I have been really struggling with anxiety the past weeks or months?
I don't sleep good, at best I get 4-6h, at worst I just stay up all night.
Last weekend staying up over 50h after a panic attack, was absolute shit show, I never want to feel like that again.
But at night my heart just wont stop racing. When I lay in bed I feel like I'm burning up tho I just have one sheet on and the window is open with cold winter air coming in.
I worry about work, I fear to lose my loved ones and I stress about not sleeping, so it becomes a vicious circle. During the day I can logically think these fears through and they don't bother me, they arent real, but at night they creep up on me. Right at the moment I am supposed to fall a sleep, my heart beats faster and I am forced to just lay there for hours, trying to clear my head and meditate.
My eyes are always teary and my body is just exhausted.
I am calling the hospital today and reaching out for help. I don't want drugs, I am scared of having permanent damage, but at the same time I already know there is no chemical balance in my brains atm. In preference I want to get psychological help.
I don't sleep good, at best I get 4-6h, at worst I just stay up all night.
Last weekend staying up over 50h after a panic attack, was absolute shit show, I never want to feel like that again.
But at night my heart just wont stop racing. When I lay in bed I feel like I'm burning up tho I just have one sheet on and the window is open with cold winter air coming in.
I worry about work, I fear to lose my loved ones and I stress about not sleeping, so it becomes a vicious circle. During the day I can logically think these fears through and they don't bother me, they arent real, but at night they creep up on me. Right at the moment I am supposed to fall a sleep, my heart beats faster and I am forced to just lay there for hours, trying to clear my head and meditate.
My eyes are always teary and my body is just exhausted.
I am calling the hospital today and reaching out for help. I don't want drugs, I am scared of having permanent damage, but at the same time I already know there is no chemical balance in my brains atm. In preference I want to get psychological help.
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I can relate and I have some advice from my own personal experience.
I went through several therapists that weren't right for me for one reason or another and wasted months even years on people who didn't help me. When I went looking for a new one I found websites filled with potential therapists but I had no idea of what kind of therapy was suited to me.
Luckily someone told me there were services that could evaluate me and tell me what kind of therapist I needed. I found one, it cost quite a bit, my assessment got lost in their bureaucracy and they forgot about it until I called them up a month later. But I finally knew what kind of therapist I needed, I found one based on this information and she seems like a good fit.
So my advice is, find one of these phycological assessment services. They won't come cheap but it's a lot better then spending months pouring out to heart and soul to someone only to find they can't help you. Or sifting through masses of therapists on websites with no idea what kind you need.
Also, don't put off getting help, especially if it's causing sleep problems. A lack of sleep will only make things worse. Call your local doctor for medical and psychological help as soon as you can.
I went through several therapists that weren't right for me for one reason or another and wasted months even years on people who didn't help me. When I went looking for a new one I found websites filled with potential therapists but I had no idea of what kind of therapy was suited to me.
Luckily someone told me there were services that could evaluate me and tell me what kind of therapist I needed. I found one, it cost quite a bit, my assessment got lost in their bureaucracy and they forgot about it until I called them up a month later. But I finally knew what kind of therapist I needed, I found one based on this information and she seems like a good fit.
So my advice is, find one of these phycological assessment services. They won't come cheap but it's a lot better then spending months pouring out to heart and soul to someone only to find they can't help you. Or sifting through masses of therapists on websites with no idea what kind you need.
Also, don't put off getting help, especially if it's causing sleep problems. A lack of sleep will only make things worse. Call your local doctor for medical and psychological help as soon as you can.
you can look up information and providers on this website https://www.eeginfo.com/ :)
I can only hope this will help but, when I woke up from a panic attack over a new job I grabbed a book and read it aloud for about an hour before going back to sleep. It helped reset my head for me.
The only other thing I can recommend is getting your Thyroid checked if you haven't already.
My heart goes out to you. I hope you find rest soon.
The only other thing I can recommend is getting your Thyroid checked if you haven't already.
My heart goes out to you. I hope you find rest soon.
I relate to this a lot. I am already of an anxious disposition (cheetah and all ) but used to get proper anxiety over not being able to sleep, just made things worse.
I think I managed to stop that happening somehow. But bad sleep nights always trigger depression in turn which sucks.
Here's to hoping your therapy helps. I'm due to start it too.
I think I managed to stop that happening somehow. But bad sleep nights always trigger depression in turn which sucks.
Here's to hoping your therapy helps. I'm due to start it too.
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