Is lack of sleep related to anxiety and difficulty concentrating?

I have always had trouble sleeping. And I always though it was because of anxiety. I would have trouble falling and staying asleep , but I was able to rest, and take small naps. I had a period of time when my sleep was just normal… But lately I am not able to sleep, at all. I think that in the last 3 days I probably slept less than an hour all together. My anxiety increased a lot in these days, and I have a huge difficulty concentrating in anything. I don’t know if the anxiety keeps me awake or if the lack of sleep keeps me anxious… Is there anything that could be causing this?

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Joana

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Scientifically, yes, lack of sleep is directly correlated with problems concentrating, and people with insomnia often enter a vicious cycle of being too anxious to fall asleep, then have difficulty concentrating which leads to even more anxiety and therefore less sleep. It's definitely a possibility. I find on the nights I have trouble that listening to some Two Steps from Hell helps, but my issues are less severe than yours. Best of luck!

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