Sleep anxiety, or anxiety about being able to fall or stay asleep, can worsen insomnia.
Here’s what to do and avoid doing to keep it at bay.
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This specific key in of stress is what sleep doctors call sleep anxiety.
[Sleep anxiety is] like an indoor track at a gym where there are lots of entry points.
neurologist and sleep medicine specialist
No matter how you get on, you start running in circles.
No matter how you get on, you start running in circles.
The same is true for alcohol, which people often give a shot to use for a similar purpose.
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To go back to the track metaphor, identify why you started running in the first place.
At that point, your reason for entering the track becomes somewhat irrelevant, says Dr. Winter.
From there, its more helpful to employ in-the-moment strategies when the anxiety strikes.
neurologist and sleep medicine specialist
Theres an important cognitive aspect to this that focuses on maladaptive thoughts regarding sleep, he says.
medically reviewed byAngela Holliday-Bell, MD
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