1. Community
  2. Symptoms
  3. Sleep Problems

Can anxiety wake you up in the middle of the night?

Posted , 3 users are following.

edgar30813
edgar30813

Hello,all,

I'm trying to find some reason for my middle of the night/early morning awakenings.

In the past I've had anxiety over sleep which lead to problems falling asleep.

I've managed to get over this without the use of pills,just by acceptance and making peace with my situation.

But now, although I'm still calm going to bed, and fall asleep without a problem, I never get enough sleep to feel good. Either it's waking up middle of night or early in the morning. this happens every single night and I'm chronically exhausted.

After more than 2 years of stubbornly trying to ignore my problem hoping it would go away like it did once before, I am now aware that it isn't going away, so I'm looking for a possible cause, and hopefully a solution.

I'm young, in my thirties, no existential, financial or other kinds of worries that I know of. I go to sleep calm, fall asleep nicely, but always wake up too early and can't go back to sleep.

Do you have any advice what I should go and have checked?

Thank you.

0 likes, 0 replies

0 Replies

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.