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Movements while asleep! Anxiety?

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Does anyone experienced this, and is this a symptom of anxiety:

While waking up or falling asleep, I make movements like - shaking head as "no", shaking head as "yes", movements of hand or fingers, etc. And its connected with what Im thinking - for example Im thinking a conversation where someone asks me something and then I make the "yes" movement with my head in real life.

pls help

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 Guest

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    there’s nothing to be concerned about. with Anxiety, the brain is over active and so that’s most likely why you have those movements. some people, while falling asleep will make a sudden jerky movement with their arms or legs. That’s very common and normal. The brain is in between sleep and awake and it’s making adjustments.

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      Guest jan34534

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      thanks for the reply Jan.. yeah I know about jerky movements but these movements are connected with what Im thinking and react to it..but I hope its only anxiety

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