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Alice B.

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22. I'm so sorry. You're not alone though. I've been waking up with a pounding heart

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:39 AM

10 hrs ago

… and also having it start to pound at random times. I started anti-anxiety meds a week ago.

A friend and I were talking about how we know doomscrolling isn’t good for us but we’re afraid of being blindsided by the next thing. I also tend to play a game with myself, looking for something hopeful to stop on but… it’s like picking a scab. I was like this after the Biden debate fallout, settled down during the campaign but then got back on the hamster wheel on election night. I’ve been there ever since.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] LuckyCharms 18 hrs ago OP

Taking antihistamines? mr715 18 hrs ago #1

No, I take a lot of pills for health reasons...but it's been the same medication for years. LuckyCharms 18 hrs ago #4

Luckily I have and old TV w/a built in VCR CountAllVotes 18 hrs ago #2

Are you taking any medications or supplements? Melon 18 hrs ago #3

No antidepressants, no brain drugs, no change in medications. LuckyCharms 18 hrs ago #5

Oh, my dear LuckyCharms, I am so very sorry to hear about your night terrors. CaliforniaPeggy 18 hrs ago #6

That's awful! redwitch 18 hrs ago #7

Don't give up SuzyandPuffpuff 17 hrs ago #8

Take a break Laurelin 17 hrs ago #9

Some suggestions Bread and Circuses 17 hrs ago #10

Have you heard of lucid dreaming? cer7711 17 hrs ago #11

100%... ultralite001 15 hrs ago #17

Please accept my sympathies. Collimator 16 hrs ago #12

I have a sort of double whammy crimycarny 16 hrs ago #13

So sorry that is tough,,,, peacebuzzard 15 hrs ago #16

... sheshe2 16 hrs ago #14

So sorry.... peacebuzzard 15 hrs ago #15

/Are you taking any new meds or dosage changes mahina 15 hrs ago #18

IMO, Most of those gifs you posted yesterday are the stuff of nightmares Donkees 14 hrs ago #19

Do whatever you need to stay well malaise 13 hrs ago #20

Overload, you're both on overload Tesha 10 hrs ago #21

I'm so sorry. You're not alone though. I've been waking up with a pounding heart Alice B. 10 hrs ago #22

I've been having some weirdly vivid dreams lately. Tommy Carcetti 10 hrs ago #23

I have never remembered my dreams Nittersing 10 hrs ago #24