Why Do I Wake Up Anxious or Depressed

A quick google of “why do people feel worse in the mornings?” and I learn it has a name.

Wow. Firstly, I feel reassured that this isn’t something I’ve simply imagined. It’s been on my mind for some time, largely because I’ve noticed how often people describe their trigger as “nothing”.. “I just wake up like it”. So ,ore recently, I’ve begun to wonder if the morning itself might, in fact, be the trigger.

The name is ‘sleep inertia’. However it doesn’t take long to see that other Psychologists have referred to it as Sleep Depression.

In my life, I have done the work on helping myself in the mornings, trust me - I have several tricks up my sleeve when it comes to feeling better in the morning.

But before we move on to ways of feeling better in the morning, I want us to just sit with this knowledge for a moment, let’s really take it in.There power in simply knowing that this is common, that it isn’t just you or me, and even, that there is real science behind it.

What I understand is that your cortisol levels (THE stress hormone) peak just after you wake up. In this time you can have racing, negative thoughts, feel groggy, and lack motivation.

The way I personally work, is to say that yes we need to accept this as being the case. But at the same time, there are things we can do to re-balance, or to even limit the intensity that we experience it.

I have been helping people feel better in the mornings for years, even before I had this specific knowledge, so I have learned what really works. You are probably wondering exactly what I do to help them.

We will explore this more in future posts, so definitely subscribe and stay tuned.

In the mean time, I am curious, what is the biggest challenge you face in the mornings? Let me know so I can create posts that you’ll love!

Carly Ann 🤎

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