Anxiety and sleep problems are two issues that affect millions upon millions of Americans.
When you put them together, it becomes even worse.
Having one of these problems alone is torture itself; adding them together is terrifying and uncomfortable.
Anxiety disorders can range from general anxiety to frequent panic attacks.
Having these during the day can be frightening enough and having them at night while you should be sleeping is definitely worse.
Anxiety can keep your mind going at night.
You may be worrying about the events of the previous day, or thinking about what scary things the next day may entail.
We all know how hard it is to sleep when you are constantly worrying.
Panic attacks can make sleeping a chore instead of a subconscious habit.
Panicking increases your heart race, metabolism, and keeps you fearful of sleeping.
Sleeping becomes a scary alternative to pacing around the house, especially if you are afraid of waking up in the middle of the night and being surprised with another attack.
Even after an attack is over, you may not be able to get to sleep for hours on end.
Your metabolism may take a long time to slow down, and the afterthoughts of what just happened to you may keep you awake.
Fear plays a very big role in your lack of sleep, making you believe that you must stay awake to protect yourself.
Although panic attacks and anxiety deter sleep, there is hope out there for you and you are not alone.
Sleeping is attainable and it sure can happen without unnecessary anxiety.