Mind Racing at Night - Continued into next day - What is with that?

Question:

It was like someone slipped me something trippy. Although that did not happen. Was at home with a normal day. Mind started racing like it would when you can't sleep continued through the night 100 miles an hour, no sleep, continued into next day, finally went away. I have never had anything like that happen. I could not calm it down no matter what. Tried slow breathing and could only concentrate on that for a breath or two and then on went my brain. The only thing I have found that fits with what I experienced is Post Trauamtic Stress disorder, but nothing out of the normal stress had happened. I just don't want it to happen again. I thought it was not going to stop. It was very scary. Any ideas? Anyone else ever experienced this?

Answers:
I have had that problem for years exactly as you described it. However. mine was a nightly thing until I began treatment for bipolar disorder. Racing thoughts and sleep loss are very common with bipolar disorder. I have my doubts that this is your problem since it had not happened to you before and you do not mention any other symptoms of the disorder. You should probably discuss this with your doctor but ther seems to be no urgent need to do so. Perhaps your mind was simply over stimulated that night. Check with your doc, but don't worry too much about it. Your lucky to have it happen only one night. Imagine having it happen every night for 6 or 7 years. I don't know how I made it that long.

Sincerely,
Terry

Other Answers:
This isn't really that uncommon -- it could be an anxiety or panic attack. It's very unlikely that it's post-traumatic stress disorder. There are lots of treatments for anxiety/panic that might help you if you start experiencing this over and over. Talk to your doctor. However, if it just happened the one time and doesn't cause you any serious problems down the line, it's probably safe to ignore it. You may be under stress that you aren't really aware of, so start taking some time to slow down a bit and focus on your well-being. Exercise can help a LOT with anxiety and other mental health disorders, so if you don't exercise and eat right already, you might want to start thinking about ways to fit that in.

Talk to your doctor if you are really concerned about this, though. Because if you worry about it, you're only adding to your anxiety, which is going to keep the cycle going. Good luck and hang in there!

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