. I am just like sleepy half the day. Btw I’m trying to sleep as early as possible with my wacky circadian rhythm. So anyways when I try to sleep and as I am about to fall asleep all the sudden I get this shock or scared kind of feeling or it could just me losing my breath like I “forgot” how to breath while about to fall asleep. I have no idea why this is happening and I try to ignore or acknowledge it and try to sleep but for some reason I cannot sleep. I think ever since the anxiety attack or panick attack I just been having a hard time sleeping. I feel like I am just having the worst time of my life because I can’t sleep like a normal person.

[Chef1357]

I'm so sorry that you're having panic attacks and having trouble sleeping. I'm actually in the same boat as you. I just had the most major panic attack I've ever had in a long time maybe 5 hours ago and I've been trying to sleep ever since, idek why I had the attack . 3am right now and I have to get up in 4 hours to go to work. Lmk if you find a solution to getting better sleep.

[Formula1fan]

Turtles,

Having anxiety and not sleeping go hand in glove. I have found with chronic pain and anxiety that not sleeping just magnifies everything for the worse big time. My Doctors have always put getting good sleep at the top of the list because by doing that other issues may be resolved or get drastically better. Are you seeing a Physician for this? If not I would immediately because they will have many things to try until you find what works for you. I know many people are afraid or want to avoid medication for a variety of reasons. My Doctor felt if a medication was necessary for sleep success that was the most important factor. I did find a med that helped me sleep.

I hope you fins some relief quickly.

[Sunrisetabby]

I highly recommend Andrew Huberman's, he is a professor at Stanford, toolkit for sleep:

hubermanlab.com/newsletter/...

[Sunrisetabby in reply to Sunrisetabby]

For me, getting morning sunlight and doing some morning excercise seems to be one of the best ways to improve sleep.