things i do at night to prevent anxious thoughts
If you’re anything like me then thoughts probably pop up in your mind that leads you to think about thousands of other things and that possibly leads to an anxiety attack. I’ve been trying to get my life in order and I used to have anxiety attacks every night. So I thought I’d share what I do at night after my nightly routine to make sure I’m ok and can go to sleep with no worries. Everything I mention might not be for everyone and that’s ok. If you find something that works for you continue to do it! This is just what I do to make sure I don’t have an attack.
checking in with my current emotions – I do this every night (and day) just to keep track of how I was feeling and why, but this works the best at night if I’m feeling a bit anxious. I can go back to see why I felt that way and keep it in mind for next time. I do this with an app called Pacifica. On there, you can do other things like journalling, create a hope board, track your health, etc. but I only use it for moods and health.
listen to calming music – My calming music is the Peaceful Piano on Spotify. I think it’s best to listen to music that have no words that can trigger emotions (don’t get me wrong beats can trigger emotions as well but the music will become white noise. I’ll explain soon)
putting my phone on do not disturb – After putting my music on, I let everyone who I talked to before bed know that I won’t be near my phone and it’s on dnd. It’s best for me to not get distracted because once I go on my phone to check something, I end up checking social media and end up thinking “why am I’m laying here while everyone else is doing something with their life?” So dnd it is!
distracting my mind – For me, I distract my mind with a crossword puzzle. I’m so focused on finding words that my mind doesn’t have time to think about all my worries. You can distract your mind however you see fit - a coloring book, reading book, etc. As I work on my crossword puzzle, the music playing in the background turns into white noise.
getting ready to drift to sleep – As I’m distracting my mind I tend to get sleepy pretty fast. So I put it away, lie down, and drift off to sleep!
Try to not let your thoughts consume you. I know it’s hard but I know we can get through 💕
Had to reblog so I can get back to this routine 😩
