Hey Maz, thank you so much for reaching out here, we're happy to help. I'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling and you're right, it can be so isolating, particularly with insomnia which can inadvertently give you the opportunity to be alone with your thoughts for prolonged periods and therefore experience more anxiety. It's a vicious cycle.
First of all, do you find that moving back home has helped with your anxiety at all, or is it still just as prevalent?
With regards to sleep, I still have a terrible sleep schedule and have also tried various methods of improving this, with varying degrees of success. I would like to ask, is it falling asleep, staying asleep, or the whole process of getting ready to go to sleep that you're struggling the most with? I know that for me, I find it difficult to stop whatever I'm doing and go to sleep, but I find that I fall asleep fairly quickly most of the time, and I'll generally stay asleep once I get there. Either way, there can be different ways of dealing with each of these sleep-related struggles.
With regards to anxiety, when I'm really struggling, I'll turn to my journal and write out everything I'm feeling. It can be really therapeutic to organise your thoughts in this way, and it can also help to exhaust some of that anxious energy because it keeps your hands and your brain occupied for a little while. Exercise can also be good for combatting anxiety as it produces endorphins that'll make you feel better.
Let us know your thoughts, and feel free to continue chatting with us if you feel like you have more to say, we're here to support you.
All the best, SB
