Sleep apnea or anxiety

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Before my aunt died in November i use sleep like a baby then out no where i noticed i started staying up mind racing so 5 months with a lil sleep some with nun i was diagnosed with anxiety deppresion so im confused on if me not sleeping is because sleep apnea or anxity i dont snore at all im only 140 sleep normal before i started stressing and aunt died help me please

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    Try counting down from 99. Try going in odd numbers. 99, 97, 95. Also, try breathing in for 5 seconds, then hold your breath for 5 seconds, then breathe out for 5 seconds and then don't breathe in for 5 seconds. This will calm your anxiety. I wrote a book on this.

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      I am not an expert on sleep apnea but I know quite a bit about anxiety related sleep problems. Try distracting your mind with the counting and the breathing. Let me know how it goes and good luck!

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