sleeplessness

I’ve always had sleeping problems. Ever since I was a young kid, I’ve been a light sleeper & needed various things to help me sleep, whether it was a night light, silence, white noise from a fan, etc. Plus, I could never sleep through the night unless I was super exhausted. I still can’t.

This past few months have been more difficult for me than ever before. I’m pretty sure it’s because of stress and my anxiety but it’s causing some bad habits. For example, it always takes me more than an hour to fall asleep & the later I go to bed (especially on days I have class or work the next morning), the faster I need to fall asleep. So I take melatonin pills because it’s the most natural way to go. Unfortunately, though I try, it is so difficult for me sometimes to fall asleep without them. I usually wait for an hour and a half before I take one but like I mentioned before, if I go to bed extremely late, I take them earlier.

I listen to ASMR before I go to bed, for about a half hour & then listen to it while I try to fall asleep. I’ve never mentioned my sleeplessness to my doctor because I know that the first thing they’ll tell me is to limit electronics before bed. Even though that has never been the problem.

Does anyone else have a pre-bedtime routine that they stick to but sometimes having to add or subtract something actually messes up your sleep because your mind knows there was something else (I do have a routine that I follow closely as well)? Have you given in to taking sleeping medication to cope with your sleeplessness when you would rather fall asleep faster than wait for yourself to naturally fall asleep? #Sleep #sleeplessness #worry #Anxiety #Melatonin #Anxiety

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I’ve really stuggled with sleep these past few years and it’s starting to take a toll on me. I think I’ve tried melatonin (which does nothing for me) I use lavender oil on the soles of my feet and that works mildly. My struggle is falling asleep and staying asleep , I sleep for a few hours then I’m awake for a few hours .. if I’m lucky I can go back to sleep for a couple more hours . It really sucks lol I feel not myself I’m more agitated and out of it (spacey). I think the disruption. is mostly do from stress in personal life and heightened by quarentine / coronavirus etc. I’m tired of feeling tired all the time.
I’ve also been feeling unmotivated to want to establish connections with others and feeling easily agitated . I’ve been getting pretty frustrated with others and how they treat me / speak to me especially when I’m not functioning at my best ... like I’m dumb or something . I’m also like a introverted Person and I think that being quiet in nature Is often perceived and not as not as intelligent ???
I do mention my struggles with sleep occasionally it not often because I feel like it’s not worth bringing up mostly cause I just think others wouldn’t get it or care.
#sleeplessness #SleepDeprivation #Sleeplessnight

Right Now 2.21AM.

i am not getting Sleep.

Addicted to use mobile

Request for help.

thanks and regards

#Insomnia #notgettingsleep #sleeplessness #celladdiction #mobilephone

I'm very much worried about my husband. He is sleepless and overeating. He has become very numb like a stone.
He ate 27 servings of jam, 1 lb of raw rice and uncooked lentils and whatever he finds on pantry raw or cooked. I'm scared of his behaviors and sleeplessness.
Anyone please help me cope with that.
Seeing him like this, I am becoming ill too and numb.
I have a child, but I am not able to get up or do something for my child.
It's pathetic, I need help to address his concerns... Please send me some suggestions.
I'm trying to help him, but he seems to be drowning deep day by day.
I can't push him to do some work coz he is obese.
I tried calling his friends, but they don't understand his issues.
Our parents are useless.
I don't know what to do or where to scream for help.

Sorry for the long post.
Thank you in advance.

I’ve got no one to talk to about this(Sorry Internet). I normally don’t sleep as it is so I’m just dead tired all the time. Unfortunately, on top of this I’m treating my family horribly. My patients are thin with them and I’ve never pleasant to be around. I leave basically every day in tears and continue the crying into the night of how I acted. They don’t want to hear my problems and they shouldn’t have too. I’m an adult. But, my hate for myself is growing stronger. Yes, I am over weight and know what steps I need to do to change it. I’m slowly getting to that point of change BUT it’s getting to where I don’t want to have meals with family or friends. I don’t want to leave the house. I look awful and it’s getting worse. Clothing is causing me great stress. Once the world opens up again I don’t know what I’m going to do.

This is the second night in a row I am having a hard time sleeping. The older I get I think the more things bother me. I’m thinking of trying to exercise more. My mind just keeps racing over stupid things. Nothing important. It’s annoying.

This is my first time posting and first time actually talking about or like this but i feel I need to.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Never been able to test and don’t think I would have gone through with it even if I were able to.
I try to find things that bring joy and happiness to my life but so far every time I find something it lasts only for a short time. Guess I could say it’s like getting high. And then coming down feeling worse than ever.

I’ve finally found one happiness that has stayed with me so far and the first girlfriend I’ve had since high school more than 10years ago and I’ve never been as happy as I am now for this long ever really. Almost a year of good memories. Actually going out to meet friends even got into a routine of getting up early without struggling for the first time ever.

But now I might loose this happiness. We are from different country’s and this might bring our relationship to an end. I don’t want to go back to the way it was. I’ve been sober for months now and even quit smoking. But reality is slowly creeping forward. I can’t sleep. I went back to having a 1000 reminders on my phone just to force me to actually do stuff like take a shower and brush my teeth. Already noticed I’m not eating regularly anymore. And for some reason I’ve not been able to figure out I have somehow bought a pack of cigarettes.
I need some advice please

#Anxiety #overthinking #sleeplessness #SuicidalThoughts #needhelp

‪I think I have #SleepApnea

I accept that I’m overweight and I have had snoring issues, so it would make sense that the sensation if rising to consciousness when I’m still asleep and/or just plain waking up every hour.

I always promised myself that if my weight caused me any medical issues then I do something about it (ironic since I have 0% problem with my size)

Especially true when you already have #Anxiety #Stress #CPTSD #MentalHealth issues and #Autism - all of which have symptoms/symptomatic behaviour that can be exaggerated by #SleepDisorders

If helping one will help them all then I guess I have no choice but to be one of those “counting calories” people.

#Rollupsleeves