😟 Another Restless Night? Worrying about tomorrow? Thinking random thoughts? Is there a way to stop this?

The connection between sleep and anxiety is much deeper than you think. The Scientific Connection Between Sleep and Anxiety [The link between anxiety and sleep] The connection between sleep and anxiety is so intricate that researchers have determined it to be 'bidirectional'. This means that not only does lack of sleep worsen anxiety, also in turn, anxiety prevents easily sliding into a restful sleep. A total of 40 million Americans suffer through sleep disorders every night, and 70% of adult Americans have reported feeling the weight of daily stressors. What's worse, both sleeplessness and anxiety can impact how you function in your daily life emotionally, mentally, and physically. What Anxiety Does to Sleep Anxiety is the single most common mental illness, with one out of four people claiming to have symptoms, all of which can and will drastically affect sleeping. The most common circumstance is one almost all of us have had at some point in our lives: just when your head hits the pillow, your mind starts racing and sleep won't come. This can all too often be connected to one of the culprits and results of sleep deprivation: anxiety. You start thinking about tomorrow morning, or that big project at work, or what you said or shouldn't have said to your Boss, or how costly it is to put your oldest through college, or get your youngest new braces. By the time you look at the clock, it's early in the morning. You've worried your entire night away. And when it keeps happening over and over, you end up with several nights of sleep deprivation and a huge sleep deficit. Now you're at risk for all of the additional side effects of sleep deprivation too. The consequences end up being far more dire than a little yawn in the early afternoon. They could even be deadly. Different phases of sleep assist with different necessary body functions, as explained earlier. But when you have trouble falling or staying asleep because of anxiety or insomnia, you aren't giving your body the opportunity to get into deeper cycles of sleep. This cuts off the mental and physical processes those stages were supposed to accomplish, leaving you all the more anxious and tired, even after sleeping some. What Research Has Shown Research found that brain activity after periods of sleep deprivation mirrors brain activity indicative of anxiety disorders. The amygdala — the seat of the brain’s fight or flight response — is particularly “aroused” when we haven’t slept enough. One study found that the brains of participants who’d experienced even brief periods of sleep deprivation showed greater activity in a complex of “emotion-generating regions of the brain” and reduced activity in “emotion-regulating regions.” These findings are linked to why people with anxiety disorders often report an explosion of anxiety first thing in the morning. Poor sleep seems to put the brain on-guard by triggering spikes in stress hormones like cortisol, producing an early a.m. “anxiety bloom” even before the day begins. The vicious cycle of anxiety and sleep loss just fuel each other, with compounding effects. So, how do we stop it? The Takeaway Chronic sleeplessness and anxiety are two interconnected problems which cannot be addressed only individually. Sleep affects anxiety; anxiety affects sleep. But what is there to do? This topic has been researched for ages, and still there is no viable, one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, sleep and anxiety solutions have to be tailored to the individual. But where to start? Check out tomorrow's email as we bring you the solutions we found to be the best.  You Might Like    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](                                Sun Universal Media | 314 E. Dania Beach Blvd. #132 | Dania Beach, FL 33004 | United States [Unsubscribe]( from future marketing messages from Sun Universal Media