How to deal with waking up with anxiety?

[Anonymous]

I used to have anxiety on a daily basis a couple years ago but I helped myself through it and haven’t experienced it as much in recent times. But I’m starting to wake up in the middle of the night and I feel very anxious. It’s happened only twice so far but twice in a row and it’s a new feeling. I do my usual night routine that’s relaxing and calm. I sleep away and wake up about one hour later and feel so anxious. My heart rate becomes higher, I feel numb and tingly, nervous and as if I can’t breathe properly. Tonight I took a valerian root supplement for calming me down and it’s helping. As I’m typing this I feel calmer , But I’m concerned and don’t want this happening again. After waking up I can’t sleep again and then during the day I feel so sleepy which makes me feel lightheaded too.

Any advice or tips will be helpful, thank you!😊

[Anonymous]

Anxiety can be from environmental or body chemical conditions. Try no caffeine at all, just herbal tea and calming music. You should see a doctor though because it could be body chemistry is off. Also, use the TIPS method. It's lowering facial temperature rapidly by leaning over and splashing cold water on your face, it's causes the dive reflex and causes your heart rate to slow.

[Sonorous]

How you deal with it will depend on the origin of your anxiety & what solutions work best for you. I'd say first start with trying to understand why you have it. So what are you afraid of?

[Anonymous]

Meditation. Truly. Or Xanax.

Watch this first, it will lead you to everything else.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/GB3RGu8Go2s

[Opinion Owner]

Start around the middle, I'm not into all that marijuana stuff they talk about.

[Opinion Owner]

I'm sorry, this whole video is crap. Try this instead:

https://www.youtube.com/@headspace/videos

pick a video that matches your issue

Headspace is really good, they talk about it in the video, but they make it really boring.

[jahaims]

Go to therapy, eat healthy, and exercise daily