![]() And while it’s unfortunate that it happens, that’s also something that most people can recognise as it’s happening, allowing them to identify the root causes of the anxiety and take the steps necessary to address it.īut somniphobia is a different category altogether: it’s the fear and/or extreme anxiety around the thought of sleeping. Here’s what you need to know about sleep anxiety and how to get rid of it.īy now, we’re all painfully familiar with the idea that anxiety disrupts our sleep. ![]() There’s a name for that - “somniphobia” - and it’s something people experience all the time, regardless of whether the rest of the world is crumbling around them. By then, you’re still dealing with everything that was making you anxious during the day, but there’s a new level of anxiety resulting from worrying about whether you’ll ever actually sleep again, which, in turn, makes it even harder to fall asleep. Has anyone managed to sleep this week? As in, gotten into bed, closed their eyes, and stayed asleep for more than 37 minutes? For those of us who look back longingly on slumbers of years past (when we only had to deal with our baseline apocalyptic levels of anxiety), anxiety-inducing events can seem like they’re perpetually looming just around the corner.ĭepending on your usual ability to sleep, you may make it through a sleepless night or two relatively unscathed and semi-functional, but take a turn for the worse after that. ![]()
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