For a while after my Dad died in April this year, every morning when I woke up my heart would race, I’d feel sick and shaky, and like I just wanted to go back to sleep and not face the day. My manager put me back on the sick 3 weeks ago, and its been gone for 2 weeks now. Im going back to work on Friday and very much looking forward to it - I love my job and the people who I work with. So why have these symptoms returned this morning? 
The only thing I can think is that I was at work when I got the phone call. We lost Dad very suddenly and I took the call on the office phone. Has anyone else had similar struggles?
Sending love to all who need it 
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I lost my wife just over a week ago and everyday is bad but mornings seem to be the worse. I have read that this normal to do with certain produced when you sleep.hormones.But whatever it is it’s horrible .
Sending a hug x
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Hi I lost my mum in April too. Every morning I wake up shaking and unable to face the day .
It’s not always possible but I find getting up straight away helps, with the shaking anyway.
It starts as a tremble deep inside and then works it’s way out until my whole body is shaking .
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Exactly just don’t want to get up or wake up.
But have to make myself.
Yes, I had anxiety in the mornings. I just couldn’t lie in bed. The moment I awoke I had to get up, even just to relocate to the sofa. I too lost my dad suddenly, and took the call that he’d had a cardiac arrest, while I was working (but I was working at my house, not in the office).
But I understand that morning anxiety is very common. In fact, there’s a book about anxiety being a less acknowledged symptom of grief: 'Anxiety - the missing stage of grief’ by Claire Bidwell Smith
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I have the same thing, mornings are the worst. I do talk to my daughter and tell her my plans for the day and that seems to help a little. An hour at a time…
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