How to Beat Anxiety and Insomnia | Neuroscientist Matthew Walker
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2019
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Are you tired but wired? Neuroscientist Professor Matthew Walker, the bestselling author of Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams, offers four scientifically-proven solutions.
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if anyone needs some motivation, start right now because if u don’t, a year from now u would’ve wished u started earlier. do it so your future self will thank u!!
Love this, but what do you do if you feel like getting out will make you just stay up? Like the expression, “Once I’m up, I’m up”.
Same here
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People who sleep well at night do not even know how lucky they are
Exactly
So true for example I’m here trying to sleep it’s 12:52AM!
@@NexusAnimationsYT I’m here trying to sleep at 3:35 am
😭😭😭
Ikr I tell my mom that
The worst part of insomnia is when the anxiety itself is caused by fear of sleeplessness. It's a vicious never ending cycle and it feels impossible to break out of.
Did i take any meds?
the experts say that sleep drive will take over when we have been awake long enough even if we are anxious
U are right!
Exactly. I want to die.
@@aya123444 can I talk
THE IDEA OF HAVING LACK OF SLEEP MAKES ME ANXIOUS AND I DON'T SLEEP BECAUSE OF IT. FML💀😓
Literally. It’s a horrible feeling.
That's a sigh of anxiety and I have it too 😩
@@shreedashin turns out, I found a loophole. Just make yourself tired enough to sleep before 12. It's working great.
@Adam B yeah, you can do some exercises in morning. The key is not to sleep during day. You will automatically feel tired.
So relatable
Tips from the video:
1. Meditation.
2. Fill out a worry journal an hour before bed - write out everything you are worried about on the page. This keeps you from ruminating throughout the night.
3. If you’re lying in bed awake, don’t stay in bed. The brain associates our activity with our environment. Get up and do some reading in another room until you are tired.
thx seriously, for saving us time from watching a long video.
@@honestlygio7830 You are very welcome!
thank you so much man, I saved 4 minutes thanks to you!
@@Aspiracy You bet!
Thank you so much!
I pray for everyone who struggles with insomnia it really has affected my life. I recently have been struggling with it and I developed it after i contracted Covid-19. I hope one day it gets better but for all of you out there I will keep you in my prayers. It is a vicious cycle that feels impossible to overcome. Keep your faith people!
hi do u still have insomnia? i develop it when im was effected by covid and my sleep was horrible till now!
Is you still have problem or you are on medications... And if you overcome it plz tell me best way to deal with ut
@@smartsolution6366 im still.the same.. tried many stuff to overcome it but not easy.. still on meds
@@aquarius113 I am also on med... But I think we need to worry about anything.... I think we need to accept as it is... Sleep when came, rise when feel good, have faith on God and rest must be leave on gods will....... I also used to sleep very very less.....
@@smartsolution6366 yes same here when im not taking Any meds manage to sleep only 2-3hrs quite tiring but life has to go on..wt meds did u take and how long has u been on it
I have had this anxiety for sleeping for around 4 months now. I personally think the only way to overcome this is to convince yourself that you do not have sleep anxiety. You do this by telling yourself "I dont believe in sleep anxiety, so i can not have sleep anxiety" This requires alot of mental strength, but eventually will help you alot. It gave me 2 weeks of good sleep in the last 3 weeks. I also see it as a challenge, "god gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers". I hope i helped someone in some way🙌🏻
thank you this comment helped me out
Thanks! Will give this a shot
God bless u
Beautiful ❤️
"God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers"
so do you stick to a sleep schedule when having good sleep?
If you scared of dying don't worry anxiety does nothing to you I know its hard to control it it happens to me alot too but I always prey stay strong you can do this
Hate to be a downer but that's not true, anxiety disorders can cause significant damage in the long run so that's even more of a reason to nip it in the bud.
@@somedudeinatunnel3102 thank you and i didnt ask
It’s so hard 😩
@@somedudeinatunnel3102 how thoe
@@jaylonsadler5641 help me this weird thoughts keep saying I might die on my birthday and I don’t believe it but it keeps coming back as I’m scared
Watching UA-cam in the middle of the night definitely doesn’t help with insomnia
Imo ut definitely does. Maybe not in the long run because of how you are training your body but if it your insomnia is stress related watchijg something can take your mind of of it
If your watching videos like this your learning for tomorrow nights sleep, hopefully your out of bed and wearing some blue light blocking glasses hahah!
Podcasts much better
Lol yeah but what we can do
Hahaha true
The lack of sleep Is giving me anxiety
I have severe anxiety and chronic insomnia and I'm in a situation where medicine isn't working on me and I feel like I am gonna die soon, I m hardly 21 and my life is devasted. But I still hope that GOD will cure me one day 😊
@@REALps2controller No 😭
@@joanajacobvidyarthi4816 I can help Joana, are you open to energy healing?
Praying for you.
@@robertfogerite7776 what is it ?
@@joseperez1085 thanks, most needed :)
Lmao if I had to get up every time I can't fall asleep after 15 minutes I'd never be able to sleep
Did you not listen to the expert? If you can't go to sleep it's because you've trained your sleep patterns poorly. If you get up after 15 minutes of not being able to go to sleep you'll help retrain your sleep patterns. So no mate, if you had to get up every time you couldn't sleep you'll sleep more and better in the long run.
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I feel you man
@@andrewwarra1010 you dont leave untill you feel your abt to sleep cuz its impossible to stay up reading a book in a chair
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I went from sleeping 2 hours and waking up anxious at 2am for a few years to sleeping through the night in a couple of days.
I found a type of insomnia called ‘paradoxical insomnia’ and that was the thing that broke my insomnia. Knowing there was a possibility that I actually was getting more sleep than I thought totally undercut my anxiety about sleep. In the middle of the night I’d just think ‘maybe I am actually asleep’ and that relaxed me. Anxiety gone in literally a couple of days. Hope this helps anyone else out there with this issue! God bless.
I have the same thing just at 4am. There was one point I would take a shot of gin when I work up. But, after a while nothing would work. Someone told me just be happy and comfortable where you are.
I worked out alot of the time it was waking up to pee. So I started not eating or drinking past 5 or 6 pm. This massively helped man.
I hope where ever you are mate your good 😊
My main problem with insomnia is that when I get comfortable with being in bed, I start thinking about how much time of sleep I'll get if I end up falling asleep soon, and as a result I start getting anxious and I count the time in my mind.
I visualise the clock in my head and am really reluctant to check the time on my phone because that would just make everything worse. Seems like the only realiable way for me to fall asleep is to get really tired by doing various things during the day and just jump in the bed without having the energy left to think about anything. Overthinking during the night is a serious curse.
The worst overall thing about this is that it doesn't matter at what time you decide to go to bed, there is no guarantee you'll fall asleep soon, after a few hours, or at all.
Fr bro that's literally what's happening to me every night , did you fix the problem?
What helped me was realising that sleep isn’t up to you but the discipline to go to bed on time is - that puts me at peace each night
How are you now?
i’d be chillin with a friend and they’d be like dude i’m so tired i can’t wait to go to sleep tonight. i’m sitting over here like, “bro you get sleep at night”. 😭 it’s awful but i’ll get over it and i’ve accepted it
Lol me too.....I can't sleep. I just sit there jealous of everyone who can. Then if and when I do I am the first one up EVERY TIME. It is awful. I've been like this for 20 years
I'm scared if i have insomnia i'll ruin my sleep cycle forever and not being able to sleep at night normally
How ur sleep?
Are you better now?
I have chronic insomnia and Anxiety, let me tell you, sometimes it feels impossible to sleep. Sometimes I get these moments where I can't sleep for more than 4 hours normally for weeks. I feel like it has to do with subconscious obligations but I'm learning little by little how to turn off my brain at night.
Chopbox, How are you now? For better sleep reduce negative thoughts and overthinking. Keep life simple by avoiding negative social media, stop comparing your life with others and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind]. To relax and for better sleep sit on a chair or lie down especially before sleep, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Observe your breath anywhere-anytime even if you wake up mid-night and also in school, before sleep, when reading etc. . Make this a daily habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.
i feel the same way
@@CarlosGonzalez-zp4sw If you have issues of overthinking, insomnia and stress read my msg and do the simple breath observing practice regularly to feel better. I have been doing it since the last 15 years because it is very simple and needs no great effort. Best wishes. Sr. Counsellor.
i just want to rest 🙁
@@klyzer5725 If you have issues of
overthinking, stress and insomnia read my msg and do the simple practice regularly to feel better. Best wishes. Sr. Counsellor.
Thanks for this, to everyone involved in getting this information out there.
Long way to go from here but at least I know where to start now.
Big hug to anyone out there struggling, you do deserve it, it's not always easy, things will get better.
I've listened to this guy on many occasions. He seems to answer well _why_ we can't sleep, but can't give proper solutions on _how_ to properly sleep. Every advice is so rudimentary and done before, most of them don't work that's why we're here. Save your time, watch Therapy In a Nutshell's video on sleep anxiety, she actually gives some solutions to this problem.
he spouts the same cookie cutter BS fix everyone else does.
@@nickarrigo5540 Exactly. I can't understand why he's so popular. Also his constant shit-eating grin is annoying, like he's having a laugh at my Insomnia.
Well what can you do? Insomnia is caused mostly by underlying anxiety and anxiety is an internal battle that no one can blindly help you fix through simple video. He touches base with surface level stuff, but what he’s implying is more helpful than you realize. Writing out what bothers you helps you uncover where your anxiety lies. But some people don’t want to face it or work to find it.
Or read dr Claire Weekes book Hope and help for your nerves, and watch Wonder Bro on UA-cam. Practice acceptance.
@ 3:07 “try not to worry too much”
Thanks, now my problem of worry is solved😐
Gonna apply these techniques. I have been meditating in the morning and using the calm sleep meditations to help drift off at night. But I tend to wake after a few hours sleep and then I struggle to drop back off after having a little sleep. I’ve just gone cold turkey from smoking, currently commenting at half 5 in the morning after a patchy nights sleep. Definitely gonna apply the technique when I wake up to leave my room and read for sometime until I feel sleepy. Thanks for the advice Matthew!! Good luck to everyone struggling with your sleep!
Sounds like your implementing some great techniques, how are they working out for you now?
After 5 months I finally overcame insomnia completely. What made me overcome insomia completely are the next couple of rules for yourself:
1. NEVER look at the clock at night
2. NEVER tell anyone you had a bad sleep, always tell you had the best sleep ever
3. NEVER skip activities because you had a bad sleep
4. NEVER panic when you can't sleep
5. NEVER lay in your bed for more than 8 hours to compensate bad sleep
6. NEVER let bad sleep be the reason you feel bad
7. When you can't sleep, stop constantly looking for a solution for your insomnia (very important)
8. Get a sleep schedule with max 8 hours of sleep and try to go to bed at the same time everynight.
9. When you can't sleep the time goes by very slow. Always estimate your sleeping time with 1 extra hour, because time goes by way slower when you can't sleep
10. Let go of the thought that you need 8 hours of sleep
11. Live your life to the fullest and never let insomnia influence your day
When I applied these rules I got rid of insomnia in about 7 days.
Please let me know if this helped someone, so more people can read this. Succes
Really? Now you sleep 8 hours?
@@jenniferlee9029 yes on average I think around 7.5 hours. Ofcourse there are good days with 8.5-9 hours but also days with 7-7.5 hours of sleep. But I dont really count the hours anymore tbh.
Have you ever used sleeping pills or anti depressants?
@@jenniferlee9029 nope, I have never used that and I will never use it.
Sleeping pills won't help against insomnia, because your melatonin level is probably allright. It is just your unconscious mind that is blocking you from sleeping
Wish we could meet or talk because I am going through this now for over 3 months. It gives me bad anxiety and I have no one to really talk to.
Write in a worry journal an hour before bed. DO NOT lie in bed if you are unable to go to sleep, do something else until you are tired enough to fall asleep. If you just try to power through, your brain will associate your bed with staying up and being tired.
Some things that I found helpful for me. I make a list of things to do for when I feel restless and keep it in my notes section on my phone. This is because I’ve found that whenever I wake up with this restlessness, my mind is going a hundred miles an hour and it’s hard for me to gather my thoughts of what to do at that time. The worst thing you can do is try to fall back asleep. Fighting it will only make it worse. Simply embrace your restlessness and use it to get something done around the house. I keep this list of things to do handy (on my phone) . This list could include things like deep cleaning a room (bathroom or kitchen), organizing a closet, polish shoes, clean up your email, deep clean your freezer/refrigerator, prepare a tornado quick grab bag, separate items to donate, organize kitchen cabinets, etc. I also add to this list periodically as I think of things to do or YT videos to watch (old sitcoms, anxiety exercises, old movies, etc). In addition, if you tend to snore and possibly have sleep apnea issues, search up “tongue strengthening exercises” to relieve snoring/sleep apnea on YT. Hope some of this helps.
Thank you Mathew! I'm going to start practicing meditation, I have really bad anxiety and have been dealing with insomnia as long as I can remember. 4 hours a sleep tossing and turning is considered a good night sleep to me. I dont know why I never thought of meditation thank you thank you!!
When I am scared, sad or anxious and depressed, I read the New Testament and pray, because that is the only thing that brings me the feeling of safety and security. Jesus Christ brings supernatural peace to my heart. Its so wonderful to know that God cares about me. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
Read the The New Testament.. This book changes destinies, gives happiness, joy, brings peace to the soul, and promises eternal life. God saved my life through this book. He can save yours too. Just pour your heart out to Him sincerely and simply, and He will heal your soul and fill your heart with love. He is as real as we are. And when we feel His presence in our lives, we want nothing else anymore. There is no better happiness than knowing God. "No other person can satisfy what our soul craves and our heart needs. God’s love is our home. God’s love is the pillow that provides real rest, the salve that soothes the tenderest places and the covering that wraps us in secure hope."
Hey man.. Hope you feeling great... Did the meditation help
@@tatyanaz5622 I'm the opposite. The worst I get the more I hate god. God gave me a life to suffer. I've been suffering for the last 15 years to the point where my life is the worst of the worst. If god was a hero, why would he do that? Why would he make me suffer for so many years and not just one? I feel like he's making me live my full life in hell just to learn something.
@@jfresh2054 That’s not God that’s the Devil . Praying for your peace of mind
How r u now??
I'm not even worried anymore. I just can't sleep even after a body breaking workout during the day.
Me too I can't sleep so worried
Totally make sense now... :)
not to lay down on bed to watch tv unless im sleepy.
Seat up as much as possible till feeling sleepy.
Then go straight to bed.
Thanks, this help a lot, and will apply it to my daily night routine.
I have a potential solution that may work for some of you that worked for me.
Stop trying to sleep.
Never try to sleep again.
Ignore the advice in this video. It didn’t work for me because when you do it you’re still trying to sleep and if you’re trying to sleep you won’t get to sleep because sleep is not something that can be forced or that we can have any control over it is something that can only come naturally.
Here's what you do next time you’re afraid that tonight might be another sleepless night.
When you’re comfy in bed with your eyes closed, don’t try to sleep. Admit that tonight is not your night, and make peace with the fact.
Lie there and give up.
Admit defeat that you won’t be sleeping tonight.
I remember trying this one night, and thinking huh, it didn’t work.
But here’s the thing about that.
I was still trying to sleep and hadn’t fully let go.
You have to fully let go.
If any thoughts come about getting thoughts about not being able to sleep that cause you to have those thoughts that cause you to not sleep do not fight them. Let those thoughts come and go freely, and they shouldn’t bother anyway you because you should already know that you’re not going to be sleeping, but if they still do that’s fine. The important thing is to not resist them if they come and to let them happen.
If you can truly learn to give up, to let go, and to stop trying to sleep, only then will you be at peace in bed again, and then your mind may be at peace, and then when it is you’ll be able to sleep again.
But note that you can only ever fall asleep by “accident”. It cannot be forced.
Anybody that ever got to sleep easily lay down one night when they were tired, then in the next moment was opening their eyes to dawn thinking, huh, I must have fallen asleep. They never tried to sleep.
This difference was something I noticed in me and my brother, where I used to struggle to fall asleep while he would fall asleep near instantly.
He would say yeah, I just went to lay down for a couple minutes at 8 pm and then accidentally fell asleep for the entire night and I was left dumbstruck, wondering how you accidentally fall asleep.
But that’s the thing.
The people who are the best at falling asleep aren’t trying to sleep. They lie down when they are tired and don’t try to do anything, and then the natural process of sleep takes place.
Giving up and letting go is the most important thing as I’ve tried my best to describe above, but there are also some more tips I have that didn’t solve the issue for me like the above did but did alleviate it somewhat.
Yes, getting into a healthier lifestyle during the day will help. Strenuous exercise in the mornings / before lunch I find really helps me be tired throughout the entire day feeling like a rest, but I specifically don’t nap so I’ll still feel like a little nap up until the point when its time for bed.
I wouldn’t do strenuous exercise too close to bed time though because if you get fatigued you’ll be tried but unable to sleep.
Also if you’ve just done strenuous exercise the previous day or a couple days ago or don’t have the time or effort make sure to get some light exercise in on all these days because its very underrated. I’m talking things like walking or lifting light weights, something you could do without breaking a sweat but still get the heart pumping a little faster and your body moving.
And yes I like to sleep with comfy earmuffs most nights because I live in a loud area and I like it to be silent at night.
The other thing I found is that there’s different kinds of tiredness.
You see there is always a big emphasis on physically wearing yourself out, but to be tired its just as important to mentally and socially wear yourself out.
On days when I’ve had to do lots of social interactions / been in socially challenging situations I find that I pretty much always sleep a lot better on these nights because social interactions really wear me out and leave me feeling exhausted after lots of them in a way not many other things do.
And board games, with their combination of social interaction and complex thinking, they always leave me feeling like still falling asleep while I’m still playing them.
But before I finish I have one final thought I’d like to raise and that’s that sleep anxiety is not the problem.
You see, the way I see it most people here are trying to treat sleep anxiety as if it is the problem, but it’s not. It’s a symptom of a problem, and treating symptoms won’t solve the underlying issue.
I’m still figuring this out, but from what I’ve been able to gather sleep anxiety stems from the way we think. A certain habit/habits of thought that at some point we’ve gotten into. This is still a work in progress, but I’ve been trying to contrast the way I was thinking during the days before the nights where I couldn’t sleep against the way I thought in the days years ago where I had never even heard of the term sleep anxiety and consistently slept well every night.
Anyway, I’m worn out now after all this thinking and writing so I’ll finish there.
Argyle,
Average writing enjoyer
No issues falling asleep, but keep waking up between 1am and 3am and almost always can't fall back asleep. So I have tried his thing where If I can't fall back to sleep I get out of bed, go to different room, read a book in low light etc. Thing is I don't get tired enough to fall back asleep. I'm also a person who worries about not sleeping and its a vicious cycle. Also, I am clinically depressed plus anxiety disorders :(
Hi! Same...have u find a solution to this problem? Do u have bad anxiety too?
@@readingwithandreea6718 Terrible anxiety- multiple disorders. I have been going for walks around 8pm or so. Taking hot baths or showers around 930. In bed by 10. Fall Asleep around 1030. Usually now sleeping until 5am ish but occasionally waking up around 1 or 3am
@@MeditationInspiration I have anxiety during the day too. I only slept 3-4 hours with a sleeping pill.
Do u have anxiety during the day too? Did this affect your job or you can handle it? Tips please 🙏🏻
So common.. me too. It gets worse with age for some reason.
I can help support with distance energy healing, is anyone open to trying it?
4 am still can't sleep
If you're having trouble sleeping, try listening to meditative music before bed. Studies have shown that listening to this type of music can help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. The music's slow, calming tempo and soothing melodies can help to relax your mind and body, making it easier to drift off to sleep. Additionally, the music can help to block out distracting noises, creating a more peaceful environment for sleep
We’ll beat it
That's the attitude!
YEAH
1) Address what’s causes anxiety
2) meditate
3) worry journal hour before bed
4)don’t be in bed awake
5) get up read a book or do something else
6) realize that tonight may not be the night insomnia is cured
Yeah and realise don't got to the Philippines to fall in love
People bash meditation but if you actually do it properly , you'll see. I love how he says association too
I meditate on Our Lord. Give my worries to God.
Thank God. Grateful journal too.
It’s crazy how unbelievably true this is. I was wondering why every time I remove myself from bed and go to another room and lay on the couch I stop thinking and fall asleep.
Sorry to everyone that has been struggling for years, can’t even imagine 😣
This has been happening to me for the last 3 days since I caught a bad flu but I struggle with it maybe once a month during PMS. i feel I’m losing my mind! I feel so tired and when I close my eyes I slowly drift but jump out of my sleep because I feel I’m not breathing, or I feel like my body is sinking into the bed. Feels like if I’m getting sleep paralysis, such a horrible feeling! Meditating helps so much but it’s very difficult to get out of that anxiety and fear 😢
I pray everyone heals 😭🤲🏽✨
I think I'm experiencing insomnia due to my anxiety. I've been feeling really tired and sleepy but I can't sleep. I finally fall asleep but I wake up after 3 or 4 hours and then I can't sleep again. I'm going to try some of the tips from the comments I've been reading, hope they help.
You should try Tibetan herbal medicine
Did he really say try not to worry so much. We all do that but it is a silent anxiety logical trying doesn't work
When I try to sleep or before I fall asleep I’m already having anxiety before I even go to bed. When I finally lay down all the thoughts come in. “What it I can’t fall asleep” I can hear my hear beating. which only makes it worse. I stayed up till 7 am. All I think about is the time. “What if I don’t sleep. “What if I never sleep again” are the things going through my brain
Same here. It’s very frustrating but try to relax. Think positive
@@Sectionmillionaire-fg8mm yeah that’s difficult to do.
same.. it jsut keeps on getting worse, several times i stayed up till morning because of anxiety and the fear of not falling asleep and the repercussions that woukd occur if i not fall alseep. this was like a year ago but the fear never went. whenever it gets past 2 am, i still feel nervous and anxious.
You literally explained nights I've had before. And that listening to your heart thing makes it worse. Then there's a worry of maybe it's beating too fast, then you think, something is wrong, then there anxiety or panic comes in. Hard to get that to stop. I've been tapping if I feel the anxiety coming. Tapping the pillow like the second hand on a clock.
How are you now?
I tend to be wide awake after I pee. Like clockwork I go pee and then I can't fall asleep. Yes those random thoughts come. Then anxiety of the alarm going off and I stay up more. I don't look at the clock but assume it's not far off. Working on it. I'm afraid if I get up I'll make it worse. But great video
Guys beware of the medication or sleeping pills you’re consuming on a daily basis I’ve been dealing with insomnia for the past month and a half and was prescribed medication for it it was working at first but then it wasn’t and when I stopped taking it I started getting bad panic attacks,restless leg syndrome,excessive sweating,really bad anxiety,and uncontrollable tremors my doctor told me I was experiencing addiction withdrawal symptoms I’m currently on week 6 5 days without sleeping medication I’ve noticed my sleep is slowly getting better just came here to share my experience and reach out to my fellow insomniacs to be careful stay safe and sleep well god bless y’all
May i know what type of pill did u take?
I was prescribe by my. Doc for My Insomnia was 3mths now.. And really bad if i didn't take it i just an owl! So stressful
Did u take anything when u stop? Did u recover
Me, except when I'm tired I fall asleep but it's usually 7am lol
Same here
I hope everyday that i will sleep today with peace but at the end of the day i remained unsleep in the bed the whole night full of anxiety sleeping paralysis and depression and panic attacks
This guy is genuine and all but he literally said that if you are unable to sleep because you worry too much then try not to worry lol.
Like wtf I wanna know how not to worry which is nothing but anxiety imo so I can have sound sleep
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Exactly they say “find the stressor” and remove it but not all stressors can be removed in someone life. We have to survive and Some of us have it easier than others.
I'm scared of NOT falling asleep and getting big eyebags, so in effect my heart palpitates stronger and I'm then scared that I'll get heart attack or stroke while lying in bed, so I can't sleep!
Nothing Happens Just Lay Down
"You would never sit at the dinner table waiting to get hungry.
So why would lie in bed waiting to get sleepy?"
Wow, that one struck me like lightning.
i love to listen to nature sound before i go to sleep...
I simply can’t meditate. I’ve tried so many times and it does not work because first of all I can’t focus but another thing is that the deep breathing aspect causes me to feel like I’m suffocating. It’s physically uncomfortable to slow down and deepen my breathing because of the pressure in my chest. I know in order to reduce that pressure I need to change my breathing somehow but the slow deep breathing actually causes me more anxiety because of the suffocation feeling. I can’t seem to get out of this.
Go see a doctor! Or take up yoga, or stop smoking, or be more patient, or try better (not harder, better - learn more about why your problems exist instead of simply telling the world that they can't be fixed).
stop breathing into your chest, focus on breathing into your stomach and through your nose, just focus on the feeling of the breath on the nostrils, it gets easier.
What you are feeling is completely normal, i had the exact same thing you are describing a few months ago. Visited a doctor and all but they are not helpful trust me. Even the doctors that want to helo you are just well intentioned but rarely trained in these things.
What helped me out and completely cured my breathing problems ( i couldn't breathe at all at some times after stressing why i can't breathe ( was buteyko breathing techniques. Just look it up on youtube there are many videos and buteyko is generally avcepted by medicine to help breathing problems
Well I already breathe through my stomach and I definitely don’t smoke or do other bad habits like that and I also exercise. My biggest problem is that I get myself in fight or flight way too easily and once you’re in that mode, your brain fights you against sleep and it’s a very primitive part of your brain meant to keep you alive. I also suffer chronic pain which has roots in a fight or flight system gone awry. Some of these breathing exercises expect you to wait eight seconds between breaths and I simply can’t do that. If I can go a shorter duration between breaths and still be effective, then I’d much rather do that.
@@nicolemarieb.7044 were you able to recover? Or did any medication help I feel the same way I tried to sleep at 2am just to wake up at 5am feeling anxious and not been able to go back to sleep..
my insomnia is causing my anxiety… so insomnia is the root cause 🤦♂️
This can definitely happen!
Same
It’s extremely annoying, how you aren’t able to fall asleep, than when you look at the time and realize it’s 4 am in the morning and you have to be up soon, than in my case I start panicking wondering if I’ll be able to get any sleep. What makes it worse is you then remember the next day so you start stressing about going to sleep than end up doing it again and the cycle continues.
I'm on that cycle too,
I don't sleep for days..
If I get 1-2 hrs im lucky.
Hope you getting sleep .
eating something helps me to relax its also a key trigger for the rest and digest part of the nervous system if i dont eat enough i always have insomnia
I'm 74, haven't slept since second grade. I'm awake 24-7. My ears have been ringing since age 50. I get so tired I lie down but can't lie still, too many aches and pains. I have had two major heart attacks. My heart doctor tells me he doesn't know why I'm still alive. I should be crazy by now.
Hi Michael.Are you serious? You have not slept in years.Thanks.
@@michaeljackson7197 I haven't slept since second grade. Nights seem like they are never going to end. Sleep well.
@@michaelkrick3818 dude, here I thought not sleeping one night is bad enough. God bless you. You are the toughest person I know right now.
@@biscuitss1648 I should be crazy by now, oh wait, I am. Have a great life.
@@michaelkrick3818 how is it possible that you didn't sleep since 2nd grade??
On Monday I literally had school and I could not sleep and I went to bed at 9:00.I woke up at 2:00 and I was awake for a loooong time
“My insomnia came out of nowhere. I was 35 when it started. My family didn’t understand why all of a sudden I wasn’t as happy as I used to be. I was just too tired! I found the *4InsomniaCure. Com* , used the techniques inside, and right away my insomnia disappeared. Now I feel better, and my family’s thrilled I’m back.”
@@darcyanna6266 I got insomnia for taking vitamin c and kids gummies right when I was going to sleep and it has sugar on it :/
Hi there,
Sleep with a window open and allow fresh air to circulate in your room freely as it induces sound sleep. It also gives a sense of happiness and well-being by altering brain levels of serotonin.
Ensure that you make the room as dark as possible to block out blue light and help the body produce melatonin that helps you to get to sleep, i believe.
Avoid using the phone or devices 1 hour before bedtime if they produce blue light and do not have blue light filter or eye comfort shield.
1 hour of sleep for recovery before midnight is better than 2 hours after, so i would recommend to get enough before midnight. Retiring to bed and waking up at the same time is also highly recommendable as the body will be programmed to perform that act of sleep/recover during those periods, i believe.
Cultivate a habit to read before going to bed (non-fiction) as your brain will get tired and will be inclined to rest (the organ in control of others), i believe.
Avoid caffeinated drinks e.g coffee, green or black tea, chocolates, energy drinks and anything else containing the addictive and diuretic drug that will irritate and stimulate your brain, heart and nerves, and it may cause you to stay awake.
If your occupation is sedentary and not physical, make sure to take plenty of exercises e.g brisk walking.
💙💙💙
I haven’t slept for a total of 48 hours and have not gotten much sleep at all the rest of this week. That’s what fibromyalgia does to you over time . It affects your whole body to the point where you can’t find a comfortable position to sleep in then you develop insomnia and more anxiety because you know you’ll never get the same sleep you did before your condition started. It’s sucks. And doctors don’t understand that some people need these medication to function because not all stressors can be removed in no someone’s life.
This advice sounds amazing. I'm trying all that tonight.
i wish i have someone to talk to about this kind of problem
How are you feeling now?
I've always had a rough relationship with food and my body. The thing that really helped me was Forwago. Now I workout three times a week, and I started to eat much healthier. And the best thing about it is that I don't hate doing it but actually enjoy it.
What if worrying is not the reason as to why I can’t sleep? When I’m not able to sleep blank thoughts run through my head at high speeds.
All this week it's been really hard to sleep, I'm exhausted , I wanna sleep but I can't, I feel that when I close my eyes I cant breathe, and have to keep awake ,until my eyes can't do it no more, I really don't know what to do ,im afraid
me too, ive done everything online possible and this seems to happen to me every month or two. no screens before bed, i exercise regularly, balanced diet, read before bed, try to meditate (impossible with my tinnitus really), i dont drink coffee or alcohol, no cigarettes, im at the end of my rope. heres hoping we can find some solution because this is no way to live, im considering suicide
@@ce8539 how are you doing now?
@@ce8539 how are u now?
Thanks for this.
Honestly, thinking about something helps me fall asleep, because I won't get paranoid about sleeping (feeling like someone is behind me).
I can't fall asleep. If I can get to sleep, I'm okay and can stay asleep. I just can't fall. I don't think I'm stressed about anything. Sleep is very important to me because I have arthritis and your body tries to heal itself when you sleep. I take 1 and a half zolpidem at night amongst other medications that have..May make you drowsy side effects. Two full days and nights with no sleep or naps plus a few hours extra. I start to hallucinate and see black oil slicks sliding across the floor and the corners of my site. I hear things that aren't there 😕 it's horrific at times.
I like how everyone acts so crazy about prescribing anxiety medicine when literally some ppl have been through so much trauma and like ppl w chronic pain already have trouble sleeping. It’s like some of the stress causing factors cannot always be removed especially for those in medical programs... so is it better to not prescribe and leave your patient without medication so they can suffer in silence or prescribe a normal amount of medication for a certain amount of time until that stressor can be removed?? Not all of us have control over our situations. Especially those w fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis... we
Live day in a day out w pain so how do you think that will affect us when we go try to sleep?? We stay awake because we are stressed from the pain and a lot opioids can ramp up your nervous system so this wouldn’t help sleep either. We aren’t seeking medication for the high of it or to abuse it! We literally need these medication to function properly and not feel like walking zombies 24/7. If they aren’t abusing it what’s the problem????
Same guy who said Roger Federer gets 12 hours sleep a night...Same video segment. For me I have no trouble falling asleep when tired, it's more so that I stay up working until 7am sometimes hah. #NightOwl life. It's a pain to resync it back to a 9-5 work schedule again, you literally have to either stay wake for 2 days straight OR go swimming.
I herd that when you have anxiety you can tell yourself this. What happened last time? Last time everything was fine. Everything will be fine now.❤
What do you do when you have a chronic pelvic pain condition which you can't treat because you don't know what's causing it and have tried unsuccessfully for years to find out? The anxiety and suffering is tormenting.
i have tried to treat the chronic pelvic pain with stretches and relaxation exercises. the healing process is slow but it has helped me reduce the pain significantly. i am now dealing with the anxiety mainly. but i hop God is gonna help me get over it. how you feeling now?
I ve tried Quercetin(food suplement) and it helped it decreased pain and discomfort significantly. I take it 3 times a day for 10 days, 2 times for another 10 days and 1 times a day for 2 months -20 days since u should use it for 2 month.It has antioxidants so it decrease inflamation. No antibiotics ever worked but this.Doctor prescribed to me and it worked I am not a doctor so ofc dont trust just this comment ask to your doc.
Come on people let's get real , the reason why people have insomnia is mostly due to some deeper emotional issues such as life issues. All this meditation or better sleep habits blah blah won't work before you can treat the more deeper issue. As a matter of fact going online can help with our anxiety at night.
I think the same thing is happening to me at night i can't sleep i keep on thinking of things that makes me scared no matter how i try to stop myself i just can't it is very difficult to be unable to sleep thanks for sharing information
I got so confused because of the thumbnail hahah, it was the same time as it was irl 😂
Marijuana helps with my anxiety and insomnia but I'm a truck driver so I have to just not sleep
Very useful video. For better sleep reduce negative thoughts and overthinking. Keep life simple by avoiding negative social media, stop comparing your life with others and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind]. To relax and for better sleep sit on a chair or lie down especially before sleep, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Observe your breath anywhere-anytime even if you wake up mid-night and also in school, before sleep, when reading etc. . Make this a daily habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.
if anyone needs some motivation, start right now because if u don’t, a year from now u would’ve wished u started earlier. do it so your future self will thank u!!
This is actually very helpful
If i could sleep just one night through i would be happy
Thanks to the name above ⬆️ ⬆️
He
sells shrooms (natural herbs that makes me
sleep well and healed from insomnia
Understand getting some wild sex before sleep usually helps! However, even if you have insomnia you’ll have a big grin on your face😀😀😀😀
I have insomnia and i don't have a grin on my face reading your comment. because of my insomnia i am not in the mood to have sex. Sex requires to much energy. But as someone who sleeps well, you won't understand it, otherwise you wouldn't make that type of stupid joke 😂
Before sleeping, I rethink about everything wrong that I’ve done today, and the bad things that could happen tomorrow. I’m not sure I have anxiety but I’m very insomniac, not because of the phone but something else.
Amaxing, thank you so much.
This is so me I’m so exhausted and tired all time I just don’t sleep
Same I've been dealing with this two days ago
Hi! Same! Have u found a solution to this? :( do u have anxiety too?
The only time I have anxiety is when I try to sleep because I Ithink every time I lay down it’s such a chore just to try to get some sleep so yeah you have Anxiety and stress because you can’t sleep and if there’ is a solution I sure don’t know what It is because I have tried almost everything
@@gonibranham5390 Any better. I am going through the same thing. Scouring the internet looking for answers other than booze and drugs.
@@elaineateoate1020 how are elaine ateoate im dealing all this insomia sometimes 24hrs no sleep at all even day cnt fall sleep how yours?
I havnt slept in 8 months at all. I have no idea how im still alive. I am sleepy and go to bed but as soon as i get comfy and close my eyes but never go "unconscious" as it were i toss and turn the whole night. Get up in the morning groggy and dizzy for around 1 hour then i feel normalish and can work a full 7 hours and function ON NO SLEEP night after night. Doctors said this isnt possible as i would be very ill in hospital and you cant live after 4 or 5 days with 0 sleep but i am living breathing eating proof it is
I understand how you feel. I used to have sleepless nights, and was afraid to go to bed. I cried during the day and at night a lot. I want to help you.
I don't feel this way anymore because Jesus Chrst healed my soul. I asked Him to heal my soul and He supernaturally healed me.
Jesus Christ heard my cries and one night He sent help. It was supernatural. He showed me that He heard my cries. And He started to work on my soul. He even sent me joyful dreams. The most interesting thing is that he knows me better than I know myself. He knows my most cherished dreams and desires. Sends the right people at the right time and sends such circumstances that lead to deliverance from all kinds of sadness. Jesus Christ completely healed me and returned my joy. Tell Him everything thats on your heart. Cry your heart our to Him. Ask Him for help. Even if you think its some kind of nonsense, please give this advice a try. Jesus Chrst is REAL, ALIVE and with us. We can't feel Him until we get it. The blood of Jesus Chrst cleanses us from any kind of filth, evil spirits and anything that a person does during his life, and His love heals us spiritually, physically, and emotionally. I hope this message helps someone find peace and regain life. God bless you
Wait so you aren getting any sleep at all?
@@hannahmichelle1210 yeah back then didnt sleep at all for 8 months. Had covid last year and all came from that. Still ongoing at the moment although i bought a tracker and i am sleeping but just not getting any deep or rem sleep (0) only light
@@colinpatrick2729 8 months no sleep ? Are you superman or have beyond earth powers not joking just curious. How is that even possible!!!!!
@@last2first167 no got a tracker and did sleep just not any deep sleep or rem just all light restless sleep
I became dependent on medication lately that is anti anxiety and helps me sleep…It’s the weekend , and I can sleep all day today so I’m saving my last dose until my next appointment but now I’m seeing how much dependent on meds to sleep the few times I get insomnia every week…my insomnia started after I had my baby during the pandemic…before that I was always a good sleeper…now I’m kind of used to it, so just trying to give myself grace until I eventually fall asleep.
Same here... Still. On doc meds.. What kinda meds did u take?
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
Amen.
I am in exact situation explained by the guy in video. only sleeping 2 in 24 hours. its make me fear now.
I’m not worried. I’m fucking PISSED that I can’t sleep! 😂
Right! You lay there in bed as the hours tick by knowing that you HAVE to get up by 6 a..m to go to work. I start getting PISSED by 1 or so. Then it's over. Adreneline kicks in. I've tried the nice natural tricks. Booze works for me if you drink enough of it. How many alcoholics were born from insomnia?
I start kinda panicking because I feel like I’m not going to remember this and like I’m dying and leaving this body behind for another one in the morning sounds so stupid
Let it be known people…that this is NOT an overnight fix. If you ever have trouble sleeping even if just for a few days in a row, start doing these things. I’m in a place where I don’t think I will ever recover.
Me too.... I don't sleep anymore. I keep up for days,
If I get 1-2 hrs im lucky. 7 month with no change. October my life ended,.. and I've been suffering since. I too see no end. Hope you're doing better?
One MAJOR (but unpopular) tip to help you overcome insomnia is cutting out coffee! When I did this, it's was HARD at first, but fast-forward a few months and my sleep is better than ever, I'm so much more focused, and I ACTUALLY feel refreshed when I wake up.
I mean pretty sure everyone knows this lol
I can't cut out coffee because I don't drink coffee to begin with.
Watching this video at 4:30 am (sleepless night) 😑😑
This made my anxiety increase
My problem is way worse. I can’t get to sleep due to anxiety but then even when I do sleep I have nocturia so I wake up 3 - 4 times to pee every single night…. Which then takes ages to get to sleep again and back to square one
Me 2
There are stretches to make you pee less at night
Are you better now?
@@farazahmed9588 no. I’m waiting to see a specialist having been to the doctor again. :-/
@@barrybrown6239 Oh damn.
Do let us know how it goes
I can sleep naturally and now the doctor put me on klonopin and I hate it I just want to be able to sleep.....it started when my mother died.......now I am addicted to the klonopin......I wish I had a sweet husband.....and then I could hug up and sleep
When we fall in disaster we try to find others who went through similar phases but when we flourish we compare ourselves with others.so strange.emotion is the brutal thing if damaged it creates havoc...
My mom and I were talking about how a fire could happen in the woods that were cut down near my house that if that happened there would be hardly anything left, I can’t sleep now because of that..
I always try to sleep at 10 PM and I can't sleep and it's continuing till 3 am
Hi, Tom! I go to sleep at 10 pm too...I slept 3 hours with medication :( Do u have anxiety too?
@@readingwithandreea6718 yes, what to do for anxiety
When I Try To Sleep At Night I Never Get Sleep But I Usually Sleep At Day Without Even Doing Anything I Don't Know Bro
I'm too young to die I'm so scared-
You’re gonna be alright;) this can’t kill you, your body will sleep eventually and you will get through this, this won’t last forever
@@Ki-td9zd yea ur right I was able to sleep
@@whisper6388 can you tell your story and how did you make it to sleep?
Anxiety Is Harmless It Doesn't Do Anything Even If You Don't Sleep For A Week Or 2 Weeks It's Harmless
@@TSM-Entity-KRSNA no what makes me scared is what if I don't sleep that keeps me up all night
4:am in ny and I have work at office at 9:30 at this point I have accepted that I'm not sleeping at all
Thanks
I’ve never been a great sleeper I generally get 6 hours and if I’m lucky 7, but recently my sleeping has been getting really bad ive been getting 4 - 5 hours a night. If anyone has any tips I’d love to hear them. I’ll be really tired but my brain can’t switch off 😩
Same
The wind down and routine is so important. You have to build the habits. It’s difficult but you’ll find what works for you. (I say this as someone who was getting great sleep after having insomnia my whole life after working on my anxiety- whos now back bc life said haha sike)
I do not suffer from anxiety. I've suffered from chronic insomnia for 25 years.
Hi Katy, have you tried energy healing for the insomnia? I can help if you’re open to it.
@@robertfogerite7776 How?
@@robertfogerite7776 sounds interesting
Honestly. This is a great video. But his key points in the book, lower the temp a couple degrees, no screens for a couple hours before bed, shower before bed, there’s something about that checklist kinda switches off the anxiety cause I’m thinking about those tasks.
I’m a freak, but I find true crime documentaries playing on my phone with the screen face down helps my mind focus on neutral non crucial info, not work or whatever anxiety related issue would come for me without some sort of mild distraction.
The thing why I can't sleep at night is the Fear of having another Panic Attack. whenever i feel my adrenaline pumps while i'm in bed, axiety kicks in. its all about "the fear of having a panic attack".. and it sucks. I already quit coffee for more than a week now after my last panic attack where i feel like I'm having a heart attack . still I can't get a nice sleep because of this axiety.. last night I fell asleep around 4:00am and woke up at 8 to get to work. right now I am writing this comment as my 1st Anxiety Journal.. Thank you for the advice..
Exercise helped me alot💪😎My sleep is almost normal☺️
Thanks to the name above ⬆️ ⬆️
He
sells shrooms (natural herbs that makes me
sleep well and healed from insomnia