Waking up into anxiety
In her article Understanding Early Morning Anxiety, Deanne Repich talks about the common experience of “sleeping peacefully in your warm, cozy bed. You are at peace, finally getting a break from the cares and tasks of the day.
“Then, BOOM! Suddenly, the shrill sound of your alarm clock jerks you awake. It triggers the ‘fight or flight’ response, our body’s inborn self-protective mechanism.”
A result, she continues, can be that “The dreaded worries and symptoms kick in.”
Continued on Highly Sensitive People
