Dr. Alok 'Dr. K' Kanojia

The frontal lobe recovers when we sleep.

This is probably the biggest reason why nighttime anxiety gets worse.

And why distracting yourself from anxiety is one of the worst things that you can do for your sleep.

I use external stimuli to push away the anxiety.

So there's a great example of this.

During the day, I can usually keep myself distracted, but the second I try to go to bed, my thoughts start racing.

I replay conversations, worry about things I can't control, and imagine the worst case scenario for tomorrow.

It's exhausting.

Not only is it exhausting, you are already exhausted.

Why are you exhausted?

Because your frontal lobes have been suppressing your anxiety all day long.

Okay?

What's helping is giving my brain something light to latch onto before I crash.

Sometimes I'll listen.

Because I don't even know what that is.

Yeah, no one knows what it is, but in two anxiety posts, people just mentioned it towards the end.

I think that's... Should we do some Reddit sleuthing, chat?

If this post has my prize, it's guilty.

Okay.

Doesn't have my prize.