Or does anxiety just have a tendancy to make you feel sleepy?. I was just wondering.

- Regards, Lonely Traveler

Or does anxiety just have a tendancy to make you feel sleepy?. I was just wondering.

- Regards, Lonely Traveler


I think its a little bit of both. I think anxiety in general takes a toll on our body because of the constant hypervilgilance. I think we also sleep to escape the anxiety because it comforts us.

Hi, I definitely sleep more when I am particularly worried about something. It is the only thing that gives me any sort of release from my own head!

Being anxious all the time does make you tired, but for me I deliberately try and sleep.

malibu- Me, too! I don't sleep because I'm depressed (although all of my medications do make me tired), but whenever I'm having really, really bad panic attacks, I just sleep to block everything out, and I know that I have two hours or so before I have to face the stress. Usually, the best example of me doing this is when I'm literally having a "mini-breakdown", and sobbing uncontrollably- during these episodes (which I get quite frequently because of constant feelings of worry, guilt, and shame...), I just cry in my bed, throw the blanket over my head, and face the wall to ruminate and have my obsessions in peace. It's also because, when I get like this, everything that I look at just triggers more anxiety or emotions, so facing the wall inhibits my vision. When I cry like this, it's even obsessive-compulsive! ;) I cry in certain stages, and whenever the tears stop, and certain thoughts won't make me start up again, I have spasmodic, rhythmic gasps/heaves. They just kind of lull me as they slow (which could take 15 minutes), and by that time, the synchrony combined with the total exhaustion automatically guarantees that I'll fall asleep... :yawn: Think I'm going to take a nap right now, in fact! Ever since I started SSRI's (and now Klonopin) three years ago, I can't seem to stay awake in the afternoon, and I'll take a nap anywhere from 2-4 o'clock! :D
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I sleep to keep from having to take another Xanax. So yes, in general, I do sleep to escape anxiety.

Me too, I sleep like 10 hours a night

Yes. Sometimes, I'm just so anxious (I get these weird abdominal shivers that hurt.. but work out my abs.. no kidding) all day that I sit down at the end of the day only to pass out on the couch from such exhaustion. Also, if I'm feeling particulary anxious and I can't do much else.. I'll crawl into bed(usually I fall asleep but not always) because it's my comfort zone.