I had a great couple of days. Even though i was anxious, I made myself go to work and try to be positive. But this morning Im off work. and feelinga little discouraged. i went to bed with positive saelf talk, slept pretty good compared to past couple weeks. But then why do i wake up anxious still? I guess im getting a litle down on myself because i figured i would wake up and feel great. I know its anticipatory because my boyfriend has a hunting class today til 5 and I have our daughter by myself all day. Why does that make me nervous? I feel like i should be better by now. and although i am in a fairly great mood and do feel like doing stuff, im just nervous about getting anxious with my dughter and not being able to handle it....which is not true because i know nothing will happen to me!! lol Any advice on getting over the morning blues?

Do something. clean go for a walk with your daughter, anything to distract, also do your breathing and live in the moment. Forget the week or the week ahead concentrate on something to do all day long. And if it gets to be to much slow down and take a break and do nothing or come back to the forum.

Everything is fine and you are too

When I have these moments (I graduated last month), I go back to Session 2, 3, 4 coaching DVDs. They are quick positive reinforcements, and put me back on track in a hurry. The tools and skills are part of us. Sometimes life just gets a bit heavy, and we need a motivational moment.

You are not alone with the "morning blues". The morning period is hard for a lot of people, including myself, perhaps because we have a whole day ahead of us and can't be quite sure how the day will go! I think a great deal of suffering comes from being attached to outcomes - expecting to wake up feeling great, or, alternatively, expecting to wake up and feel bad. It is best to just wake up and be. Neither dwelling on feeling good nor bad, but just getting on with what needs to be done at that moment (making breakfast, taking a shower, making the bed, etc).

I was soooooo in your shoes. You expect to feel anxious so you do. You know that too. You worry "what if I wake up anxious and have a terrible, stressful day, when i'm supposed to be mom?!" Well, what if you wake up and look forward to enjoying the day with your little angel who you are so blessed to have, and who will only be this little once? Stop setting yourself up. Enjoy the good in your life.

Mornings were the toughest for me as well. My cure? Exercise! Get the blood pumping and all your anxiety gets flushed out.

I do wake up too with a little anxiety. I will try your idea of exercising in the morning. I typically do in the afternoons. Thanks for this suggestion.

There are many tools you can use, but one that I have found extremely helpful is TRULY living in the moment. You can easily say that you are doing this...but it is actually rather challenging and takes practice. Literally focus your senses, sight , hearing, touch on your external environment....and realize that an entire day is really just the sum of each moment in time. Only focus on the parts...not the whole and that will help

Also there is a great book called "coming to our senses" that addresses this issue as well. Can't remember the other but you can find it on the web

I had the same problem and it was very frustrating. I thought that when I finally started relaxing at night that I would wake up refreshed. This is what did it for me...

Go to bed at the same time every night and make sure you'll get at least 7-8 hours of sleep.

Cut out caffiene and sugar.

Eat healthier. Like, make sure you actually eat breakfast and have good snacks in between meals (nuts, dried unsweetened fruit, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, apple, etc.) It really really helps to keep your energy level all day.

Exercise, even if it is a short walk everyday.

After a week or two of seriously following those 'rules' I felt SO much better in the mornings. I no longer feel like I'm sick or that I'm just so sure it's going to be a miserable day. Don't feel like crawling back into bed and pulling the covers over my head nearly as often (I say nearly because I've been slacking on the exercise and haven't been gonig to bed early enough so I've not been feeling quite as great as I used to...gotta get back on track).

I really believe if you follow that along with the positive thinking and relaxing and meditation that MikTo suggested you will start feeling pretty good in a couple weeks. Give it time and don't give up. It takes time for your body to adjust

Oh...also, no food after 8pm really helps you not feel so slugish in the morning because your food has a chance to digest fully instead of sitting in your stomach all night.

My depression works in the opposite direction. I wake up feeling good rested but as the day progresses I become more tired and more depressed. Evening has become a difficult time for me and I always look forward to my 9:00 bedtime. I have asked my husband and daughter to play a game with me during those hours but they are not available. I stocked up on five new games to give us more choices. When I watch TV or read I become very anxious. I haven't figured out what to do!

Have you tried exercise is place of game playing? I found that even a little bit each day (5 min walk) will help with fatigue and low energy. The anxious feelings while watching TV or reading may be your body telling you it wants to get up a move around. It's worth a try.

Thank you, goodwillchic, for responding to me. I bought myself a Healthrider and it came while I was in the hospital. My husband put it together for me and it was ready when I got home. I use it 15-20 minutes a day and find that if I do it when I'm feeling anxious, you're right, it seems to help. The only hesitation about doing it between 6-8:00 p.m. is that it will interfere with my sleep. My husband and daughter joined me for a game of Clue last night. I didn't really enjoy it. I'm good at word games but deduction games go directly over my head, especially at that time of day. I think I will try your suggestion, though, and do some extra exercise during those hours and see if it will actually will bother my sleep. Have a nice day.

OH EXERCISE IS THE BEST. Nobody wants to actually get moving & do it, but it's so wonderful for mind & body. Feels great!