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Why do I have feelings of anxiety and self-loathing but only during the middle of the night?

Posted by admin on Feb 27, 2009

I don't have these feelings at all during the day - in fact, I wake up feeling like my thoughts during the night were silly and out of proportion.

When people are advised to 'sleep on' a problem it helps, because while you are asleep you get the chance to sort out subconscious conflicts (which cause things like anxiety and self-loathing), and that's why you dream.

These conflicts are sorted by the time you wake up, so you realise how out of proportion they were. When you feel anxiety and self-loathing in the night, it's because your brain is still in the process of working through all of your worries.

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Jackie Zoe:

I'm the same way. I think it might have something to do with the night, And it's atmosphere, Considering it only happens at night.
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February 27th, 2009 | 7:09 am
pattie b:

For some reason the night sucks for me as well.
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February 27th, 2009 | 7:42 am
In_need:

When people are advised to 'sleep on' a problem it helps, because while you are asleep you get the chance to sort out subconscious conflicts (which cause things like anxiety and self-loathing), and that's why you dream.

These conflicts are sorted by the time you wake up, so you realise how out of proportion they were. When you feel anxiety and self-loathing in the night, it's because your brain is still in the process of working through all of your worries.
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February 27th, 2009 | 8:27 am
spiritualjourneyseeker:

I have a friend who has this issue. She swears she does emotional processing during sleep so that when she wakes up, whatever was bothering her when she went to sleep is less intense in the morning.
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February 27th, 2009 | 9:09 am
words_that_live_on:

If you can go camping all alone you will find the thoughts will be the same day and night. Other people affect how we feel and think. To master your emotions you need to know how they are made electrically.
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February 27th, 2009 | 9:57 am
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