Anxiety and Insomnia

This journal entry really hit home for me. I have had trouble sleeping for a really long time, and always thought "insomnia" was just the inability to fall asleep. I had just recently done some of my own research on the subject before coming across this entry in the newsletter. I have my own blog entry on my findings here: http://anxiousnomore.blogspot.com/2007/09/warning-anxiety-can-cause-insomnia.html

It never occurred to me to relate the problems I have sleeping with my anxiety condition. The horrible thing about it is that you can never escape the anxiety. When you sleep its supposed to be a relaxing renewal of energy but sometimes I end up feeling more exhausted when I wake up due to the stress I feel all night long. Thank you for sharing this information and I look forward to your continuing blogs on the subject.

Your article was very enlightning for me as I have depression,general anxiety,and ptsd.  I have insomnia as a result of the daily stress/anxiety over every thing from bills to maintaining the car etc....I take an anti depressant and anxiety medication.  Recently I was involved in a single car accident in which I was forced to avoid an oncoming vehicle, lost control and by the grace of god or some higher power was watching over me that day.  I was pretty banged up but some how was able to get out of my wrecked car, flagging a motorist for help and every thing is pretty much a blur of most it afterwards.  After spending a night in the hospital I was released in the care of my sister on the way home we had to stop by the towing facility where my car is currently.  I was stunned and amazed I actually walked away from it.  The entire driver side roof was smashed down, the driver door was T-boned by impact of a tree. 

The whole experience has caused me to be thankful I was able to see another day, yet I am digusted that the car that caused this didn't stick around, just left me there.

The road is  not a main highway it is a rural county back road which is steep winding and narrow and not maintained much...There where no wtnesses other than me and the other vehicle.  To top it off I was issued two tickets, for speed unreasonable, and failure to stay in my lane which I have a pending court date to make a plea.  My car was 15 yrs. old and I had only liability coverage, so I am responsible for the towing cost.  Medical is covered and the injuries I sustained were a fractured C-2 vertabrae, 10 stitches from a deep gash to my head, cuts and bruises.  While I am grateful to be alive and recovering.  I do not have the funds to replace my car, or for the towing.  I am paying the consequences of someone else's wreckless driving...Obviously I plan to plead not guilty and fight it thru photo's I took of the road way and accident site as well as the injuries I sustained.  Fortunately I have arranged for rides to dr. appts that are in some instances 1hr.15 minutes one way.

In a way I am glad I don't remember the actual accident as I believe it would make my insomnia worse.  As it is I am awakened @ night either from pain, the C-collar I have to wear for 5 more weeks.  I seem to have lost some short term memory as a result.

It was definetly a wake up call for me, it had a profound affect on my out look on life and how close I came to losing it in an instant.