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Night/Early-morning "anxiety" caused by need to urinate
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I get up once a night to pee, Some nights it’s 2 AM other night it’s 4 AM. It varies..
I never have Any anxiety after getting back to bed, But I have lived with prostate cancer and reoccurrences for 15 years. My anxiety is gone.
The first few years I had prostate cancer there was a lot of anxiety. Wondering how long I would live, Did I have five years?. This type of anxiety is very common, especially in the first few years after diagnosis and treatment. You are right in that hot spot. If you’re only having anxiety after you pee at night, that would be quite unusual. We have an awful lot of people that have come into this forum asking for help with anxiety. There are a number of drugs you can take that will almost totally relieve that anxiety, But it doesn’t seem like you have significant issues that are keeping you awake at night, or making you think about it constantly during the day.
Overtime that anxiety will reduce greatly, Eventually going away.
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you hit the nail right on the head. "The first few years I had prostate cancer there was a lot of anxiety. Wondering how long I would live, Did I have five years?"
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My anxiety is "before" I urinate. I seem to awaken slowly with an unpleasant dream or feeling of tension/anxiety. Then I realize that I "could"/"should" pee. There is not any huge urgency, but I do need to go. So, I get up to urinate. "After" I urinate, I return to bed and notice the anxiety is gone. It's like the need to urinate slowly builds while I sleep, and my anxiety increases proportionately. It's weird, and it is no longer a coincidence, I am anxious before I urinate, and calm after I urinate.