DAE Sometimes Wake Up Feeling Anxious?

[NodusTollens]

As the title suggests, I sometimes wake up anxious. I get up & I can't put my phone down because I just start to tailspin. Those days are the worst bc I can't rationalize and calm my- usually end up sleeping excessively on those days, just trying to get through the day, or being unable to sleep at all.

Does this happen to anyone else?

 

[k75]

I'm sorry. I know how bad that sucks.

I have an anxiety disorder, and I basically live my life in the fight or flight response. It's rare for me to not have a relatively high stress/anxiety level, and there often isn't a trigger for it. I wake up around a 5 and it just grows from there. I even manage to have anxiety in my dreams.

 

[ovaltinee99]

Very low key anxiety, but mostly depression after a nap. I didn't realise this was abnormal until I started antidepressants and it all went away. Others experience post-nap anger. So yeah, post-nap emotions are a thing and for me specifically never happened again after antidepressants.

 

[Nyxtus]

I wake up anxious, spend all day anxious and if I'm lucky I can swallow all that anxiety and manage to go to bed. It comes and goes, some days are better than others. You're definitely not alone.

 

[mahakaliSS_MahaDurga]

As the title suggests, I sometimes wake up anxious. I get up & I can't put my phone down because I just start to tailspin. Those days are the worst bc I can't rationalize and calm my- usually end up sleeping excessively on those days, just trying to get through the day, or being unable to sleep at all.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Literally every morning. I wake up, and start thinking how I should sleep more, then I cannot sleep anyway.

 

[NodusTollens]

I'm sorry. I know how bad that sucks.

I have an anxiety disorder, and I basically live my life in the fight or flight response. It's rare for me to not have a relatively high stress/anxiety level, and there often isn't a trigger for it. I wake up around a 5 and it just grows from there. I even manage to have anxiety in my dreams.

Omg anxiety during a dream is the WORST. I'm sorry to hear about your anxiety disorder, that sounds exhausting.

Very low key anxiety, but mostly depression after a nap. I didn't realise this was abnormal until I started antidepressants and it all went away. Others experience post-nap anger. So yeah, post-nap emotions are a thing and for me specifically never happened again after antidepressants.

Whoa, really? I didn't realize this could happened to that extent. That's sad... why can't we just sleep in peace? Thanks for letting me know, glad to hear you're getting some relief from your antidepressant.

I wake up anxious, spend all day anxious and if I'm lucky I can swallow all that anxiety and manage to go to bed. It comes and goes, some days are better than others. You're definitely not alone.

It's definitely a rough way to spend a day, sorry to hear you're experiencing this too.

Literally every morning. I wake up, and start thinking how I should sleep more, then I cannot sleep anyway.

Yeah... I can imagine how that would be frustrating- especially every morning, sorry to hear that. With it happening every day how do you get relief?
I jump between cellphone game, especially on days when I can't get out of bed.

 

[OopsIdidntwanttodie]

I get panic attacks the moment I wake up. My heart beats hard and fast against my chest and my thoughts go to a dark place. I have to remind myself that i'm okay and I try to focus on my heart to slow in down. This takes about an hour or two, then i'll go on my phone to distract my thoughts or i'll get my day started.

 

[tryingtoescape]

Oh god yes, everyday. I wake up anxious every single day. The worst, terrifying thoughts rush to my head. Then I go on my phone to try to distract myself and that has a negative impact on my mood. I'm so tired of waking up :(

 

[thats_a_wrap]

I can barely sleep. Most nights I wake up several times throughout the night, often absolutely drenched in sweat head to toe. It takes me a long time to fall asleep as I'm extremely anxious. I wake up very early and immediately get filled with dread, dark thoughts and extreme anxiety and stress. It consumes me and so I just spend days in bed wishing I could sleep to pass the time. I haven't eaten in 3 or 4 days and when I do eat I feel sick and it passes straight through me. I just wish I could die I'm so sick of this. I'm too weak to catch the bus but eventually I know that I won't be able to bear it anymore and I'll do it.

 

[muffin222]

Yes, I wake up anxious often. I try to sit with my anxious feelings and process them in the moment, but sometimes I find the anxiety too unbearable and I end up scrolling compulsively on my phone to distract myself. You're not alone

 

[OpheliasFlowers]

I'm sorry. I know how bad that sucks.

I have an anxiety disorder, and I basically live my life in the fight or flight response. It's rare for me to not have a relatively high stress/anxiety level, and there often isn't a trigger for it. I wake up around a 5 and it just grows from there. I even manage to have anxiety in my dreams.

This is me as well. My anxiety and stress has been SO high for SO long that I think my nervous system is permanently stuck in 'fight or flight' mode; not even the Klonopin I've been on for over a year has ever really given me any relief. I wake up every day feeing jittery, shaky, oftentime sweating and very nauseous, and just this strange "out of it" fogginess in my head. It can take hours to lessen, though some days are worse than others as to how much it will lessen. Although I've had anxiety since I was a kid/pre-teen, waking up feeling all those sensations started pretty abruptly for me around 2014 - at first I thought maybe it was a blood sugar thing but medical tests showed it isn't. It's awful to live this way. I also wake up like every hour or so, and have lots of anxiety dreams. I wish I could escape this miserable life at least for 8 or 9 hours a night but my body won't even let me have that much...

 

[Lilium]

Yeah, it happens to me too often. I'd wake up feeling like i haven't slept yet feeling extremely stressed and anxious for no apparent reason, then just spend most of the morning on YouTube or idly listening to music.

 

[NodusTollens]

Yes, I wake up anxious often. I try to sit with my anxious feelings and process them in the moment, but sometimes I find the anxiety too unbearable and I end up scrolling compulsively on my phone to distract myself. You're not alone

I feel this, especially the compulsively scrolling on my phone. Sometimes in those moments, it feels like I can't put it down.

This is me as well. My anxiety and stress has been SO high for SO long that I think my nervous system is permanently stuck in 'fight or flight' mode; not even the Klonopin I've been on for over a year has ever really given me any relief. I wake up every day feeing jittery, shaky, oftentime sweating and very nauseous, and just this strange "out of it" fogginess in my head. It can take hours to lessen, though some days are worse than others as to how much it will lessen. Although I've had anxiety since I was a kid/pre-teen, waking up feeling all those sensations started pretty abruptly for me around 2014 - at first I thought maybe it was a blood sugar thing but medical tests showed it isn't. It's awful to live this way. I also wake up like every hour or so, and have lots of anxiety dreams. I wish I could escape this miserable life at least for 8 or 9 hours a night but my body won't even let me have that much...

Sorry to hear about what you're going through, especially the anxiety dreams. That's something I experience as well, and it can be debilitating.

Yeah, it happens to me too often. I'd wake up feeling like i haven't slept yet feeling extremely stressed and anxious for no apparent reason, then just spend most of the morning on YouTube or idly listening to music.

Waking up after sleeping 8 hrs only to feel like you having slept feel like the bigger waste of time, our body's version of a sick joke. >.> Music, however, always a good choice.