Pre-sleep anxiety
Pre-sleep anxiety is a transdiagnostic contributor to difficulty initiating sleep that is maintained through interconnected cognitive, physiological, and neurobiological processes. Stressors of anxiety and sleep disturbances are described as “all the things that can be understood as any disrupting influence that leads an individual to feel unbalanced or overwhelmed”. Insomnia is a common sleep disturbance that often co-occurs with anxiety. While insomnia is a known risk factor for anxiety, anxiety can also exacerbate insomnia.
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