Has anyone managed to sleep this week?
As in, gotten into bed, closed their eyes, and stayed asleep for more than 37 minutes?
Heres what you oughta know about sleep anxiety and how to get rid of it.
What is somniphobia?
By now, were all painfully familiar with the idea thatanxiety disrupts our sleep.
Butsomniphobia is a different categoryaltogether: its the fear and/or extreme anxiety around thethoughtof sleeping.
(More on that in a minute).
But well save that variety for another day.
What are the symptoms of somniphobia?
Sleepless nights are a terrible experience, and no one wants to go through that.
But its more than feeling tired the next day.
Runko says its important to keep in mind that because sleep anxiety is a phobia (i.e.
How can we deal with somniphobia?
Instead, your brain will promptly move on to something else, continuously scanning for things to worry about.
Which (finally) brings us to somniphobia.
If you have generalized anxiety disorder, your brain may focus onand catastrophizewhat would happen if you didnt sleep.
Again, it might not be that obvious thoughespecially now, during a period of extreme stress.
Insomnia
As Runko explained, somniphobia can be an offshoot of insomnia.
