Sleep-Related Anxiety

Breaking Free from Sleep-Related Anxiety

Many people who have experienced difficulty sleeping know all too well how anxiety-inducing it can be just to think about sleep.

The cycle that follows can feel endless and overwhelming: poor sleep increases your anxiety; heightened anxiety makes it harder to sleep; and another night of restless or disrupted sleep only ratchets your anxiety even higher. Over time, even the approach of bedtime can trigger feelings of fear, frustration, and dread.

If this cycle sounds familiar, you are not alone, and it can get better.

Sleep-related anxiety is incredibly common, and it’s something we can work through together. In therapy, we focus on helping you understand the patterns that are keeping anxiety and sleep difficulty connected. You’ll learn evidence-based strategies to:

• Calm your mind and body before bed

• Change unhelpful thought patterns around sleep

• Rebuild a more peaceful, trusting relationship with sleep

• Break the anxiety-sleep-anxiety cycle

By addressing both the anxiety and the habits that may have developed around sleep, you can begin to experience real, lasting change and nights that feel less stressful and more restorative.

You don’t have to keep struggling on your own. Together, we can help you manage your sleep-related anxiety and create the foundation for better sleep and better days.