Do you feel that you suffer from both excessive anxiety and insomnia on a regular basis? Do you believe that the two are related? If so, you're probably right. Those who are anxious are often up at night and those who have insomnia are typically very anxious throughout the day. Either one of these conditions can cause the other condition, which means a person can be stuck in a never ending circle of anxiety and insomnia and then more anxiety and more sleeplessness. However, if you understand just how the two are related, you may be able to address the issues that give you both anxiety and insomnia and be able to finally break this miserable circle.
For those who have anxiety and insomnia and insomnia related to it, probably the reason you're being kept up at night is because your mind is no longer distracted with your everyday cares and responsibilities, so now it has time to think about those disquieting thoughts. When you're awake during the day you have things to think about when it comes to your career, children, family, and other responsibilities but at night, your mind is free to wander. This can cause both anxiety and insomnia as your mind races when you want it to quiet down and sleep. This might also be a way for your mind to avoid those things that cause it anxiety. If you fall asleep and then the next thing you do is wake up and go to work and face unpleasant circumstances, your anxiety and insomnia may be related because your body tries to avoid that unpleasant situations for as long as possible by keeping you awake. This means that as long as you're anxious about work or whatever is facing you tomorrow, you'll experience sleeplessness.
For some, anxiety and insomnia are related because they experience sleeplessness and then become anxious and irritable because of it. The body needs rest in order for the brain to shut out distractions and not be on high alert all day and all night. When you don't sleep, the brain is working overtime and so can become as fatigued as the rest of your body. This means your anxiety and insomnia are causing each other; the more you stay up, the more anxious you become as irritability and moodiness set in.
You might not be able to figure out which comes first if you have both anxiety and insomnia, but if you can understand how they are related then you can understand why you need to consider both problems. You might not be able to eliminate anxiety from your life completely but you can typically find better ways of coping with both anxiety and insomnia so that you can sleep better. You might also need to consider such practices as regular exercise, yoga, meditation, and simple stretching before bedtime. These things can help to calm you and can also help to get you better read for a good night's sleep.
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