I've been dealing with my OCD for about 6 years now and it ebbs and flows, I'm going through a bout with it now and I'm having a hard time falling asleep and feeling like it's never going to go away. Any suggestions on how to fall asleep when you're battling and can't get out of your head?
So what I do is take a nice bath with a candle , Brush your teeth, Drink some water be alone , Make some tea & a little snack , Turn off the lights , Meditate , & when a thought pops up after that tell yourself in your head “ You know what thought you may be right or wrong , I accept this feeling and thought, Next thought”. And pretend to throw the thought in ur head Lol , That’s a good way of acceptance , It takes work I struggle daily still but I think that helps. I hope it helps you
thanks
I’ve been going though this too. It’s tries to make it seem like we’re stuck and doomed for the rest of our lives. May i ask how you started to notice you had ocd???
@Tonyy Me 2 I started mine near thanksgiving time
I've always been a worrier. I finally decided to go to therapy and my therapist diagnosed me.
I struggled with this for about a month. I told myself that my body will eventually crash. I laid in bed and listened to a meditation focusing on my breath and progressive muscle relaxation. I tell myself beforehand that I might fall asleep during it and I might not, but either way, it’s okay. Eventually, I was put on medication for insomnia. I’ve really tried hard not to look at the clock and to stay off my phone.
I put an eye mask on to block out any light and listen to a mediation with my sound proof headphones!
Soak in epsom salt for at least 15 min. It’s been a lifesaver for me.
I have always suffered from OCD. It keeps changing from one thing to another. I take medication and I used to see an OCD therapist who helped me tremendously. My new OCD is that if I wake up around 4 am, I can’t go back to sleep. I have been fighting it for two months. My psychiatrist wants to increase or change my med. I’m not sure about that. Do you have any suggestions how to deal with this? Lack of sleep has interfered with life in such a horrible way.
Does anyone else worry and going to sleep so much that it's hard to go to sleep and stay asleep. Or how does ocd affect yalls sleep. I just found out that I had it after years of battling thought about my health and other things in my life now I'm obsessing over sleep.what makes it worse is when I have a clear mind after distracting myself I revert back to the slave mind and it feels again like a weight is in my mind.
Hi friends! I have been really struggling with sleep problems lately because of my OCD. I either deal with nightmares related to my obsessions or unable to sleep with rumination. It seems like no matter what I try nothing helps. Has anyone else experienced this? Or have any suggestions to what has helped you? I appreciate you all 🙏🏼😊
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