Does anyone else wake up scared?
For as long as I can remember I’ve woken up scared - almost every day of my life. I often wonder what’s wrong with me because sometimes I feel there is nothing to be scared about and yet I still wake up scared in the mornings.
It could be that I’m scared of not knowing what the day brings or that I’m scared something bad will happen that day or idk just scared that I don’t know how to deal with life or what I’m doing, or that I feel like I’m not good/smart enough
it’s really bad in the mornings and by midday I can usually shake it off - but when times are rough like they are right now the fear is even stronger.
I feel it so intense in my stomach and it makes living daily so hard because I can feel the fear so much.
if anyone else can relate please let me know so that I know I’m not alone, and if anyone has tips for dealing with this I would really appreciate it 🙏
so thankful this community exists to feel like I’m not alone
@lovingTree1111
I don't know if I wake up scared, but I wake up with anxiety most days. I hate it. For me, I feel like it's more dread because I'm constantly waiting for something bad to happen. Overthinking all the time does it.
Eventually it goes away, and as long as I'm busy and there are other people around to keep me engaged, I'm okay. But when I'm alone (which is a lot), my brain just starts doom-thinking and I start feeling bad again.
@thoughtfulmomma
I can relate to the overthinking for sure
I also try to keep busy or distracted to ease the negative feelings - lately it’s been really hard to stop the overthinking and spiraling of negative thoughts/emotions 😔
I wish I could just stop my brain from thinking
thanks for sharing - helps to know I’m not alone
I try to take a moment to stop during the day when I feel myself getting overwhelmed and do something just for me. Most of the time it’s just playing a game on my phone, but sometimes I listen to meditation on Headspace or YouTube and just try and rest.
Find something that makes you happy and take a few minutes to focus on that for a few minutes when you start to feel afraid or overwhelmed.
