Don't Want to Sleep

Recently my dreams have been such dogs***t with them playing my real events/ false memories, everyday worries and fears and how vivid and real they feel. I honestly don't even want to head to bed :( I know I should get a better schedule and take care of myself but goddamn is it hard. I'm just laying in bed right now. I usually listen to some calming music or I play a video in the background. Idk I just don't want to dream and honestly this isn't the first time I've felt this way about my dreams. Its just worse with my OCD really back again :/ Anyways any tips for tonight ? Also how was your guys day as well and how is your sleep schedule when heading to bed ?

Username: MakingocdmybitchMakingocdmyb...

Date posted: 2y ago

i had a really terrifying thought about a real event. the thought takes something out of context, to make it terrifying but i know some people would say that what i did was wrong! and bad.. and now i’m just playing it over and over comparing it to other things where very bad things have happened like it… now i’m just terrified and i dream about it and se horrible things when i’m half asleep half awake just playing it and comparing it and i feel gross and so bad

Username: MakingocdmybitchMakingocdmyb...

Date posted: 2y ago

@truda0872 i woke at four am and went back to sleep but it stayed with me and now i genuinely feel frozen and terrified but numb…. i know the thing to do is to focus my attention on something else but it’s just to scary and it seems way to important and i feel like i should be ashamed.

Username: MakingocdmybitchMakingocdmyb...

Date posted: 2y ago

@truda0872 i’m sorry for venting i guess i just wanted to show you i know how it feels and also if anyone had the answer to your questions i would also like to know….

Username: blazedblazed

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

I feel the same way especially when I get a violent intrusive thought! It’s a lot scarier at night. When this happens I would stay up as long as I could because I was so afraid of getting nightmares. What helps me with this is meditating for 5 minutes which clears my mind a bit. White noise is also pretty useful! Or I listen to some random ambient noise such as this one https://youtu.be/UgHKb_7884o I’m sorry you’re going through this, I hope you feel better soon 💕💕

Username: McDuckoMcDucko

Date posted: 2y ago

Dreams are just dreams. If you can't sleep it might be worth engaging in activities until you can get back to sleep. Your obviously going to want to get help with your sleep issue but in the meantime you might just need to keep tiring yourself out and showing OCD that you can adapt.

Username: zaynab

Date posted: 5y ago

I have work at 4am tomorrow and normally am asleep by 9 or 10 at the latest to be up by 2:30. But the thoughts are so bad I’m afraid of even closing my eyes and lately I’ve been going to bed at 6pm to fall asleep by midnight. I’m so over this. Any tips for falling asleep without getting bad thoughts. I keep picturing imperfect things or reliving every event that triggered me throughout the day. Last night I literally tried falling asleep without closing my eyes (which is impossible) then had to work today running on 3 hours of heavily interrupted sleep. I’m so exhausted and just over this.

Username: OCDstephie

Date posted: 4y ago

Not OCD related but anyone else associate sleep with being "bad"? Like when it comes to going to sleep I'm super anxious and I can't shut my brain off so now I just push off sleep as much as possible. Any tips on making bedtime not so miserable?

Username: 🌼🌻🌼

Date posted: 3y ago

I am having a really hard time tonight. :/ I keep ruminating... does anyone have any tips on how to stop thinking when you want to sleep? Or any videos or shows or just things to do before bed to get your mind off stuff?

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