Sleep Anxiety
Sleep anxiety is the
biggest cause of sleeplessness, and what’s more, often those suffering aren’t aware that anxiety is the cause
of their lack of sleep. Sleep anxiety is termed as such because it occurs as a person prepares to sleep,
triggering a worry about not being able to sleep. Symptoms can range from an overactive mind consumed with
overpowering thoughts to sweating and hyperventilation.
Sleep
anxiety
is one of the main causes of chronic insomnia and is responsible for much of the misery most insomniacs
experience. Once sleep anxiety begins, unless addressed, it will manifest itself psychologically and can become
increasingly worse. Conditions range from mild to severe, with some people experiencing periodic bouts, and
others experiencing nightly episodes.
Tossing and turning and looking at
the clock, knowing that you will not feel rested when you wake up is plenty of fuel for sleep
anxiety. Many
insomniacs think about not being able to sleep all through the day, and when they try to sleep, this
worry worsens, leading into a state of anxiety. Sadly, a lack of sleep only leads to worse anxiety
throughout the day, and as such the condition perpetuates itself.
Recent studies indicate that more and more people are suffering from insomnia
related anxiety. Research also shows that this is usually inherited from a parent. Another interesting link
between the two is the prevalence of depression.
Sleep research experts, including myself, believe that more focus should be placed on sleeping
as one of three major factors for maintaining good health, the other two being exercise and diet. Sleep
disorders such as sleep anxiety occur due to poor bedtime habits that may gradually lead
to the sleep anxiety and insomnia. This is the reason that my Six Steps To Sleep Now program has been so
successful for people suffering seep anxiety, because the book retrains the body to be so tired at bedtime
that anxiety fades and is no longer capable of consuming the mind. There is also a chapter dedicated to
curing stress and anxiety in everyday life. Read more
here.
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