anxiety

[Jennychilt]

hi how do you guys cope with anxiety in the middle of the night

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer]

Hello, in the past when I have had anxiety I’ve got up made a warm drink put my lamp on and played some relaxation music from the internet, I’ve also tried too take some deep breaths in and gradually let out , are you on any medication for anxiety ? xx

[Dinkie]

have you tried Unwind on TV in the wee small hours? I just make myself a warm drink and hug the dog. Sorry I can’t be of much help, it’s horrid isn’t it. I’ve yet to find a cure for insomnia that actually works.

[NaturalDyer]

I keep my radio on very low all night - used to have a talk station (LBC) but found it too stressful in the end and now I use a relaxing music station. I also keep my kindle nearby and read a bit if my mind just won't shut down - I have one that you can dim and put onto a warm light setting which is good for reading in the dark/low light. I make sure I have a 'happy' or low-angst book on the go.

[Juciy123]

I suffer with anxiety middle of night , go through phases . I have talk radio on /or relaxing music on sounds etc . I open my window and might sound silly but I have to feel cool air or hold something cold like a can of coke etc out fan on . I eventually go back to sleep . Then I am shattered in the morning and I have to get up for work at 6am . I do have fibromyalgia and premenopausal 🙄.

[Judithdalston]

I am fortunate not to consider myself an anxious person UNTIL a cardiologist, on the phone, decided I should change one of my 5 BP drugs ( for Long Covid symptoms) …Bendroflumethiazide caused very claustrophobic nightmares and I’d wake-up very anxious. Switched on table lamp, off to kitchen ( different room, and movement), and a snack ( apple and cheese) and tea, and tv in bed to take my mind off anxiety. I persevered for 3 weeks on this drug, which also gave me spinning vertigo, the dizziness soon went but the anxiety / claustrophobia remained for many months. I realised how bad it remained when in the New Year we had 3 one hour plus power cuts when it was dark outside…the pitch dark before candles lit was horrendous, and seemed illogical from how I had been before Bendroflumethiazide. Still have to sleep with lamp on, and for many years/ decades have slept with spoken word radio on anyway ( radio 4 / World Service).