how to calm down anxiety at night?!

Question

so i basically get anxiety at night and i have no idea why... 😔😔it's annoying.... and could feel me breathing fast... Idk i guess its just a frightening thing.... can someone help me?

Answer

If this is a reoccurring thing, I'd suggest going to a doctor. If it's just stress maybe once a month or once weekly, I'd say breathing exercises. I get bad anxiety at times, and relaxation exercises really helped.

1) Clench your entire body at once and clear your mind. Focus only on your muscles. If you can't do it all at once, start with your toes. Clench your muscles and hold for a few seconds (Five for mild anxiety, ten or more for not as mild) and release. If you clench your whole body, repeat it a few times. If you did one muscle at once, move to the next muscle (e.g from toes to calves).

2) Controlled breathing. Inhale while counting to four, hold it until you hit 12, and exhale slowly until you hit 19. Focus only on the numbers, nothing else. It works better if you either sit or stand straight. If you want, you can combine it with #1, but this usually works well for me. I take large, deep breaths, so you may have to adjust the times according to your body. My friend, who also has anxiety issues, can only do about half my time. Don't strain yourself trying to match the exact times. That is the exact opposite of it's purpose.

3)Acupuncture/ pressure point. In the picture, it shows you when a certain spot on your wrist is to relieve stress. This isn't the most effective treatment I've come across, but it's the least suspicious and does work. I always do this before tests and other stressful moments. Be gentle with the pressure, though. If it hurts, stop immediately.

I hope these help! But like I said, if this is a reoccurring and/or nightly routine, you may want to speak to a doctor. These aren't meant to treatment anxiety disorders, only help with small popups of stress, like when you over think things at night.

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See your GP you can be given medications or psychological help. Best do it now because it can get worse. Hope you feel better soon

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Try this:
Step 1. Close your eyes, and breathe in and out. Try to exhale until your lungs are empty. Don't worry about taking deep breathes, just focus on the feeling of air filling your lungs naturally. Just focus on the feeling until you notice you aren't controlling your breathing anymore it's automatically inhaling and exhaling.

Step 2. Try to imagine a moving river, a peaceful little spot with only you in it, imagine what the river would sound like, the feeling of the sun beam on your skin, the ambient noises.

Step 3. Imagine there are leaves in this river. Just gently flowing the current. Every thought you have, no matter what it is, literally any thought, imagine you put it on one of the leaves and watch as it floats away on the current. Just watch every thought float away. Eventually you'll start to feel a lot more calm and sleepy.

I did this in my psychiatrist office today and I thought it was total poo at first but then I actually did it and I felt the calmness take over me. Almost fell asleep in the office 😅

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7am and Im feeling the same thing hun😞

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I had this problem a lot in my teens. It would escape into panic attacks. I started doing meditation before going to sleep and it worked really well.

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Take a benadryl or melatonin. . hot tea helps.

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