anxiety when waking up in the middle of the night?

[jasn88cubs]

anyone have anxiety when waking up in the middle of the night? i do and it's brutal. it's like my mind won't slow down, i think of the most stupidest things and i just can't calm down

[jasn88cubs]

sometimes i wonder if its a nightmare or panic attack?

[jasn88cubs]

so just distracting yourself helps? i usually end up falling right back asleep

[dolphin8808]

I used to get that a lot and still do at times, my heart will race and my thoughts so crazy. Frustrating to say the least! That is when I grab my IPad, come on this site or play games to distract myself. It really really helps.

[Ms_C]

I used to, I guess sometimes I still do just not as bad. I would jump out of bed. it's terrible!!