Why You Wake Up Anxious

About this episode

This episode explores the reasons behind morning anxiety and its effects on high-functioning minds.

Morning anxiety isn’t random, and it isn’t a personal flaw. For high-functioning minds with anxiety, mornings can feel intense before the day has even begun. In this episode, you’ll learn why anxiety spikes the moment you wake up and what is happening inside your brain, mind and nervous system during those first few minutes of the day. You’ll discover: • why cortisol can feel like danger when your system is already overwhelmed • how old emotional and nervous system patterns activa...

People in this episode

Host: Julie Chal

Topics covered

• morning anxiety
• cortisol
• nervous system
• emotional patterns
• mental health

Keywords

• anxiety
• cortisol
• morning routine
• mental health
• nervous system

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