Help with morning anxiety

I don't think you have any reason to correlate this with your addiction or with some kind of withdrawal symptoms. It could or could not have something to do with it.
The best advice psychologist give to people with anxiety or depression is to have a clear day/night-schedule. Go to bed at the same time every evening and get up at the same time every morning. Also have fixed times for when you take your meals.
That will help a great deal to stabilize your system and should reduce anxiety.

 

SLEEP, definitely can't stress that one enough. I'm no doctor so let me caveat everything I'm about to say with a big "IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE"

But in my personal experience, prioritizing 7-9 hours of sleep every night rather than 4-6, and limiting electronics heavily before bed have helped me find alot more stability in my day-to-day mood. My Ex always complained about how i should get more sleep, and honestly, I wish I had listened to her sooner! (I would recommend looking up Prof. Matthew Walker on youtube to hear a more educated emphasis on the value of sleep)

As for food, routine is definitely a contributing factor to regulating your blood sugar spikes, which are never fun for your mood. I'll throw a curveball though; try some intermittent fasting. Giving yourself anywhere from 16-18 hours between dinner and your first meal of the next day. It takes a few days to adjust, but after that you'd be surprised just how much that recovery period for your digestive system can really level you out! I've found after doing it for a year or two that i don't get "hangry" anymore, my anxiety and depressive feelings aren't so closely tied to how long its been since my last meal.

But again, this is all anecdotal. Listen to your body!

 

Watch this video from 1:40 on. Peterson is a highly experienced clinical psychologist who explains really well why breakfast, sleep etc is important.

 

Hi, I have the same problems as you in the mornings; I feel anxious and have an insufficient sleep. Sometimes because of work, I do not have time to eat and all the time running. On this subject, I went to a therapist at https://www.healthcanal.com/reviews/264730-betterhelp-reviews.html. After all, psychological health is significant and should not be overlooked. I made an appointment for a consultation; we made a daily routine, sleep schedule, etc.; we are constantly in touch with the therapist; if I am worried about something, I immediately call him, and we solve the problem, on this friends take care of yourself.

 

Very good advice in this thread

one year at a behavioural therapist: Made me turn around my life and made me an adult.
A few sessions at a depth psychologist: head-aches and emotionally destroyed after each session but it was good.
So I can highly recommend therapy, but others did not have such great experience. A therapist might start talking shit or slow down the progress to get more money from you

 

Hi,
I've same problem of morning anxiety/depression. When I started masturbation 5 yrs back, in starting phase it was like heightened attention & energy the next morning, because 99% of the time I masturbated in the night. There is also something about night time, I always used to get depressive at night.
So it actually kinda felt good those mornings because otherwise whole life I've been getting up late & lazy. But slowly that started become more serious. I was waking up at 3 AM & difficult to get back to sleep. I was getting night sweats, hot & cold feeling, flu like along with irritable bowel syndrome. Slowly that reduced & now I can sleep ~7 hours but the last 1 hour is still anxiety/depression even though the body is tired & wants that 1 more hour of sleep.
I hope it goes over time.

Other things happened to me was I lost motivation in work, so resigned. Became easily irritated. Lot of urine & thirst even though sugar levels are okay. Contracted celiac disease (autoimmune condition), etc. etc.

Does it resonate with you too ?