Anxiety is a primary cause of sleep disorders such as insomnia. Anxiety takes over the mind making it almost impossible to relax enough to go to sleep. This type of anxiety is non specific and tends to happen for no concrete reason. It is known as generalized anxiety disorder.
Those who suffer with anxiety and sleep disorders usually have a natural tendency to worry. During their lives, some of them will develop this tendency to a point where it can ruin their life if not dealt with. They are worried constantly about everything and nothing. It could be their work, their health, the safety of their families, their finances, but also about the risk of war and the global economy.
This type of anxiety tend to be pervasive, meaning it’s present all the time, never leaving the person alone. In addition to anxiety and sleep disorders come other physical manifestations of stress such as muscle tension, difficulty concentrating and sometimes physical pain such as headaches or stomach or digestive problems and diarrhea.
How to cope with anxiety and sleep disorders
There are some simple exercises for relaxation that can be done at home. For example, one can try abdominal breathing which is the basis for many disciplines of relaxation. For those who want to develop their ability to relax, there are many tutorials on line that can help.
You can also get help from a professional, a relaxation therapist, or learn a relaxation technique such as Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong.
Psychotherapy for anxiety and sleep disorders
There are several types of psychotherapy. The most recognized when it comes to generalized anxiety disorder are cognitive and behavioral therapies. The principle is to combine these therapies. a cognitive approach, the therapist helps the patient recognize irrational thoughts, to make him think about the likelihood of negative events (often exaggerated).
Analytical psychotherapy
Analytical psychotherapy are therapies that seek to explain the current difficulties of a person by unconscious conflicts. To resolve conflicts, the patient returns to his past and a mechanism for associations of thought comes to understand how its current difficulties are the result of his personal history. Therapies often take a long time, up to several years and are aimed at changing the patient in depth. They are particularly suitable if the generalized anxiety disorder is one of a host of other symptoms.
I had a friend who suffered from anxiety disorders and she told me that upon reading several self help books and engaging in positive thinking has helped a lot. It is about changing her mindset and to take things in her stride that helps her to combat the disorders. Hope this might be of a little help to those who find themselves in the same situation!
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