Waking with anxiety

[Chubbers]

Waking up an hour into my sleep with anxiety, palpitations😥 it scares me. Been going through all this for so long not sure when I last felt okay. I want to trust God but can’t understand why we suffer. I want to have fun like when I was 7 years old without a care!!! Me in the pic trying to look happy

[Cas2802]

Snap the same thing happened to me last night. It's so horrible and given me a really bad day today. X

[Chubbers in reply to Cas2802]

Yeah no fun.

[Agora1]

Hey Chubbers, how did I miss your post?? If you are faking a smile, you are doing a good job. Still as adorable as ever with a Twinkle in your eyes.

Do you meditate before bed? Do you ever deep breathe? It's got to be a part of our daily regime because our anxious mind is always working overtime. It doesn't sleep, so when you are in that light twilight zone, it sometimes crosses over to your thoughts and you wake up in panic and palpitations. My headphones and relaxation tape are my bed partner. They are always next to me should I need a helping hand. Every morning as well, upon awakening, the headphones go on to prepare me physically and emotionally for a new day.

We suffer to make us stronger. If life was one big flat emotion of everything going along just fine, how would we grow? How would we learn and progress to be the best we can be in this life? As for wanting to be like you were at 7 years old without a care in the world, do it through imagery.

With all I've been through in life personally as well as tragedies I've seen, the one thing that has never been taken away from me and that is the innocence of a child. I carry that deep within my heart. I've always related to children and the carefree joy they feel. We may be adults but there is always room to let lose and enjoy the things a child does. There's no age limit on going on a swing, going on the Merry go round. Dressing up for Halloween and enjoying the excitement of the children. Christmas time, a time to be child like in your heart. Counting the days til Santa comes, putting a Walking Cane in the corner of the room saying "I do Believe" everytime I pass it by. I remember Miracle on 34th Street and how sad it was for a little girl to not believe in anything childlike. We need that in our lives. We need to feel carefree at times. We can't always be so serious. Chubbers, believe as a child does,. It reduces stress. Reduced stress means a better quality sleep. The rest will become history regarding the symptoms.

Breathe and Meditate and Accept that we may have been given Anxiety to contend with in our lives, but it doesn't have to be our Life. Come back more often to the forum for support. We will all be here waiting to help, with a real, genuine smile xx

[funkygypsy]

Me too since I moved countries