On nights when doing nothing makes you anxious
To start with the conclusion,
feeling anxious when you do nothing is not because you are lazy.
In fact, it is quite the opposite;
it is a sensation that easily occurs in people who have always been doing something.
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When you do nothing, the voice in your head gets louder
During the day,
you are distracted by being busy with things to do.
But when it gets quiet at night,
the voice in your head suddenly gets louder.
・Is it okay to stay like this?
・Maybe I should have done more.
・Nothing changed today either.
That
is not proof that you are slacking off.
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Anxiety doesn't appear just because you stopped
It is often thought that
you get anxious when you stop,
but in reality,
anxiety appears when someone who has been running for a long time stops.
Things that were invisible while running
are simply visible the moment you stop.
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You are just not used to time where you do nothing
The reason you get anxious is
because your body is not used to a state of doing nothing.
Until now,
you may have been in an environment where
you had no value unless you were doing something.
But people
have the right to exist even if they do nothing.
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You can put off nighttime anxiety until morning
Anxiety that appears at night
usually fades a little by morning.
Therefore,
you don't need to reach conclusions about your life at night.
Today, just
set it aside, thinking, "I'm just overthinking things right now."
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The smallest thing you can do on an anxious night
You don't have to do anything big.
・Drink a warm beverage
・Close your eyes
・Take one deep breath
Even just doing that,
your body will start to feel safe.
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One easy option
Say to yourself, "I'm just resting right now."
Just by doing that, your heart will calm down a little.
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Summary
• It is natural to feel anxious when you do nothing
• It is more likely to happen to people who have been working hard
• You can put off nighttime anxiety until morning
Today,
it is okay if you cannot rest properly.
Just please, do not push yourself any further.