Sleep Schedule for Anxiety
Calm your anxious mind and get better sleep. Personalized schedule recommendations that address racing thoughts and bedtime anxiety.
How Anxiety Disrupts Sleep
Anxiety and sleep problems often feed each other, creating a cycle that requires targeted strategies to break.
Racing Thoughts
An overactive mind makes it difficult to wind down at bedtime, with worries and anxious thoughts preventing the mental relaxation needed for sleep.
Physical Symptoms
Anxiety triggers physical responses like increased heart rate, muscle tension, and restlessness that make it harder to fall and stay asleep.
Sleep Anticipation Anxiety
Worry about not being able to sleep creates performance anxiety around bedtime, making sleep problems worse and more persistent.
Anxiety-Specific Sleep Solutions
Our calculator provides targeted strategies to calm anxious thoughts and create a peaceful transition to sleep.
Thought-Stopping Techniques
Learn evidence-based methods to interrupt racing thoughts and worry cycles, including cognitive defusion and mindfulness techniques for bedtime.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Systematic tension and release exercises that help reduce physical anxiety symptoms and prepare your body for restful sleep.
Worry Time Scheduling
Designate specific times during the day for processing concerns, keeping worries from intruding on your sleep time.
Calming Bedtime Ritual
Create a consistent, anxiety-reducing routine that signals safety and relaxation to your nervous system before sleep.
Sleep Environment Optimization
Design a bedroom that feels safe and secure, addressing anxiety triggers and creating a sanctuary for peaceful sleep.
Breathing & Meditation Guidance
Specific breathing patterns and guided meditation techniques proven to activate your parasympathetic nervous system for better sleep.
Get Your Anxiety-Calming Sleep Schedule
Our calculator addresses anxiety-specific sleep challenges and provides personalized strategies for peaceful rest.
Takes 2 minutes • Completely free • Anxiety-focused results
Quick Anxiety Sleep Tips
Start reducing bedtime anxiety tonight with these evidence-based techniques.
When Anxious Thoughts Start
- Use 4-7-8 breathing: inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8
- Write worries in a notebook to "put them away"
- Practice the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
Building Your Calm Routine
- Set a consistent "worry time" earlier in the day
- Use lavender scent or calming music
- Keep a gratitude journal by your bedside