Social Anxiety Support

Dreamer'sHideaway · 01-08-2009, 09:26 AM

Hey guys. This is kind of weird but there have been a few times in the last few months where I've only had 3 or 4 hours of sleep and then had to get up and run to a lecture. I only had time to quickly dress, put on my glasses (weaker prescription than my contacts), throw on a hat and grab a snack. I figured I'd feel anxious but once I arrived in class I felt quite cozy. Maybe since I was tired I wasn't alert enough to really care what others were thinking?

Not something I plan to do all the time, this losing sleep lol. But it was nice to arrive in class and actuallly be able to get up and go to the bathroom without feeling like everyone would stare at me when I stood up to leave.

Any thoughts on why I am often less anxious after little sleep?

Panicprincess · 01-08-2009, 09:29 AM

some of the others said that your brain was baisicly too tired to get all worked up...not in my case though, things get worse.

Dreamer'sHideaway · 01-08-2009, 09:31 AM

lol I just noticed there was another thread like this one. Its interesting. Yeah, I think it makes sense that some would feel worse and that some would feel too 'out of it' to find themselves overly attentive and on edge. Kind of cool.

ItsJustMeAgain · 01-08-2009, 09:56 AM

I feel that way when I'm hungover too....just don't care!?

AnxiousAndy19 · 01-08-2009, 10:23 AM

Yeah, I have felt both. It depends on what I am doing. If I am very little sleep with nothing to do, then it gets bad. But when I have stuff to do, I am just too tired to care.

ST. GK · 01-08-2009, 10:43 AM

I would say that you just didnt have the time to think about when you woke up. Thats happened before, and there have also been time when I did the same but it was only worse. Also the rush of adrenaline you got from your state of panic may have helped as well.

Dashman28 · 01-08-2009, 06:20 PM

Yeah, I've thought about this a lot. I definitely have less physical symptoms of anxiety when I'm worn out. I guess the body is just too exhausted to get all worked up and shoot the adrenaline. The bad thing is that my mind is just too slow when I'm this tired, and I think I come across like a zombie.

timidgeek · 01-08-2009, 10:18 PM

I tend to post more on this board when im tired. Things i would otherwise write and then delete without posting during the day.

lull · 01-08-2009, 10:21 PM

Im gonna test this out tonight

Dreamer'sHideaway · 01-09-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by lull

Im gonna test this out tonight

I'm doing it again tonight. Its 3:30am where I live

I will be a little tired in my lectures tomorrow but I hope to feel more at ease like after last night's 5 hours of sleep.

nightwalker · 01-09-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreamer'sHideaway

I'm doing it again tonight. Its 3:30am where I live

I will be a little tired in my lectures tomorrow but I hope to feel more at ease like after last night's 5 hours of sleep.

do your lectures go well? do you say all the things that you planned to? did you forget anything? i mean lack of sleep is bad for you..

PetSMiLE · 01-09-2009, 12:54 PM

This is kind of surprising, because I'm the very opposite. I didn't sleep well last night, and I feel very anxious. I'm in a deeply depressed mood, and I don't feel like doing any work.

Dreamer'sHideaway · 01-09-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PetSMiLE

This is kind of surprising, because I'm the very opposite. I didn't sleep well last night, and I feel very anxious. I'm in a deeply depressed mood, and I don't feel like doing any work.

Today it worked differently, 5 hours sleep and I felt the usual in my lecture (a bit uneasy and wouldn't have been able to i.e. leave the room and come back due to attention being focused on me for a few seconds as I found my way to the door).
I'm wondering if there's some connection between the stage of sleep you wake up in. I felt out of it yesterday (in a good way, helped me "not care" what others thought to a certain degree. I wasn't talking to anyone though lol). Today I didn't feel out of it I just felt regular and then after class I felt tired. *sigh* I wish I could figure out what to do.

SadRosesAreBeautiful · 01-09-2009, 03:15 PM

One night I went with an hour of sleep before I had to get up that morning to give a presentation. I think I would have had an extreme panic attack had I not had so little sleep. I think it really helped. I try not to do it though, 'cause I'd rather be anxious than sick. Besides, I can always take some anxiety drugs anyway.

Halcyon Daze · 01-09-2009, 07:01 PM

I think I've used lack of sleep as a form of self medication. It just kind of dulls everything for me. I didn't realize that's probably why I always stay up so late. I think it probably makes everything worse in the long run. Lack of sleep is unhealthy.
On a separate but related note, this week I've had a bit of insomnia. I feel terrible.

solasum · 01-09-2009, 08:03 PM

Things are a lot funnier when I'm exhausted. But then again, it's at night when I'm the most anxious.

WintersTale · 01-09-2009, 08:55 PM

I've noticed this, too. On days where I don't get enough sleep, I feel more talkative and less anxious.

SaigeJones · 01-09-2009, 09:30 PM

This is something weve discussed on these forums years ago. Sleep deprivation seems to lessen anxiety in some people.

01-08-2009, 09:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dreamer'sHideaway Status: Dreamers Hideaway Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: University of Guelph, Canada; Hometown Markham (just north of Toronto) Ontario Gender: Female Posts: 218	Little Sleep = Less Anxious? Hey guys. This is kind of weird but there have been a few times in the last few months where I've only had 3 or 4 hours of sleep and then had to get up and run to a lecture. I only had time to quickly dress, put on my glasses (weaker prescription than my contacts), throw on a hat and grab a snack. I figured I'd feel anxious but once I arrived in class I felt quite cozy. Maybe since I was tired I wasn't alert enough to really care what others were thinking? Not something I plan to do all the time, this losing sleep lol. But it was nice to arrive in class and actuallly be able to get up and go to the bathroom without feeling like everyone would stare at me when I stood up to leave. Any thoughts on why I am often less anxious after little sleep? __________________ Time pays us with earth, dust and a dark silent grave.

01-08-2009, 09:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dreamer'sHideaway Status: Dreamers Hideaway Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: University of Guelph, Canada; Hometown Markham (just north of Toronto) Ontario Gender: Female Posts: 218	lol I just noticed there was another thread like this one. Its interesting. Yeah, I think it makes sense that some would feel worse and that some would feel too 'out of it' to find themselves overly attentive and on edge. Kind of cool. __________________ Time pays us with earth, dust and a dark silent grave.

01-08-2009, 09:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Panicprincess Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: san diego Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 76	some of the others said that your brain was baisicly too tired to get all worked up...not in my case though, things get worse.

01-08-2009, 09:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
ItsJustMeAgain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	I feel that way when I'm hungover too....just don't care!?

01-08-2009, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
AnxiousAndy19 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 386	Yeah, I have felt both. It depends on what I am doing. If I am very little sleep with nothing to do, then it gets bad. But when I have stuff to do, I am just too tired to care.

01-08-2009, 10:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
ST. GK Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	I would say that you just didnt have the time to think about when you woke up. Thats happened before, and there have also been time when I did the same but it was only worse. Also the rush of adrenaline you got from your state of panic may have helped as well.

01-08-2009, 06:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dashman28 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Gender: Male Posts: 92	Yeah, I've thought about this a lot. I definitely have less physical symptoms of anxiety when I'm worn out. I guess the body is just too exhausted to get all worked up and shoot the adrenaline. The bad thing is that my mind is just too slow when I'm this tired, and I think I come across like a zombie.

01-08-2009, 10:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
timidgeek Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Gender: Female Age: 26 Posts: 84	I tend to post more on this board when im tired. Things i would otherwise write and then delete without posting during the day.

01-08-2009, 10:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
lull Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CA Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 29	Im gonna test this out tonight

01-09-2009, 12:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
PetSMiLE Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 109	This is kind of surprising, because I'm the very opposite. I didn't sleep well last night, and I feel very anxious. I'm in a deeply depressed mood, and I don't feel like doing any work.

01-09-2009, 03:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
SadRosesAreBeautiful Status: Inactive - User Requested Join Date: May 2008 Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 1,525	One night I went with an hour of sleep before I had to get up that morning to give a presentation. I think I would have had an extreme panic attack had I not had so little sleep. I think it really helped. I try not to do it though, 'cause I'd rather be anxious than sick. Besides, I can always take some anxiety drugs anyway.

01-09-2009, 07:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
Halcyon Daze Status: Paranormal Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Weirdoville, USA Gender: Female Posts: 218	I think I've used lack of sleep as a form of self medication. It just kind of dulls everything for me. I didn't realize that's probably why I always stay up so late. I think it probably makes everything worse in the long run. Lack of sleep is unhealthy. On a separate but related note, this week I've had a bit of insomnia. I feel terrible.

01-09-2009, 08:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
solasum Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 904	Things are a lot funnier when I'm exhausted. But then again, it's at night when I'm the most anxious.

01-09-2009, 08:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
WintersTale Status: Falling into eternity Join Date: May 2007 Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 1,506	I've noticed this, too. On days where I don't get enough sleep, I feel more talkative and less anxious.

01-09-2009, 09:30 PM	#18 (permalink)
SaigeJones Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 24 Posts: 348	This is something weve discussed on these forums years ago. Sleep deprivation seems to lessen anxiety in some people.