recover111
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- 6y
Sarah26Sarah26
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- 6y
Yes!! When I’m laying in bed I go to sleep quick but I can’t get myself switched off and in bed til 1-2am, it’s hard to explain to other people as I’m like no I don’t have trouble sleeping once I get to that stage but the hard part is getting to my bed, my OCD brain is still wired and I may spent like an hour sometimes picking the skin on my fingers and feeling anxious! Glad I’m not alone there ❤️
CerseiCersei
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- 6y
Yes I need to finish my mental compulsions before I can go to sleep.
I eat boysI eat boys
- Date posted
- 6y
My sleeping is so bad, I wake up gasping for air because of panic attacks. My subconscious is stressed out.
Sarah26Sarah26
- Date posted
- 6y
Recover111 I would say you could add me on Facebook to chat privately but my last name is Jones so there’s about 3 million of me and hard to find! ? what is your anxiety like at night? What keeps you from going to sleep?
recover111recover111
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- 6y
Sarah26 add me its Thomas Valenti
Sarah26Sarah26
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- 6y
There seems to be quite a lot of you too and I don’t know which one, it’s a shame there isn’t a messaging part to this app so you can carry on conversations! Of course as usual it’s after 1am now so I’m going to kick my butt into gear for bed, at least it’s not a work night ? I hate when I get 4 hours sleep and then have to get up early as it takes me a good 2 hours to get ready with Just Right OCD and find the energy to go to work at a school with a class of 5 year olds ? then I’m super sleep deprived! Hope you’re not struggling to get to bed tonight
Sarah26Sarah26
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- 6y
1 hour later and I haven’t moved from sitting on the sofa! ?
recover111recover111
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- 6y
Sarah26 contact me on instagram maybe
Sarah26Sarah26
- Date posted
- 6y
Okay ?? well my fiancé’s alarm clock for work is going off in 2 and a half hours, I need sleep, night all!
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Anonymous
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- 23w
Night time anxiety
I think it's just anxiety, but I've been experiencing random bouts of anxiety around the evenings, usually around 8pm is when it kicks in. Is there an explanation for this? My head will feel cold and I'll start to feel dizzy and sick. Sometimes I worry it could be my eating habits.
sara.mn
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- 12w
22:22 scary numbers
One of my first memories of OCD was from when I was about 8-12 years old. I’ve always struggled with sleeping and prone to twisting and turning due to my brain going like 🧠 🗣️🗣️🗣️ Anyways once I couldn’t sleep and got out of bed one of my parents said, with compassion, ”oh it’s so late, why are you awake it’s school tomorrow” and when they followed me to my room I saw that the time was 22:22 and I felt a really scary feeling in my chest (today I know it was anxiety) and from that day on the time 22:22 🕰️ followed me for years. I was twisting and turning and feeling anxious about my digital clock (I’m a 90s girly) turning 22:22. I could get issues taking deep breaths, being sweaty, uncomfortable and scared and feeling like ”ITS SOON 22:22 AND WHEN THE TIME PASSES IT WILL BE TOO LATE”. I never really understood exactly what was going to be ”too late” but I’m guessing it was getting too little sleep absolutely blown out of proportion. As soon it passed 22:22 it was all good and I could fall asleep 😴 I don’t struggle with those numbers today instead I smile and feel compassionate towards little me. Still OCD sucks, I still struggle with sleep times to times and do have some magical thinking but the big difference is that I logically know that it’s not real even if it emotionally sometimes feel that way. Take care out there. If this made you feel less lonely, wanna share your first memories of OCD? ❤️
CrazyLizardLady
- Date posted
- 11w
Does anyone struggle the worst at night?
I feel like it’s just me. But at night when I start to fall asleep, play on my phone, or watch TV; I’ll get major intrusive thoughts and a butt load of anxiety. Has anyone felt the same about this? How have you managed it? It’s getting exhausting and even causes me to sleep-less.
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