Anxiety, Sleep, Thoughts...
anonymous
Loren Gelberg-Goff Says...
It sounds like you've done some research, and some of these sleep aids can and do help, however, given your brief description of your problems, I would recommend incorporating some additional therapeutic interventions to your line-up. You say that your anxiety gets worse at night, so yes, having some sleep meditations can be helpful to block some of the anxiety producing thoughts. Have you been in therapy or are you now in therapy to help you to understand the root cause(s) of your anxiety? There are a number of very helpful interventions for dealing effectively with GAD. 1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Allows you to talk through the things that trigger your anxiety, understand what your reactions are and modify how you handle the anxious feelings to give you more control over your triggers. 2. Hypnotherapy By using hypnotherapeutic interventions you can get to the root causes of your anxiety and eliminate them from your life. 3. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) 4. Neurofeedback which can mitigate many anxiety reactions. 5. Tai chi, yoga, Chi-Gong (Quigong)... all these modalities help to mitigate anxiety and stress and can be beneficial in helping you to feel better in your life. 6. Self-hypnosis... listening to meditations can be very helpful in both getting to sleep, staying asleep and going back to sleep should you awaken.
Many things can be improved by changing your thoughts, and there are a number of ways to do this, so don't just start and stop with one modality... Allow yourself to be open to the many possibilities that are available. I wish you all the best, and please let me know if you have any additional questions that I help to clarify for you.
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