Anxiety is killing my sleep and I'm spiraling

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2w ago1 min read

Been dealing with this for about 3 months now. Every night around 11pm my brain just starts racing about everything. Money, kids future, my job, if I'm a good dad, literally everything at once. I'm exhausted and irritable with my family because of it. Started some deep breathing stuff but nothing is really helping. Anyone else experience this? Does it ever get better or am I just wired this way now.

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TTyler M.New Dad2w ago

Man, I feel this in my bones. The 11pm racing thoughts are real when you've got a toddler who won't sleep anyway. Have you tried just getting up and doing something for 20 mins instead of fighting it? Sometimes accepting the wakefulness helped me more than trying to force sleep.

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BBen R.New Dad2w ago

The money and kids future thoughts are the worst spiral. I've been there with two kids and it feels endless. Honestly, talking to my wife about specific worries instead of just letting them loop in my head at night made a huge difference.

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