Anxious girl💐
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Night time doom
For some reason I struggle alot more at night with my anxiety and thoughts. Does anyone have any tips to help me guide through this ❤️🩹
Kaitydid 🌸Kaitydid 🌸
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Something I have tried but not sure if it would turn into a compulsion or not.. I like to turn a show on and snuggle with a comfort item and usually that helps take my mind off of things
StarstruckStarstruck
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No read advice either I struggle with the same thing. I just stay on my phone until I’m so sleepy I can just fall right to sleep.
no more runningno more running
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I thought everyone is like that. Do people just go to bed when they're not sleepy? I guess that's why my sleep schedule is so bad😂😂
StarstruckStarstruck
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@no more running Lol! I go to bed because I’m sleepy but then I lay there and start thinking too much. When that starts to happen, I just go on my phone until im sleeping with phone in hand , video playing over and over 😭😂
no more runningno more running
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@Starstruck Yeah I go to bed too but not with the intention to sleep. I only sleep when I'm basically passing out😅
Stars1818Stars1818
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I’m the exact same you’re not alone! I have no ‘real’ advice but doing simple things like reading whilst listening to classical music or writing down all the things i’m greatful for that day. The first one distracts my brain to the point I can’t focus on my thoughts and the second one helps bring me back to real life! For me personally I also find praying the rosary has helped me but obviously I don’t know you or your religion so if that doesn’t fit maybe guided meditation online! I know these sound so silly and I brushed them off as well, they don’t stop the OCD but it can temporarily give you a break and hopefully help you sleep! Hope you feel better soon 💕
AnonymousAnonymous
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Yes do something productive instead of being on your cell phone texting.
AnonymousAnonymous
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@Anonymous You need to get a life & stop feeling sorry for yourself. Geez there are people homeless & you’re upset because you can’t fall asleep.
no more runningno more running
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@Anonymous What is this disgusting attitude? People call dealing with OCD an invisible fight for a reason. She cannot sleep because of how loud her mind is and what she's feeling. A homeless person is suffering too but it doesn't mean they are suffering more. Stop judging and comparing please this is supposed to be a safe space. Be more understanding. It feels good to be nice
Anxious girl💐Anxious girl💐
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@no more running Thank uuuuu!💗
AnonymousAnonymous
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Ya go to a soup kitchen & help the less fortunate & stop feeling sorry for yourself.
AnonymousAnonymous
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Get a glass of milk & call mommy!
Anxious girl💐Anxious girl💐
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@Anonymous You are being incredibly rude? If you got nothing nice to say then don’t say nothing? It was unnecessary. Thank you, have a good day 🥰
SeekingRecoverySeekingRecovery
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This probably sounds really childish, but when times are really tough, I try to lie in bed and invite my mam in to talk to me for a while so I get used to the comfort of being in bed without anything like a phone or tv (this could probably work with a phone call on speaker left on the side table). I got used to being able to chat to my ex before bed so when I started having to sleep alone again my rumination spiked. Being in bed without being on my phone or watching anything would eventually make me a bit sleepy and once my mam left it would be easier to drift off to sleep. On normal nights, I try to just put my phone aside and sit in the discomfort, it’s not fun but eventually my brain relents and I go to sleep. As with anything, you have to make sure it doesn’t become compulsive (e.g. “I HAVE to call my mam otherwise I won’t get to sleep”, etc.)
Anxious girl💐Anxious girl💐
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Thank you everyone for your tips 💐💐
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