My anxiety has been causing really bad sleep issues lately and I’m getting stuck in a cycle. It’s been several months at this point and it’s only getting worse.
I own a mobile coffee business, so I have early mornings, and I think the pressure around sleep is making everything worse. As well as stress from owning a business. At night I feel exhausted , but my body won’t fully relax and my heart feels like it’s racing. My poor bf usually wakes up and he is so supportive to me, I cry my eyes out to him too much at this point.
I have started getting frustrated when speaking , feeling brain fog, forgetting words even. I also do nothing with my days because of my exhaustion. It’s ruining my life.
I keep falling asleep for short periods (like 20–40 minutes) and then waking up over and over all night. It feels like I’m never getting into deep sleep. I’ve tried different sleep setups (TV, silence, background noise), but nothing is consistently helping.
I got better for a few weeks but it has come back, worse than before.
If you’ve dealt with this kind of anxiety + fragmented sleep, what actually helped you improve it?
I have considered closing my business at this point.