Whenever I experience a bout of insomnia, more often than not it's down to feeling worried about the next day. It can be incredibly hard to know how to sleep when my mind is racing with this anticipatory anxiety. But what is it and is there a way around this sleep stumbling block?
"Anticipatory anxiety is when we have anxiety about the next day, so we sleep poorly as we don't feel safe and relaxed," explains James Wilson, a sleep practitioner at Bensons for Beds. According to the sleep expert, embracing things that help me unwind can combat this gnawing worry I sometimes feel about the next day, which has a detrimental impact on my sleep.
