Why does worry rear its ugly head at night?

             Is it morning already?!

What you refuse to face in daylight...will resurface in the night.  Do you ever wonder why people have so much trouble sleeping?  Whether it's falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting a good nights sleep?  It is because the night is still.  In the night, there is no noise, no distraction, no external and internal chatter.  The only voice you hear is your own.  And it will list for you the stresses, worries, and problems you have in your waking hours that you ignore, shove down, or block.  This never works.  This is not a way of dealing with your issues or struggles.  All it does it make them worse because now...you can't sleep!  If you suffer from anxiety and/or a lot of stress, take a few moments each day to write down the top 3 things you are worried about and then an action you can take to correct or relieve some of your worries about that issue.  If it is something that is truly out of your control what you can do is pray.  Pray about it or who ever it involves and then let it go.  If you put things down on paper and an action plan on how you can tackle them it takes the power away from your anxiety.  And then it won't surface at night when you need to sleep and re-charge your body/spirit/mind.  Of course there are other contributors to trouble sleeping (hormonal imbalance, sleep apnea, etc.) but stress/anxiety is one of the major causes of trouble sleeping.  Just try what I am suggesting for a couple weeks. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

 

XO  Joy