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#Get out of bed. If you wake up because anxiety or panic, or you feel anxiety at night, don’t stay in bed. Your bed should be a comfortable, calming place where you sleep. If you lie in bed, tossing and turning with anxiety, your bed may begin to be a place that causes you even more anxiety.<ref>http://www.anxietycoach.com/nocturnal-panic-attacks.html</ref>[[Image:Stop Anxiety at Night Step 1.jpg|center]]
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#Get out of bed. If you wake up because anxiety or panic, or you feel anxiety at night, don’t stay in bed. Your bed should be a comfortable, calming place where you sleep. If you lie in bed, tossing and turning with anxiety, your bed may begin to be a place that causes you even more anxiety.<ref>http://www.anxietycoach.com/nocturnal-panic-attacks.html</ref>[[Image:Stop Anxiety at Night Step 1.jpg|center]]
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#*When you can’t sleep, go sit or lay in a different place in your home. Sit in a chair, lay on your couch, or stretch out on the floor.
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#*When you can’t sleep, go sit or lay in a different place in your home. Sit in a chair, lay on your couch, or stretch out on the floor.
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#*If you lie there for 20 to 30 minutes, get up and go somewhere else. You can return to bed after you're calm again.
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#*If you lie there for 20 to 30 minutes, get up and go somewhere else. You can return to bed after you're calm again.
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#Try a quick distraction. Sometimes, distraction can work help with night time anxiety. Sometimes, distractions cause more anxiety because you consciously are thinking about making yourself get over your anxiety. You can try to distract yourself at first. Put on the television, read, or do something else to distract yourself.<ref>http://www.anxietycoach.com/nocturnal-panic-attacks.html</ref>[[Image:Stop Anxiety at Night Step 2.jpg|center]]
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#Try a quick distraction. Sometimes, distraction can work help with night time anxiety. Sometimes, distractions cause more anxiety because you consciously are thinking about making yourself get over your anxiety. You can try to distract yourself at first. Put on the television, read, or do something else to distract yourself.<ref>http://www.anxietycoach.com/nocturnal-panic-attacks.html</ref>[[Image:Stop Anxiety at Night Step 2.jpg|center]]
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#*However, if you aren’t distracted within five to 10 minutes, stop trying to distract yourself. Instead, find another way to deal with your anxiety.
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#*However, if you aren’t distracted within five to 10 minutes, stop trying to distract yourself. Instead, find another way to deal with your anxiety.
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