Sleep, Anxiety, and Insomnia: How to Sleep Better When You're Anxious
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When i try falling asleep, my mind brings up everything ive done wrong and diffrent ways i couldve done certain things and this just goes on for a while until i hear the birds chriping and its morning.
Ify
Try to calm your mind ..
And also think of the ways you could stop doing wrong..
@@science-y9209 that require big brain, not everyone so blessed
Then the panic attacks
@@Jason75913 nope it's not like that..
Honestly speakin' , I'm totally filled with guilt.. maybe cuz I'm not doin great in my studies.. infact for the last 4 months i haven't even studied .. just procastinatin..
But i have dreams ... i don't wanna remain a mere daydreamer. .
I'm in junior high school but this guilt .. doesnt let me do anything..
But believe me .. this procedure of calming your mind and thinkin a way out can do miracle..
And it doesn't require a big brain .. friend..
Since I'm at the driver's seat and completely responsible for my deeds. . my destiny depemds on what i choose to be.. where i choose to place myself ..
You can say "don't panic" to yourself.. and just observe your body .. maybe youcan do meditation and if you're finding it real hard .. then you can take a cold shower.. and do a guided meditation. . Cursing yourself isn't gonna help.. a person has two aspects. ..a good side and an evil one...
But doin this will strengthen your good aspect..and you'll come up with solutions to every problem..
I wanted to share my experience and how I overcame sleep anxiety:
I couldn’t sleep well for more than a year. I either slept 3-4 hours per night or I woke up so many times. I had always woke up feeling restless, tired and having a headache. I was having panic attacks out of nothing every often and tight chest and heart beating fast all days. When it came to bed time, I got soo scared. I was thinking ‘ shite, is it something I would live with forever? Am I going to die soon?’ I tried a lot of stuffs like supplements to relax my body, cutting out coffee and tea, no alcohol, eating healthy, doing exercise everyday, and bed hygiene, etc. And nothing helped. I then realized I did all of those with an expectation that I would sleep well at nights. Because I expected I would sleep well, I felt so frustrated and upset when I couldn’t.
This is what learnt:
I have still continued doing those things above but without any expectations that I would sleep well at night
I started to meditation 🧘♀️- life saver!!
I started journaling where I proceed my thoughts and feelings during the day
I learnt acceptance - if I can’t sleep it is ok. I have prepared a list of things I would do if I can’t sleep -journaling, making a cup of warm tea and reading my favorite books.
I tried to make my brain thinking ‘if I don’t sleep i will have more time to do all the things I like which is great!!’
I tried not check the o’clock but also not to stay in the bed too long if I couldn't fall asleep as then later my brain would associate bed with thinking time
The key is Patience - for me it took months to normalise my sleep so please be patient with yourself. Always remember all the thoughts and feelings you are experiencing now won’t stay forever. They will come and go. Believe me! I can do it and you can do it too! :)
Thank you for your comment!! It helped me to realize some things
@@sheggy_sheggy you are welcome 🤗 everything will be alright ☺️
Hey thnks for your comment am so afraid of not sleeping well specially when everyone is slept and I am one who is not sleeping and struggle for some and I am ok for a while and than again after sometime same thing happens after and after
@@adeshpartapsinghbrar4937 I am sorry for what happened to you. I have experienced that as well. I have had so many negative thoughts but what makes me feel so much better is to know how to separate thoughts and mind. I learnt to tell my mind that thoughts are not accurate and right all the times. I learnt so much more but seeing a therapist and signing up for Headspace (a meditation app-no promotion here)
This is literally me! I’m so grateful to see your comment. Will def try these tips
Ok guys, I’ve been reading through these comments and I feel I gotta share how I overcame this shit. So I had been dealing with depression due to a traumatic event 2.5 years ago. That depression turned to anxiety and that anxiety turned to insomnia. I was having panic attacks over hypothetical situations and just worrying about everything, mainly about what I’ve done wrong in the past and what I should’ve done back then to change that. I got tired of always thinking about that shit so I would constantly just try to push those thoughts out of my mind and try to forget about the situation entirely, since it had been stressing me out like crazy. Out of nowhere, I couldn’t sleep for days so I got fed up and eventually came across this video. A huge thing that I had to realize was that I hadn’t been facing my stress the right way. Even though I was “thinking” about all the stuff that had happened, I wasn’t actually DEALING with it. In a sense I was still running away from my problems and my body was telling me to deal with it through the only way it knew how...insomnia. I wasn’t dealing with my stress during the day, so my body was telling me to deal with it at night. I ended up devoting a time during the day (for me it’s in the shower) to just think about everything that bothers me and to ACCEPT all the bad shit that had happened to me. Throughout these years, I had constantly been praying for peace, and I was finally able to realize that peace is NOT perfection in your life. Peace is your willingness to accept life for all that it truly is: the good AND ESPECIALLY the bad. Once I had accepted that bad things happen and that is OK, I started to do more self care activities like exercising, talking with friends, etc. That night I got in the bed telling myself “I probably won’t fall asleep tonight and that’s OK. Just enjoy life and understand that even though you have gone through so much bullshit in the past, you are STILL HERE”. That night I felt my body get heavy, which actually would have caused me to have a panic attack in the past, but since I had a better outlook on my life, I accepted it and experienced a sense of peace that I had never felt before. I slept a total of 7 hours that night and have been getting a good nights rest ever since.
I was thinking way too much about falling asleep at night, exerting too much effort on thinking and worrying about all sorts of things. I shifted my focus on breathing which calmed me down tremendously. I would suggest shifting your focus on something small that calms you down at night. It could be breathing, a pleasant memory in the past, whatever. Just something other than the shit that stresses you out.
STARDUST just do all you can to keep a positive mindset. I know it will work out in the end!
This is actually a big advice for me I’m still struggling with it some times I worry how I can’t sleep and cried almost every night, then I tried reading, it works for me then it comes again, now I’m researching about it almost every single day worrying abt it and that’s why I came across this vid
DONNA YOUNG u know that I’m still a kid and I can’t buy anything,
My parents are Asian and they are not that easy to be convinced, they’ll just say that I can’t sleep cause of playing too much technology during the day during quarentine
David Johnson IV thank you, for sharing keeping a good mindset is hard to do but at least I know that I’m not a long in having anxiety and that I take medicines but I still worry, and this make me annoyed , but hey remember you’re not alone :) and I feel the way you feel most of the times so knowing that I’m not alone in these situations is good! Keep being strong
I found a perfect way to fall asleep and it has really worked for me. Lie down on your side, whichever side is comfortable for you and consciously relax all your muscles, especially focus on forehead, eyes and jaws. Once you are fully relaxed, tuck in your head slightly my moving your chin closer to your chest. This is a restful posture and helps you to fall asleep easily. Next focus on your breath. Breathe consciously and deeply. As you breathe in, say "in" in your mind and as you breathe out, say "out" in your mind. Keep your full focus and attention on your breath and you will fall asleep in under 2 minutes!! This routine really worked for me and hope it helps other people too...
Omg that works so good I was asleep within seconds
@@luvsarah-roadto420-4 totally duude
When i try it in my head i go "in out in out in and out food place random the amasing world of gumball clip posting this comment realising i will never fall asleep"
Tks for sharing
Idk why but I started crying a bit when I was reading this
i have insomnia and my anxiety is the worse. I start to look at the clock and see the time pass and i start thinking "everybody is asleep and im not" and the worse when I start to hear birds chirp and light to come up, I go crazy.
same :(
You can't overcome or control something which does not exist. Fear does not exist in real. It's just your imagination of what may happen to you. Don't over think.
I feel you on that. What I fear the most is not being able to sleep for days and that makes me not able to sleep for the whole night, which makes everything worse.
Pleaase me too how to overcome this 😭😭😭
I tell myself all good things in my life. I remember everything i enjoyed in the past and tell myself that this will go away sooner or later. Therapy helps too, im feeling a lot better and my sleep is pretty much fine now. Just know guys you should work for yourselfs. ;))
Does anyone heart goes crazy when they try to sleep ? Like i can hear my heart bumping blood all over my body !! N that shit makes me anxious!
Yes it feels that i cant control my heart my body goes shaky
Currently. So tired I'm falling asleep while commenting this but as soon as I eyes close my heart goes crazy
@@Drew.q same here..
Yep
@@riteshbhujbal5722 I wish you well and I hope you get through this. I had to take off work and drug myself with a benadryl to get sleep today.
The thing I worry is "will i be able to fall asleep or I'll spend another night sleepless"
Same. Because of quarantine my sleeping sched messed up
Hey man I have the same exact thing I'm diagnosed with an Anxiety disorder and I have the same problem as you do u got a snap?
I have that same thought but I don’t worry about and still can’t sleep good
Do you guys go all night without sleep? For me it started a little over a month ago I had a really stressful day and that night I didn't sleep a bit. A few weeks later after I had an ingrown toenail surgery I went two more sleepless nights. Not back to back but a few days in between. The doctor prescribed me Trazodone and I took it for about two weeks at 100 mg but it stopped working as good and I went another sleepless night. They told me to take 200 mg and on the third day of taking that it almost made me pass out within 30 minutes of taking it. I took 100 mg once more and then stopped cold turkey on the Trazodone. Since then I had a few more sleepless nights. I slept good the last three days getting about 7 hours of sleep but last night was another sleepless night. When I go to bed I get feeling all nervous, jittery, shaky, and when I do that I don't fall asleep. I assume it is due to anxiety and worrying about not falling asleep. I worry will I ever fall asleep again, I worry about that fatal insomnia. I know it doesn't help worrying but it makes it hard not to when I can't fall asleep. Do you guys have similar problems or am I just a nutcase?
David Webb Yeah, every damn I time I think too much if I will asleep in 30 minutes or spend the night ‘till midnight.
I actually had a better sleep in the last 5 days by journaling my worries/thoughts/gratefulness and I came back here not journaling for a day and tonight. Currently at 2:12AM. Slept for a min at 1:20AM then woke up 1:27AM with fucking lights on. I hate it my brother turns the light every goddamn time.
I couldn't Sleep for past 3-4 days. But, this video has acted like a ray of hope in my life. Really thanks for such a beautiful video.
I cried watching this. Someone finally gets it. I’ve been fighting with my head for years and no one gets it. Thank you
in GOD'sgrace i feel u...GOD bless
Pls wish me luck I can't sleep right now.and I been crying about it I hope now you can sleep,and I hate the feeling too
I just had this feeling of sleeplessness last week and I'm so frustrated hoping everything will pass
@@ervinapelado3309 girl same.I feel u.I hope that too for u wish the best and I know it’s so freaking frustrating.
@@tiffanytan467 In GOD'sgrace, hws u ? GOD bless
Me being anxious but not knowing what I’m anxious about 👁👄👁 why am I like this
Ikr- my brain can come up with a random reason to panic- but cant tell me what the heck it is??
@@salamii_jpg that's normal! Don't think of it as strange or something, it happens to most of us, just find a spot where you are by yourself or (if you wanna be alone) a trusted person, then remind yourself that you aren't gonna be hurt, in danger, and that its a false alarm. Like a fake fire drill in school, if u wanna focus on something else, close your eyes and imagine, 3 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 3 things you can smell, and 3 things you can see, just remember that it'll be okay and that its normal!
Yeah, like I know a main part of it is racing thoughts but half the time I don't think of anything and I just feel it. I feel the chest tightness and heart beating and breathing being faster or harder to do and like that general feeling but no thoughts in my head and it's even worse because there's no thoughts to stop. It's just there.
I can relate
my anxiety literally never stop, i’m always thinking about the things that are wrong and it on repeat throughout the day and night. i cant escape them and ive tried everything
Hey don't worry! Maybe since you believe everything was wrong its stressing you out more, we all make mistakes so take deep breaths,, count to a number, and leave it in the past like it never happened, its okay!
May be u need medicines. Consult a psychiatrist
Welcome to reality. There is no cure. Anxiety is eternal
You can retrain your brain..look into DNRS
@@sheelanair6753 You're kidding right?
I have ADHD and severe anxiety, so sleeping has always been a huge struggle for me. but the sleep routine is CRUCIAL!!! I found a way to force myself to fall asleep on command and it may be helpful to some of y’all. A long time ago, when I was trying to distract myself from worrying so that I could fall asleep, I started watching history videos. I found that their voices were super calming and I enjoyed learning about it but it was slow paced enough to allow myself to stay calm if I focused on the content and not on my thoughts, and I quickly fell asleep. Over the years I kept doing this, at first, when I started to feel tired, I immediately went to the channel that makes me feel calm and sleepy so that I gave my brain a paired association with those videos and sleep. Now, years later, when I watch that content I am asleep within five minutes. I’m not sure if anyone else does this, but it has worked for me so well, and being that I have ADHD, it’s hard for me to stick to habits but I kind of forced myself to have this one and it really helps. The times I allow myself to keep scrolling or do unproductive ways of distracting myself from anxious thoughts, it takes me way longer to fall asleep. I hope this is helpful for some of you, I just need to start doing it earlier so that I am able to get a full 8 hours. Good luck to everyone on their journey. And thank you to this content creator for putting information like this out there and making it accessible to people like me who can’t afford therapy at the moment ❤
Me finding out that not everyone's brain torture them before sleep: 👁👄👁
same like wtf
Ever since I was young it would always take me at least 2 hours to fall asleep. I’m so jealous of the people that can just close their eyes and they’re already sleeping.
@@Adele5554 2 years ago I would fall asleep before I could even count to 20 but now it takes me an hour or 2. Last night I was up till like 4 when I went to be at 12 lmao
I went to bed at 9 pm and didnt go to sleep until 4 am
@@Adele5554 and I take 79 hrs to :(
"You need to face your crap during the day" love it!
I need someone to hug me and sleep
Hug 🤗♥️
I just hug the corner of the blanket..that makes me think im hugging someone and i feel comfortable
Facts if someone hugs me I can sleep knowing I’m safe
Me too! Come here! ✨
You are a boy ,
Right
Experiencing loss or traumatic experience could affect sleep and it happens to me even though I consciously feel happy but underneath I still have that ongoing anxiety about what the future holds. Watching your videos really helps me to realize I have these mini anxieties around a lot of things that keep me awake at night. I will definitely try to follow your recommendation. Thank you!
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I was sleeping and then I woke up at 2am to racing thoughts and discomfort in my dream, does anyone get that 😫 it’s the worst feeling ever.
I hate that I just wish you could go to sleep with none of this nonsense all I want to do I sleep comfortable
Same here
This is called a nightmare and we all get it once in a while. It's as if what you experienced in the dream appears to be real. This is quite normal if it happens once in a while. Take care!
Always wake up between 1 and 3 am, have trouble falling asleep at bedtime
Same here
I read all the comments below and it makes me feel super great to know that I don’t feel that alone. We will get through it together. It may not be easy but believe me, we will survive and fall sleep again. Take care!
this made me smile and cry because i thought i would never be able to sleep normal again but when you said at the end that we can do it, it Makes me feel way better
Hello to you who are reading this message, I want to leave this verse for you ❤️
For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
May God bless you and your family 🙏
Me too I thought I am alone😢
@@ani-h4syou are not we are here I feel the same way but glad others are with me thank you all
Me too❤ l thought i am alone
Thank you! Will try this. Watching this at 6:30 am on a Monday after a night of no sleep. Haven't been able to sleep well in months. Will need to call in sick for work again because there is no way I will actually get work done today. Insomnia is affecting my life too much.
Same here but be strong dear we shall overcome
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I wish to share mine and please let me know if it can be solved.... My dad was an alcoholic...so whenever he came home i used to get so scared...my body would shiver and hands and legs would be sweaty and this happened for many years... However he became sober but this reaction used to come whenever I had some stressor or perceived threat.. just a month ago I got the news I have to move out of my house for a job ever since this reaction was coming and this took away my sleep and now when I'm sleeping my mind becomes so hypervigilant and is feeling unsafe . I'm trying to build capacity however it's quite hard...is this solvable...in the long run...also sleeping pills don't seem to work for me... when I go to bed my body wakes up with a stress response like sensations throughout the body and i barely get 1-2 hrs of sleep per night but i lie in the bed all day.. because I feel tired
Keep hanging in there love, I hope you've gotten better
My anxiety at night is more about thinking about past bad relationships, bad things in my past, embarrassing moments , etc ,
@michael bato If she could, I think she wouldn't be here
Remorse is a kind reminder. Just ask it to bro, calm down
Try to be as forgiving to yourself as you are to others.
@michael bato tryinggg
@@timlouter5061 yes ugh :(
I want to sleep like a normal person when I used to sleep without worrying about those corna stuff and other stuff, this anxiety sucks broo
Fear of death is the wrost😭
Turn off the media, and you'll sleep.
When I try to sleep I start questioning the existence of the universe
Just Dont Think About Ghosts If You do Then you will not get sleep
I have been looking threw the comments to see if they are experiencing what im having and I cant sleep cause I saw this video that scared me and made me have a fear of death I can’t get it out of my head as soon as I lay me on the bed my heart started beating and now I can’t sleep rn. At least I now know that it can happen to other people 🥺
AB isGamer me too!
I can’t sleep at night and keep thinking about the stupid things I did years ago and it stresses me. I keep blaming myself.
I blame myself for getting overwhelmed and lost control for no obvious reason.
I am very emotional and cries real easy and fast which embarrasses me.
I know there are people out there like me by looking at the views of these type of videos but I never met any of them.
Same 🥺
Just try to remember things that happened in the past have already happened and you can’t change them now.
Same here💔
same here :(
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I came upon this video by accident while searching for information on bed risers at 1:00am. Needless to say, I was wide awake and needing to sleep. I am profoundly grateful to have found this video which addressed my sleep/wake issues. Thank you for putting the pieces together for me to finally solve my sleepless nights. I have subscribed and will be looking at your other videos.
You are such an elegant and graceful sweet soul. You are so dearly appreciated. 💝
Try listen music in my channel. To solve insomnia.
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@@Jitzfack who
Thank you
Step 1: Make a list
Step 2: Sort through your worries
Step 3: Create a plan
Step 4: Acceptance
Step 5: Shifting your focus
Extra: brain dump
The most important part is to regularly do this before bedtime
Excellent, Angel, thank you, for the summary.
I usually take a dump after waking up
Blazers Goat TEN LOL
Try listen music in my channel. To solve insomnia.
Im just tired of being anxious all the damn time. Every single day I have a fear that I’ll have a panic attack and make a fool out of myself, I hate it. During the day I’m anxious but busy thank god so it helps me distract myself. But at night, oh man. My chest tightens up, my breathing is shallow, and I feel tense. I feel as if I’m about to have a panic attack but I try my best to distract myself with my phone but it’s hard. I’m tired of living like this. I’m jealous of the people that don’t feel anxious and sleep whenever they feel like it. It’s been almost 3 years, since 2018. I wanna feel good. I just wanna enjoy life.😢
Hug🤗
@@KiwiMike sending my prayers over to you buddy😣🤜🏽🤛🏽
I'm going through the same situation. It's 3AM and I am still awake
ER knows my name
Hello to you who are reading this message, I want to leave this verse for you ❤️
For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
May God bless you and your family 🙏
I really appreciate Emma presenting her advice and therapies in a easy to understand and structured program. I take her advice into practice, but my comfort is cuddling my puppy close. She is my security and joy. I highly recommend even cuddling a soft, stuffed puppy will bring on a restful sleep.
Hello to you who are reading this message, I want to leave this verse for you ❤️
For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
May God bless you and your family 🙏
This video is amazing and very helpful. But I have to say that reading these comments has been more beneficial for me than this video. Seeing that other people are experiencing anxiety for no reason before bed and not being able to sleep because they are scared that they wont get enough rest that night actually puts me at ease. It's a pretty common issue and it does resolve.
Always a reason
Who else here have trouble breathing all day everyday because of anxiety? Sometimes you also feel it even you're not anxious.
This is literally happening to me right now ☠️
Yes anxiety makes me hold my breath without even realising it. Try the 4,4,4 breathing technique, breath in for 4 seconds, hold your breath for 4 and breath out slowly for 4. Practicing this will calm your anxiety and focus your attention on the breath
Simply Relax with some calming relax videos
Me. It's so uncomfortable and I really hope it's something I can learn to manage one day.
Worry too much that i forgot to breath is also a kind of breathing trouble
Me go to bed in 8 pm:
Also me in bed still awake at 1 am:
Ughhhhhh im so tired why cant i sleep mg heart is beating so fast and im shaking
How do you feel now?
@@emilyromero3337 omg exactly what i'm having now. 😪 the moment I fall to sleep my breath stop and I'm awake.
I do feel exactly like you...it started years back when I would usually wake up at 10 and then stay awake till 3...I don't know why..it seems to have started...no matter how much I try...I get up often ..the maximum sleep I get is 1 and half hour and after that it's like interval..I wake up with my heart beating so fast..and sometimes feet numb..
same my heart beat is so fast too that i cant sleep
@@emilyromero3337 yes it’s happening to me right now I woke up because I was breathing too slow it felt like I stopped breathing 😭😔
Im scared of silence darkness and loneliness. Thats why i realy need to sleep. And im scared my phone will die, so i overthink and again again i have a competition tommorrow.. wish me luck!
hope it went well :)
I did the “brain dump” intuitively a couple times and it really helps! One time it took me 2 whole hours to write down all of my worries, but after that I was sleeping like a baby. Also helps to highlight main points and solutions after, makes me calm knowing that those won’t go anywhere tomorrow and I can start from the highlights in the morning.
what is brain dump. like what do i even write down?
@@sdawg573 write down all of your thoughts. Whatever comes to mind until nothing comes to mind anymore
@@soulstylista then I'll never sleep 😂
@@sdawg573 trust me, you will. Also you can highlight the most important thoughts after. This way your brain is relaxed knowing the thoughts are on paper, you won't forget them and can come back to them tomorrow
this
If only there was an actual switch for the brain to stop worrying or thinking😞
Yeah I always think this. Like a switch and a timer you can set for how long you wanna sleep lol
You're not alone on that one, I really wish there was, but seeing this video you can retrain your brain and just knowing that is already helpful.
Hope you're doing well now my frend🙏🙏🙏
I typed out the steps for myself to practice. Here they are. Hope this helps everyone 🙂
Long term fix
Schedule a time each day to address your current worries or stresses
(this tells your brain that you will be taking care of what needs addressing so it can stop triggering thoughts of the worries)
Should only take a few minutes. Don’t do it just before bed
Step 1: Make a list of your current worries - write them down
Step 2: Sort through your worries - highlight the ones that are actionable (as opposed to the hypothetical ones)
Step 3: Create a plan - write down the next smallest actionable step you can take to tackle each highlighted worry. Use verbs. Then set a reminder or the next day when you will do it
Step 4: Acceptance - for the problems that can’t be solved right away, set them aside wholeheartedly. Say to yourself: I can’t do everything at once / I can’t control everything
Step 5: Shifting your focus - shift focus to things that are going well, your successes, what you are grateful for
Quick fix - brain dump: if you’re in bed, worrying - get up and write all your thoughts down then set the paper aside and say out loud: I’m gonna face this tomorrow. Go Back to bed and read, meditate, think of other things
I had a nocturnal panic attacks at night out of nowhere, since that day I couldn't sleep well. I would wake up too early and my anxiety would just makes things worse. But watching this video gives me hope. I'll try my best ❤️❤️❤️
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delpiensso
hey how are you same is happening with me plzz tell me the solution
So timeless and yes, there’s no quick fix...I’ve had to change a lot of my behavior, implement new routines and be very conscious of several items to get over my insomnia. Journaling and a consistent routine have helped me a lot. I also love listening to something calming before bed to distract me from my own thoughts and talk me to sleep. So much that I’ve started my own podcast to help others feeling similarly. Listening to my own voice won’t work for me but I now got my list of podcasts that I love listening to when getting ready to sleep.
What is the name of your podcast
I have been resting badly for over Ten years, at a time not of my choosing. Within a week of having this sleep plan *4InsomniaCure. Com* I had been resting Eight hours on schedule a night every night. I am sleeping very well that I haven`t even finished the plan. My insomnia is eventually gone due to this program.?
I don't know if anyone has this but when I'm falling asleep I start getting scared. My brain starts thinking of scary things and every few seconds I have to open my eyes because I'm scared something will get me...?? if anyone else has this please help!! thank you
This happens to me aswell, if I try to think about something like a dog to get rid of it, my mind will just make it scary. Don’t know how to fix it, but I’ve been trying to listen to music, or history videos on youtube to get my mind focused on something else.
same
When I try to sleep I start having mind chatter stressful racing thoughts and panic attack worrying and I will stay awake till morning
I’m the same way! What usually helps me is falling asleep to relaxing music or podcasts. Another thing you can try is telling yourself “I’m safe”, closing your eyes for as long as you can, and reminding yourself that you’ve made it through all of these nights and you’re still alive and okay :)Best of luck 💕
Very relatable
The first little bit of what you said described me so well it almost screamed, im only 15 and i have severe anxiety and have had it for a while.
Same. It's 2am and I still can't sleep. I'm going out of control idk what to do
5am waking up all the sudden because throughout the day I’ve been worrying about work tasks which I must face on coming Monday. Just like you said because I consistently thinking and worrying about it, and while I do not have an action to solve that concern so my brain just train it self to also worrying the problem during my sleep, which gives me poor sleeping quality, and worsen my health. I am only 38 and I have gain more grey hair more than my 70 year old father, due to this years of continuous worrying habit. My client the one that gave me the work pressure also say to me “you need to relax, you have a family”, but I simply can’t. Now laying on my bed, unable to stop my brain from triggering the work problem, I decided I must do something to shift my concentration so I came across your video. I watch the entire clip, processing each and every word you said, and all the sudden it occurs to me that you’re right. The problem I have with work isn’t happening started today but for few weeks now. I was able to sleep throughout other night is because I did something about the problem before I sleep during those nights, but that same action which I did for all other night isn’t performing today because it’s weekend and I know have no way of doing that until Monday. While I was unable to end the tasks I am facing, this is why my brain constantly thinking about it, and sadly during my sleep too. Therefore, with the help from your advice, Instead of looping my brain back to the problem, I decided to write this long comment about my problem, and placed a solution in my mind that the problem I have can be solve on Monday so stop worrying about it. And zzzzzz........
At night I just feel anxious, tired, lonely and sad all in one. At this point I've kinda lost hope because I feel like nobody really understands what I'm going through even tho they say they do, and I'm too scared to go to a therapist so I'm lost at this point.
edit: so I've realized from another comment that I really just have a fear of being alone and being on the internet helps me feel better, I don't think depending on my phone is healthy though.
I know it’s none of my business but I do think you should go to a therapist. It’s okay to be scared, and I hope you get better soon✋💕✨
@@mariaibrahim463 Tyy, I'm trying to find a good therapist now I'm still scared but It's worth trying❤️
Same
mood rn
I found exercising helps a lot. Also one of the doctors I was seeing told me that i had to change my entire life style to feel better. Which I did and saw some improvement. Not easy though.
What a great video! Its 2am, I usually fall a sleep at 4am, and every day I feel exsosted. I will try to follow your advice. I have Insomnia over 20 years now🥺 I hope your advice helps! All the best to you! ❤️
Ive been feeling exhausted aswell glad im not the only one on this dilemma its the worst
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i literally cant stop thinking about how i breathe and my heart starts going really fast and then i get this tight feeling in my chest and i end up freaking out and it’s hella mentally exhausting and it’s so hard to sleep ugh
You have the most relaxing and peaceful voice and I want to thank you for making this video and shedding insight on why this happens and what we can do to manage it. I've been a long time insomnia sufferer due to anxiety and it's always the constant worrying that keeps me up at night. Who knew it might help to worry during the day?! Amazing. Thank you for putting this out there, it makes me (and others I'm sure) feel not so alone! ❤️
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it always takes me forever to fall asleep, and whenever I wake up my thoughts starts running AUTOMATICALLY. literally. I get never a break from these thoughts.
thoughts such as things I’ve done in the past, how it would’ve ended up if I took a different choice that day, if I ever will wake up after falling asleep, and just painful things. I be thinking non stop all day.
Ever since my mom and I caught covid, I started having trouble falling asleep. Most nights, I would find myself staring at the dark ceiling and then suddenly sitting up, desperately trying to breathe. When I was being treated for covid, I had occasional shortness of breath and would often stop breathing despite consciousness. I stopped sleeping during nights since I was afraid I would stop breathing in my sleep. After recovering from covid, I now have to battle with anxiety and fear of losing my loved ones. I would get intense panic attacks that wouldn't let me sleep and breathe. I just hate it when night comes, I just want to go back to the strong-minded me who never lets anxiety get better of me. I want to be able to sleep normally again, especially since my classes are gonna be starting soon. :(
Try listen music in my channel. To solve insomnia.
Reading a good story before bed helps me to relax...
Deep sleep music ruclips.net/video/rfrfREqQHgY/видео.html
I don’t have any advice for you but I’m almost in the same boat as you. I tested negative for COVID but I’ve been having migraine symptoms along with insomnia, I hope it gets better before school starts. I hope you’re doing better by the way!!
Follow the dip diet
I watched this video months ago and did all the recommended steps, it had helped me fall asleep without worrying. Now facing the same issue, I’ll do it all over again. Hopefully it won’t take too many days (I forgot how long it took last time😂)
Thank you so much!
Who else has been staying up all week cuz they can’t sleep
👇
I sometimes go 73vhours without sleep
Dark Anarchy same sometimes I go even more than that
Me
It's very hard
What is the cure for insomnia?~~ruclips.net/video/srzWmwXEyU8/видео.html
Who’s watching late at night and need to wake up tommorow
I have online school in 3 hours and i can't sleep
Meeh I’m 10 it 11 or 12. And watching his
It's 4;30, I'm trying to sleep from 10. I just want to make a working schedule but my morning schedule is turning into sleep, sleep, sleep then wake up at 1 pm...
Me, and it is 6AM already.
@@brhh I wake up at 5PM 😐
*At **9:00*
*Sleeps For 40 Seconds*
Brain: Ok That's all the sleep your getting
Lol more like 5.... at 1:00 in le morning because anxiety, sleep paralysis, paranoia, etc.Like if you agree .-.
Seriously I always sleep for 2-3 hrs only everyday like it just feels Im gonna die early
@@lloydrenzereyes2062 look into The Sleep Academy....devin burke.....his program has solide results ..
I used to be like that, and I was worst cause my eyes will stay open all days, I prayed and I found help in prayers from friends, and a friend of mine told me about a natural stuff...I am not 💯 perfect yet, but I can not complain anymore
Try listen music in my channel. To solve insomnia.
one of the ways I calm myself from anxiety and panic attacks because I get them so often it’s annoying and scary but I basically lay down or if I’m out I sit down and shake my leg or foot I’ve done this my whole life and it helps me a lot if I focus on my food and it’s movement my mind is distracted from the negative thoughts and the anxiety when it comes from nothing. it helps me tire myself out and keeps me calm.
You have restored my faith in human beings Emma. Thanks for all your videos. You are the best counsellor I have ever connected with even just through your videos. You have kept me sober ever since I met you and your videos a few days ago. My anxiety panic and depression have gone down 10 fold since watching your videos. I feel hope again, so thank you very much Emma.
Im just worried that everyone will go to sleep before i can and i'll be lonley :(
litterly ;(
• T e e n i e • you have to except the difference between being lonely and being alone. You are worrying too much about what others are doing or thinking about you. We all will be alone at times. This is good. Being alone is time to develop skills such as drawing,creating, meditation or listening to calm music. Start loving you. You are tremendously valuable with or without others.
Your not the only one, this is exactly why I can’t sleep at sleepovers. Let alone in my own room
I feel exactly the Same
Bruh iipinkish im having the same problem i dont want ppl to sleep before me cause me lonely lo
Does anyone else feel their body and eyes getting really weary and heavy but there’s just something that doesn’t let you sleep? And even the slightest sound is enough to wake you up
Me rn
Us
Me
2:53 am and I'm awake as usual. Some of the best advice I've had over the past decade. Thank you.
Glad I’m not alone at least! Thanks comment section - sending out positive vibes to you all.
Every single word of yours made exceptional sense. Amazing presentation!
Me at 3 am trying to sleep
My brain: no it’s time to let your heart beat as if you’re running for your dear life
It's not funny at all, but this has been me so many times when I least expect it! My insomnia started when I was 19, and no doctors had ever seen someone so young go for 3-4 days with no sleep, then sleep 3-4 hours, and start the cycle all over again. I am finally healing my brain and my body, and I finally have hope. I do now that our bodies are truly designed to heal, but I have been running from the multiple life traumas for far too long now. I am ready to make this happen. :)
@@friendtostfrancis That is amazing! I’m proud of you! I was not making fun of anyone because I’m struggling as most of people on this comment section!
This is one of the best videos I've seen to tackle this issue. Thank you so soooo much!
This was so helpful and moved me just listening to it - the thought that I could finally be anxiety free. Just wanted to say thank you.
I am really thankful for the existence of this channel. Had severe anxiety attacks for two weeks, but now I am able to manage and reduce it. But I am still having trouble sleeping, I took notes of this video and will try to use the knowledge now. I love her method because it feels like she encourages us to try to make peace with ourself. Please continue your amazing work, I believe your work helps a lot of people struggling with their life.
I get sleep anxiety i have a fear of dieing in my sleep ..not one day does it not cross my mind. How do i get over this . it disrupts my sleeping pattern and daily schedule .
Stop thinking about death !
You will die in sleep only if you are having some disease that will kill u in sleep
If You are ok no need to care abt
I feel the same way I feel like im going to fall when im about to sleep and my body become alert
Listen to your breathe, and focus so you won't think of anything
I feel the exact same. And people just tell me “stop thinking about death and you’ll be fine” but its easier said than done
I’m having the same thing too! I always ask people for advice and they just say “ close your eyes “ :/
This always happens to me especially before exams, and it makes my focus level even worse, so i thank you
Every night I can’t fall asleep because I worried or scared about something.
And I’m watching this to help.
same every night i feel nervous and i don't know why and I'm concious if i can sleep or not
icy hot!! ❄️🔥. also same *sry abt the first part lmao-*
same
Thinking i will never fall asleep
Same
Anxiety hits me hard on the night before finals. And it makes sense now, I'm busy though out the day and I'm getting bombarded with worries at night.
This channel is so great. I actually applied many things you said in your previous videos about practicing gratitude and I can see little improvements in my life. Thank you so much! 🙏
After last night this video is perfect, haha! Looking forward to practicing these techniques tonight, thanks so much Emma!! 🙌
I suffer from anxiety and overthinking and can't sleep, plus a very stressful time. I've sorta been doing all these things, esp. The brain dump. I've found joyrnaling helps, I write my crazy 3am thoughts down. I never thought to have worry time during the day. I write things down, look at the perspective, acceptance works. All makes sense and will try it.
did it worked?
Me trying to sleep
Brain: Oh no we don’t do that here get on that phone right now
Some nights when i lay in bed, i keep thinking about when the time comes and my parents pass away, how am i going to ever handle that and live normal afterwards, i end up escaping to RUclips to forget these thoughts, at least for the night.
Shit when your parents decide it's their time, you never really feel better about it.. you just get used to it
sameee, it’s so annoying, i honestly thought i was the only one who experienced this
I’m having the same exact thoughts daily my mom has dementia so I’m always worried that I’m running outta time with her it’s very heartbreaking. But it’s only so much your mind can take just gotta take it day by day and practice breathing exercises to help
Shift your thoughts 🙏🏾❤️
Very helpful. Going through extremely stressful times right now. Im also literally working or doing something stressful every waking second.
I'm watching this at 330am because I randomly woke up thinking about things that were worrying me. Thanks for the great content, you've got a soothing voice too.
Things I’ve done to get better sleep that have actually helped recently:
- use colour shift on my iPhone to take out all the blue light and make my screen red.
- using red light bulbs for my bedside lamps and limiting my exposure to lights that are not red.
- getting into bed at the same time and waking up at the same time
- going for a 20 minute walk as soon as I wake up in the morning.
- sleeping on a more comfortable mattress
- darkening my room with thicker curtains
And recently just investing in Red Filter blue light blocking glasses to wear at night. So far all this is improving my sleep and I’ve had trouble sleeping for the last 15 years. I’ve tried journaling, meditating, ‘accepting my sleeplessness’ type methods - whilst they did help to calm my mind down, I’d often still find it difficult to fall asleep. Sometimes it’s your environment that you need to change.
When i try falling asleep, my mind always brings up my family's deaths or any worse case as possible. It keeps me awake at night because i dont want to loose them. And sometimes i feel like someones watching me but theres none.. it creeps me out and keeps me awake. And i dont know what to do. Axienity doesnt help at all. Tho deppression doesnt too. I might not show it, thats all i have to say..
im passing through the same too, nobody knows and my mom says i cant sleep because i do nothing during the day, the thing is, no matter what i do, anxiety and creep thoughts always hits me. I hope you get better soon :)
HeartBreak Weather you need to pray to Lord Jesus to cure your problem
@@21pilotos thank you ;w; i hope you are getting better too
It’s amazing how only a few minutes of information about this can help so much. Thank you, you have touched on exactly what I’m going through right now 👌🏾
Relaxing stress relief music is an alternative results for anxiety and insomnia. This music is perfect against anxiety, stress or insomnia as it facilitates relaxation and helps us eliminate bad vibrations.
this helped me a lot thank you so much i was not able to sleep alone because i kept worrying and these days i remove some time to think about all the worries and make a timetable for the whole day. now i sleep well all night long thanks to you for giving me a solution
I was about to sleep but I feared that I would not wake up the next day In the dark I become paranoid and I can’t sleep
Zur Apa same omg I think I might die or a robber would enter my house etc... it’s so annoying because I sleep around 4am like now it’s 3am, and wake up at 2pm I missed breakfast for month and miss a lot of events
I endured with insomnia for more than two years and considered there was no cure for my situation. Not until a psychological behavioral therapist offered this specific method *4InsomniaCure. Com* It really helped me find out more about sleep. I`m at this point sleeping perfectly again each night. I absolutely love sleeping in the bed again.. .
I feel you bro
I start getting scared and ill open my eyes every few seconds cuz I'm scared there's something there or whatever. idk where this is coming from like past trauma? idk I'm just tired 😭
@@ramzeisqueen2974 Fr I can’t fall to sleep right now it’s 4:23 am for me I just get stressed a lot
I have been practising the Mindfulness of Breathing technique ruclips.net/user/postUgkxIIDVgnLN8pF_fPOyoZ1nTjbLvvZcib6r as taught in this CD for about 2 years having read about it in Paramananda's Change Your Mind book and taken a real liking to it. However at times I struggle to remain focused on the breathing and thought that at such times this guided version might suit me. So after two years I finally decided to buy it! The first 7'24 of Track 1 of the CD is a body relaxtion which I do not use: I don't like body relaxation techniques and I find 27' just a little too long for meditation. The remaining 20' of gentle, guided meditation helps me tremendously to relax and stay focused. I find him's voice very soothing and whilst he is present to guide you through the 4 stages of the meditation, his presence is not intrusive or distracting. For the past two years I have tried to follow this technique as best I can with gentle meditation music despite music not being recommended. Having used this CD a couple of times I think I will try from now on to adopt a new routine of no music and just this CD as I find it so helpful. I realise now that the music really is distracting and I have enjoyed listening to the ambient sounds around me which I am normally unaware of. I can not comment on the other 2 tracks of Metta or Walking Meditation as I bought the CD solely to help me with the Mindfulness of Breathing and it does just that - very effectively. In my opinion this CD is money very well spent as it will guide you through a thoroughly useful and beneficial meditation technique and I don't think you can put a price on that.
I keep making scary problems in my head over and over again at night
Think about something u like doing or u having superpowers doing whatever u want like becoming invisible, it just distracts the brain with loads of thoughts
How are you now?? Help, I thought I'm just the only one like this
I thought it was just me
same. like me having to lose the eye i got stabbed in wit a pencil or something seriously wrong wit my ear even tho da doctors cant see ANYTHING it HURTS or me dying in my sleep and cant finish my anime. also anyone else abt to fall asleep and u get that jerk in ur body that make it feel like u abt to fall but u laying flat? that happens to me ALL the time. lol sorry for typing to much. have a nice night for whoever reads this comment while watching this vid. be safe! 💙
Lately I have not been able to fall asleep and I don’t want to wake my parents because they have early morning and late nights of work so I love your advice about getting your worries out. I sometimes feel scared to write my worries down because I don’t want to have to look at them later so I think every night along with my bullet journal and diary I will write all my worries down and when the notebook is full I’ll burn it.
My therapist told me to do just this. Your videos and therapy is helping me a lot thanks for such a good work❤️
Hello, Emma! I would like to do a suggestion for a video: fear of intimacy or commitment. I feel like it's a topic that I haven't seen often. And in many cases it can leed to depression. Such an important topic. Thanks for your amazing videos!
Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll work on that
I’m 15 and out of nowhere since I was seven or so I haven’t been able to sleep until like 1 to 5AM I tried Military methods (information provided by my father years ago), I tried sleeping pills, three at once one time, I lay in bed for literal hours with my eyes closed not opening them once half the time, writing, and a few times I’ve tried meditation and reading or exercise. Nothing had worked. I hope that what you suggested works. I start school in a few days and I keep staying up longer and longer whether I see electronic screens or not. All of these things besides reading and exercise is in the dark. My father and stepmother yell at me almost every night for not being able to sleep. My father, brother, and almost everyone else on my fathers side of the family has insomnia and most got rid of that and our reoccurring migraines through falling in love or being around someone that they love. But with COVID I can’t do that either. Also I’m a 15 year old kinda chubby math and science nerd so I don’t think that’ll happen any time soon lmao.
Step 4: Acceptance -
Had "divine moment" during this teaching. Taught me to Accept, intentionally set aside and confess "I can't do anything about this right now" - and fall asleep!!
Habits can be made new. Glad to have found you.
Just say like a Mantra over and over, I am calm ,I am strong ,I am safe , and then add Relax , this will tell your mind to relax, must repeat it, it’s one technique that interrupts the worrying , no need to write you worries,no sorting ,that extends the problem.
Last night I kept worrying about school and I was up all night and I can’t sleep
While me worrying abt my driving classes for tomorrow..i feel so pressure when my driving teacher always saying like i couldn't make it..im feeling so down😭😭😭
This is great advice; I'm going to try writing down my to-dos, worries and plans in a journal in the early evening. It makes a lot of sense. I also need to spend 20 minutes stretching and breathing to relax otherwise I'll toss and turn. Secular Buddhism and Stoicism have helped me too. Thanks Emma.
Lol I can’t write what I did wrong down..that’s a paper trail and another thing to worry about
When i'm about to sleep my mind always think creepy things that i know and it scares me enough to not sleep since its gonna give me a nightmare
Edit: Guys This Never Happens Anymore :D i just fight through it and i sleep and dont think about it and i end up sleeping.
same :(
Try focus on the things u want to happen in life and make up fantasys about ur dreams it might work
same
Im scared lol of darked
Same!!
I want everyone reading this to know they are strong and it is okay to not be okay. May you heal in time, spreading love throughout the universe.
Wow Emma! Did ur subscribers count explode? It is nearing 100k! Congras! I've been watching ur videos and I really liked this channel!
yes, this has been a good year for my channel. Each year for the past 3 years I've 10x'd my subscribers :)
I feel so anxious but I don't really know what I'm anxious about. Then I start to have a panic attack. Thinking that I won't be able to sleep again just like the other night. And it might come to a point where I lose my mind because I don't get enough rest. I worry I might actually go crazy if I won't sleep for another night. What if I start hallucinating? What if I lose touch with reality? What if? I can't really control it. I'm struggling. I feel so damn sleepy and tired, but whenever I close my eyes, after a few mins, I'd wake up again, hyperventilating, but still sleepy, yet can't sleep. I'm 21, and I've been suffering from this since I was 19. It comes and it goes. It's really tiring 😔
Hi I’m going through this too, are you still going through it? If not what helped you?
Don't worry I'm also going through the same phase
I’m literally going through this right now :(
@@jeeva1 how u doing now
@@DaquanD1 it been 3 years . I'm feeling the same. I don't know know what to do. Others are sleeping well at night. But I'm worried/ stressed about that I'm not able to sleep. It is hard time for me now
I wish i had a stress pillow to punch every time my anxiety hits.
I use Nintendo wii and do punching game on WiFi sports
You always just use a normal pillow! Punching a pillow helps relieve the anger out of your body if you take it out on something, use any pillow!
Hopefully this helps someone. I read online if you try the opposite it works and has worked so well for me. When I am awake with anxiety I say good I’m going to stay up all night until 8 am and I usually fall right asleep after that
Hi, me too , i think reverse psychology can help too. I observed that sometime.. but mostly i tried my best to sleep but it frustrates me because i cant, and it makes me super anxious huhu. Thats why i am here
Until you have reprogrammed your mind not to think when you lay down to sleep, you will need to to get it to stop thinking or it can be hours before you fall asleep. That requires that you act determined and deliberately in dismissing all thinking when you find yourself doing it. That’s tough enough but what do you do instead? I often meditated by focusing on my breathing or I tried to recall a specific instance in my past when I was deeply relaxed and fell asleep in a most pleasurable and nonstimulating way (like under a tree in a beautiful place or on my parents’ couch on Thanksgiving day after a nice meal when I was home from college). Those two techniques often work for me but my most effective method now is to concentrate on the images that I see with my eyes closed (closed eye visualizations). They are extremely subtle flashes of light (created by your optic nerve or brain, so not actual light) without recognizable shapes or forms and that change over time and are almost impossible to see if I’m thinking. Once I start to see things, it’s like watching the “snow” on an old time television tuned between stations. There’s nothing to stimulate thinking from what I see and yet it’s rather mesmerizing and relaxing and I quickly fall asleep almost every time. Best of luck to you. I’m retired now but spent decades spending hours many nights from 1:00 or 2:00 am until my alarm went off worrying about everything at work so I’m a pro at these things, unfortunately.
I wish I could sleep well but I see disturbing images when I close my eyes to sleep, I don’t know why it happens but it makes me so scared and paranoid that I can’t even sleep without light..
Any tips on how to stop the anxiousness of not being able to sleep? How do you reprogrammed your brain to stop thinking about the worries of not getting enough sleep after the fact that you havent had a good night sleep for months?
@Bhargav Venky thanks for the tip!
Bhargav Venky I needed this hope it works for ne
Bhargav Venky I will try this also I hope it works cause I really wanna get back to being myself without medication 😒I just want sleep every night I worrying about going to sleep
My mom past six years ago which I went to Mexico They have siestas 1 pm to 2pm. I take naps today. Feel great.
Frank Martinez as a chronic insomniac since childhood ... who seems to be able to override my daily routines and years of practising sleep hygiene... deciding to ignore the advice not to nap was the single most helpful thing I’ve found so far... after the work week I take a “luxury nap” to celebrate it feels like a reward. On work nights if I’m tired I sleep for a bit when I get home... because not napping made no improvement to my insomnia. When laying awake at night my anxiety is reduced knowing a got a couple of hours already in the evening.
Way less stressful than laying there knowing I held of on napping when I was exhausted and now still can’t sleep at night anyway. It always made me feel so cheated and angry at people giving sleep advice not to nap, as they weren’t willing to hear that it actually works better for some people.
Interesting fact... Winston Churchill took a nap / siesta daily from 2-4pm while dealing with the stress of fighting Hitler during world war 2 and credits it to maintaining his ability to make clear assertive decisions throughout the day instead of burning out from the stress / making regretful judgement calls due to fatigue.
Life changing since I started. Hasn’t reduced the sleep I get at night and stopped my bed from being a source of fear.
I've been having less and less sleep. I'm a student and I find it depressing because that's when I overeat and think about how I'm not doing so well. Later I get depressed for overeating and overthinking especially about my final upcoming exams. Can I finally sleep well without distractions?
Hei I cried cause I can't sleep it's almost 11 and I can't sleep I'm supposed to be waking up tomorrow at 6 pls wish me luck
And I'm sorry I couldn't help you
i relate so much
Relatable someone please help
OMG Emma, Thanks!, this is brilliant. I've never thought of this angle. It makes so much sense to set time aside in the day to worry purposely.
Hi!
Did you know that the sounds of nature have a therapeutic function. In addition to helping to reduce stress, listening to them serves to reduce anxiety, depression and more. Welcome and have peaceful nights with the wonders that God left us.
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I got really excited when she said "Anxious about anxiety" because I thought she was going to solve my "Worrying about worrying" problem. I'm not worried about anything except one thing: "what if I don't fall back to sleep?". But she blew past that and started talking about addressing actual issues. Also her "list things you're grateful for" thing just makes me MORE anxious because I'm basically listing all the things I'm going to lose (job, wife, house etc) from chronic sleep deprivation. When FDR said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself", he nailed it.
I too is suffering from chronic sleep deprivation. I don’t worry about anything except, will i able to fall asleep. Im wondering what is going on with our brain. I wanna know what i really needs to shut it off easily when we fell sleepy..I always pray for all of us who is suffering right now. This battle is really hard. I hope we find ourselves healed in the coming days. May our Creator in heaven have mercy upon us.
@@chasingwonders412 how are you doing today? did you fix ur issue?
When I told my mom , I can't sleep
I literally can't sleep
and they just got mad at me for not sleeping early .
but
I can't really sleep ?
I want to cry but Im numb
Thats me when i was a kid
having trouble to rest ? feeling restless ? check us out and hope it help❣️
Now , I can sleep for hours , unfortunately my shingles got activate because of my immune system was weak for those days of lack of sleep .
I’m watching this at 12:21 on a school night, because i have a really bad fear of death and it always hits me right when I’m about to go to bed and now I can’t sleep and feel like I’m about to cry.
Same :((
Omg hi me from a year ago! I’m back here again FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON!
I cracked up when you said manta sleep, I am literally wearing one of their masks right now
For real, if you’re watching this and struggle with insomnia, it is worth getting used to wearing a sleep mask. Mantas are extremely comfortable and it only took me a couple nights to adjust, and I have a way easier time getting to sleep and staying asleep. 10/10 recommend
Ahh I need to get one then. 😊 I struggle to get to sleep 🙁