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Coaches podcast, a relaxing and informative show where we explore anxiety, panic and PTSD sharing how you can overcome them for life.

Oh, Loh how welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches Podcast.

In today's episode, we'll be talking to Debbie, who is sending us an audio question and so I'm excited to share that with you.

Let's get right to it. Here's Debbie's question.

Hi Gina, I would like to know how to curtail my anxiety

when it comes to my insomnia.

I had anxiety which caused insomnia. I had anxiety which caused insomnia. Now the insomnia is causing anxiety. It's a life of its own. I almost have developed a phobia over the insomnia, the fear of not sleeping and how it's going to affect my life.

And often when I lay down I have panic attacks for fear of not sleeping which I know increases the

hormones and the cortisol and the panic which makes it impossible to sleep.

So you can definitely use this. it's

in the

and I'd love a response.

Thank you.

Debbie, thank you so much for sharing your struggle. You're not alone. Insomnia and anxiety go hand in hand and not everybody struggles with it but many many people do so thank you for sharing

because my answer to you will help many others so in in that way know that you are actually reaching a hand out to help others

also. I want to share some thoughts that she brought up. She said originally anxiety caused her to have sleep challenges

or difficulties or insomnia and now it feels to her as if the insomnia is causing her anxiety. So once again

you can see how so many things in our lives with anxiety go in this endless loop.

And so what we want to do is interrupt the loop,

whether it is from being afraid of being afraid, being afraid of a health issue,

being afraid of an elevator, being sleeping fuels the fire.

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