Why does my anxiety keep me awake at night?

Anxiety is biological affecting emotion. With anxiety, our mind releases hormones that prepare us to fight/ flight the situation. When our body is in an already active mode, it becomes hard to calm down and doze off. It is a remarkably common situation and you are not alone. When I am in an anxious situation, it becomes really hard for me to sleep as well. Anxiety can also affect our normal functioning and other emotions along with sleeping. There is always help available. If it gets extremely overwhelming try contacting us for a listening session. Maybe being heard relaxes you and helps in sleeping better!

This is due to, at night time we are more focused on our internal deep thoughts and emotions compared to the day time. That is because we stay busy and feel watched at the day time so we can't focus more on our deeper mind. So at night we either tend to overthink about some future event or worry by recalling some situation in the past that felt uneasy to us. Which keeps us awake all night as thoughts stimulate stress hormones in our body, and that makes us overwhelmed and unable to sleep. Realizing that these are all my worries based on past events that may have few or no possibility of turning into reality, is the 1st step we can take towards calming ourselves. Hope you find it helpful!

Anxiety can be worse at night because we don't have any distractions from our anxious thoughts, as we do during the day.Anxiety is frequently linked to sleep issues. Excessive worry and fear make it difficult to fall and stay asleep throughout the night. Sleep deprivation can exacerbate anxiety, resulting in a vicious cycle involving insomnia and anxiety disorders. Exercising to de-stress. Create a sleep routine to help you transition from day to night. Try to go to bed at the same time every night, even on weekends. Don't sleep with your eyes open and think about getting some products to help you de-stress.