((is it because your thoughts are moving too fast? A trick I learned with trying to sleep – it helps sometimes – is to not to try controlling my train of thought. When i’m laying down i just let it go wherever it wants to. It takes practice, definitely, but it could help to just let your thoughts go wherever and to try not to focus on one topic.

I was just reading and WebMD suggests maybe getting up for just a bit to go to another room and do something unexciting, like reading or listening to some music. There’s some other suggestions in the link too, if you want to look.

Part of the trouble is the computer/phone screen you’re looking at too, I”m sure. There’s millions of lit-up pixels staring you in the face and your brain is trying to process all of them in the middle of the night. I’m not saying this out of meanness, but I think you should put your phone or computer down and sit in darkness to help your brain have less to process.

I’ll be home from work tomorrow, so I’ll be around my computer if you want to message me again tomorrow. I promise if you do I’ll answer you as soon as I see it.

p.s.- ‘meanness’ is apparently a word – who knew.

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Thanks so much. Anon, I hope you read this!

((someone cares.

((I see. I think you should try sleeping. Sleeping’s a great way to process some of your emotions through dreaming, and after having anxiety it’ll be great knowing you don’t have to do anything right away.

I know this is hard to believe – especially coming from me, someone you don’t know – but I’m sure your friends don’t hate you. That is the anxiety. Some would call it a ‘Deceptive Identity’, which is something that you tell yourself that is untrue. Anxiety and depression has a funny way of bringing out all the nasty, impish thoughts that appear.

If you can, go get a drink so you have time away from a computer/phone screen before you try to get to sleep. Its okay to go to sleep – it’ll help you. Okay?

((I know it hurts. I know… it’ll be okay. Take deep breaths. Do you want to tell me what you’re doing right now?

((i know you are. It’s okay, I promise.Take deep breaths, and drink some water, okay? It’ll be okay.

((just because the reason for the pain doesn’t make sense to your logical-thinking mind, it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt.

It might be hard to understand at this point in time, but you have to remember that you will be okay again. I promise you will. It’s okay to cry it out and be angry because that’s how your emotions sometimes need to be processed

Make sure to drink water – it’ll help you not feel so yucky while this is all going on.

Remember, it’s also okay to start feeling better. If you start to lighten up, don’t feel bad about it.

I hope this helps, I really do.

((I’m glad that you reached out. Try getting some ice and just holding onto it in your hand until it hurts. Or get a piece of paper and tear it into little pieces. If you need to, you can also try just writing out what’s going on in your head. You don’t have to keep the writing, but it might help you process through some of it. And afterward you can either burn or flush the paper if you don’t want to keep it around.