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Why is my anxiety worse at night? Insomnia
Because the distractions went to bed before you did. All day, work and noise compete with anxious thoughts. At night your brain finally has free bandwidth, and spends it on worry. Add fatigue, which weakens your ability to wave thoughts away, plus the pressure of watching the clock, and everything gets louder after dark.
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Because the distractions went to bed before you did. All day, work and noise compete with anxious thoughts. At night your brain finally has free bandwidth, and spends it on worry. Add fatigue, which weakens your ability to wave thoughts away, plus the pressure of watching the clock, and everything gets louder after dark.
We wrote a whole guide on calming anxiety at night. If this is most nights, take the free 2-minute GAD-7. Nighttime anxiety responds well to treatment, and sleep is usually the first thing that improves.
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