Why am I anxious at night before bed?

Lots of people with sleeping disorders are anxious before bed. You are not alone. Try talking to a doctor. That may help.

There could be a Number of reasons why you are anxious before bed. You could of had a long day and when you get into bed you just want to relax and all your worries come back from that day. It could also be to do with diet Like drinking caffeine in the evenings.

Because you feel scared about the things may happen tomorrow and you are wondering the things that you gonna live tomorrow.

Because your brain has become restless, its been used to the days fast paced attitude and constantly having to think about different things. Now you've laid down to rest there is nothing at current your brain has to think about so it looks into the future or the past to find things for you to think about they can be nice or things that make you anxious, sad or angry. The trick is to distract your brain from thinking and allow you to sleep, I'd try calming music or sounds of nature like rain or bird song.

Usually at night our bodies are weaker, so that's why we're more prone to anxiety at night. So right before bed, your body and mind are tired and needing rest, so they can't fight anxiety as much.

I'm anxious at night because of the things that could happen the next day, I'm scared I will fail and dissapoint people

I know I get anxious before bed because I don't have anything else to think about but my worries. I usually try listening to music, playing a game, or reading when I get anxious and can't sleep so my brain gets distracted.

The reason you are anxious before bed may lead back to past nightmares or experiences that relate to going to bed. It may help to retrace your life steps and find the exact root of this anxiety so you can go about resolving the issue.

You may be anxious because your mind is focused on the upcoming day.

If you have had nightmares in the past, it would make it very anxiety-provoking to have to fall asleep and realize that you are setting yourself up to have a bad dream. Or, in a different scenario, you get anxious about your thoughts. Almost everyone thinks and thinks about the past events and future plannings right before they fall asleep. This might be making you anxious! Either way; meditating or positive self talk before bed might help calm your mind and center your focus on sleep.