I (M, 24) have always had issues with anxiety that stems back to some childhood stuff. Had my first panic attack at 7 and it stuck with me from then. I had to undergo an assessment last year which found, along other things, I have developed C-PTSD.

The anxiety never used to be too much of a problem. I worried about a lot of things all the time, even in childhood. Ubfortunately, I am just one of those people.

Since July of last year, the anxiety has gotten worse and is now at the point where it's taking over my life every morning which tires me out and puts me in a bad mood for the rest of the day. The worst part is that I don't even know what is causing it. I'm still grieving the loss of my Nana in February but I don't think that has much to do with anything. The loss was hard at first, but it's slowly returning to some kind of normality. 

It's the same routine every morning. I wake up and immediately feel sick. I sit up, my heart begins to race (my fitbit usuall records it at ~90-110bpm for at least an hour after I wake up.) As soon as I begin moving around, I feel the anxiety sinking into my stomach and the rapid, shallow breathing begins. I'll usually start feeling jittery and on-edge when this happens so I'll grab some water and go sit on the toilet while sipping it. I'll occasionally take a Propanolol but that doesn't always help. 

This has been a regular occurance for the past 6-7 weeks, slowly getting worse each night. I used to get 7-8 hours of sleep, but that turned into 6 a while ago. It has since become 5. Even if I try to go back to sleep, the anxiety and nausea keeps me away so I can't drift back off.

Anyone else experience this and have any tips?