Does anyone else become nervous and upset the moment they wake up in the morning? It’s like part of me wishes I didn’t wake up or could just stay asleep. It’s scary and I’m not sure what to do in the morning when I feel like I’m trapped in bed.
Hello! Fun fact about our bodies, the circadian rhythm and light will release cortisol to help get you up and out of bed in the morning. Why is this? Well, a lot of individuals, especially with OCD, have a natural hypersensitivity to anxiety. What is anxiety? If we make it, and it comes from us, why do we have it? Motivation. Motivation to drink, to eat, to be productive, and so on. Without anxiety we would never do anything. What does this mean for struggling with waking up and being nervous? Let’s retrain the thoughts. Ok, I’m awake, my body has cortisol from waking up so my mind is racing trying to figure out what it’s motivated for. Well, it’s motivated to get up, drink water, perhaps take a shower, and then eat a breakfast because hunger causes more anxiety (motivation to eat hormones). Now while we’re first learning about how anxiety is a positive, we need to lean into these negative thoughts. The thoughts are just thoughts and our brains are incredibly powerful. Trust yourself. Sit with the negative thoughts while you let your body auto-pilot to achieve the motivation it needs to conquer the morning routine. It’ll seem scary for the first but while you learn to trust your body and yourself, but you got this. Hope this helps!
yup i get u totally.
feeling that pretty much right now lol
Feel this way too
I used to as well. I have been NOCD for 1 1/2 yrs. I would wake up and would think “What will come up with OCD today”. That is if I slept. I had a hard time sleeping when OCD was at its peak. But. I did ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention). After about 10 months of tears and sweat from anxiety I noticed one day things did bother like they used to. I still have a lot to work on. ERP needs to become a lifestyle not just something to do at a certain time. Believe me I know the struggle, I still have bad hours. But OCD is beatable. I know you can say “No” to OCD. The only difference between me and you is what triggers us. I know you can say “No” to OCD 👍.
For me the evening is the hardest. There are times when things are just one after the other.
happening to me rn
Same here, I often wake up with racing heart and the shakes
This can be hard for sure. I am the opposite- I actually dread night time but I have worked with many people who have more OCD symptoms in the morning. I think, just like everything else we teach in ER- it is to do the uncomfortable thing- get out of bed in spite of how you feel. Keep moving towards your goals. Eventually, our feelings catch up with our actions when we refuse to allow our thoughts to dictate what we do. You got this.
This has been happening to me recently, I’m sorry it’s happening to you too! It feels awful and makes you feel like the rest of your day might be the same, but that’s not always the case. I’ve been trying to meet this morning anxiety by instead turning my attention to self-compassion and kindness. Does it feel scary and uncomfortable? Yes, but I am strong and can do hard things. I will proceed with my day despite this fear. I believe in you. You are not alone!
does anyone else get morning anxiety or rather, anxiety whenever you wake up? doesn't really matter what time, but by the time you're awake, you get anxious and your problems seem like they multiplied as if sleeping collected all your troubles and threw them at you by the time you woke up
Does anyone else struggle with extreme anxiety in the morning? It’s like I wake up and my body is already anxious. It calms down towards the evening. It’s really frustrating to try to get moving in the morning when I just want to lay in bed and ignore it.
I don’t know if this is part of OCD but every morning I wake up with anxiety and usually it goes away when I get out of bed and continue on my day, but it just is overwhelming. Sometimes that I feel like staying in bed is the most comfortable thing I can do or stay sleeping, is the only thing I can do because I don’t want to get up because I feel too anxious in the morning What can I do ? Does anyone have any advice?
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