Calm Sleep Anxiety, Racing Thoughts, and Night Waking
Are you one of the many individuals who struggle with sleep anxiety? The feeling of restlessness, a racing mind, and an inability to fall asleep when settled into your bed, even after a busy day? Sleep anxiety can lead to sleep problems like poor sleep quality resulting in fatiguing days filled with frustration and irritability. In this article, we will explore effective remedies for sleep anxiety to calm sleep anxiety and help you achieve a peaceful night’s rest.
Rush of Anxiety When Falling Asleep
The Challenge: Falling asleep should be a natural process, but for many, it becomes a time of increased anxiety. You may begin to feel anxious as you start to prepare to go to bed, or when you lie in bed, attempting to drift off, you might experience a rush of anxiety that keeps you awake.
Solution: To combat this rush of anxiety, it’s essential to not only practice good sleep hygiene, healthy habits, and a consistent and calming bedtime routine; but you must also regularly and reliably manage daily stress and anxiety. Good bedtime habits and practices can help establish a routine and begin to train your mind and body for sleep. Daily stress and anxiety, particularly if you are dealing with a major life event such as starting a new job or moving, will hijack your physiological system and make it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep due to the active, unresolved stress response happening in your body.
Mind Racing, Can’t Sleep Anxiety
The Challenge: Another common sleep anxiety experience is a racing mind. Your thoughts seem to spiral out of control, making it nearly impossible to relax and fall asleep. Oftentimes this becomes pronounced at night when you don’t have the day’s events as distractions.
Solution: To quiet a racing mind, as you are trying to fall asleep, start by taking a deep breath. Did you know that even just one deep breath can have a calming effect on your nervous system? You can consider relaxation techniques such as breathing exercises or traditional meditation which may be able to help you relax enough to eventually fall asleep. In addition to regularly managing stress and anxious thoughts with NuCalm Rescue, PowerNap, or FlowState for as little as 20-30 minutes a journey, you can also use the Rescue neuroacoustic software to rescue your hijacked sleep. Select Rescue 120 or 100 and let our patented technology do the work for you. Within a few minutes, your heart rate will slow down and your muscles will relax. You may even fall back asleep. While it may seem unrelated, racing thoughts at night are directly related to the daily stress and anxiety you are navigating. It’s “normal” to push through the day and move from one “to do” to the next while ignoring the toll stress and anxiety are demanding from your body. However, the impact and therefore symptoms become much more obvious at night, at the very time you are trying to rest and recover from the day. Use NuCalm Rescue to rescue your night’s sleep, but prioritize resolving daily stress before it becomes a sleep prevention at night.
Waking Up with Anxiety in the Middle of the Night
The Challenge: For some individuals, anxiety doesn’t only strike when they are trying to fall asleep; it can also wake them up in the middle of the night with a quickened heartbeat, racing thoughts, and night sweats.
Solution: If you find yourself waking up suddenly with anxiety, avoid the temptation to check the time or reach for your phone. Instead, focus on relaxation techniques such as breathwork or traditional meditation. If you using NuCalm DeepSleep, then restart it if you have more than 2-3 hours before your desired wake-up time as it can help guide you back to sleep. NuCalm DeepSleep is best used in combination with a regular, reliable stress management routine, such as using NuCalm Rescue, PowerNap, or FlowState habitually.
Sleep Anxiety Symptoms
The Challenge: Sleep anxiety can manifest in various ways and at various times throughout the night, including physical symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, sweating, and muscle tension.
Solution: To address these symptoms, it’s crucial to manage daily stress effectively. Incorporating stress-reduction techniques into your daily routine, such as exercise, traditional meditation, or yoga, can help alleviate physical manifestations of anxiety. You can also use NuCalm Rescue, PowerNap, or FlowState patented neuroscience technology in addition to or as your primary stress management practice.
In conclusion, sleep anxiety can disrupt your nightly rest and impact your overall well-being. However, by regularly managing daily stress which will also begin to calm sleep anxiety, you can regain control over your sleep and enjoy peaceful nights once more. Don’t let sleep anxiety control your nights. Take proactive steps to calm your mind and enjoy the rejuvenating benefits of a good night’s sleep.
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