Sleep ocd

This might be an odd one but I have sleep OCD. I went through a period of time where I was barely sleeping from bad panic attacks and now I am so self aware of my sleep. I have to be asleep at a certain time otherwise i will never fall asleep. I count how many hours I get. I take melatonin and hydroxyzine just to make my brain tired. If I can’t get to sleep then I drink alcohol. I’m tired of this cycle, someone pleas help me overcome this. I think about this all day everyday and cry multiple times a day. No one in my family knows but I think my boyfriend is catching on

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Anonymous1208

Date posted: 2y

I used to struggle with this when I started a new job that I had to wake up at 4:30 am for. It lasted about two weeks and I would obsess about it every day. I eventually got over it. I would write down a scenario of the worst thing that could happen to me and started reading it several times a day until I thought “I can handle this if it happens.” This relieves the pressure that you put on yourself to get a certain amount of sleep.

Dee C

Date posted: 2y

Sorry you’re going through this. I can relate about going without sleep. I have enough brain chatter going on so I listen to The OCD Stories Podcast or repeat of The NOCD Wednesday Night Webinars on YouTube to be relaxing. In so doing, I’m choosing to disregard all the brain chatter my OCD gives me (what if I don’t sleep, what if I die, what if I go crazy from lack of sleep, etc.). And if I’m going to be awake for awhile, might as well take the time to educate myself and give my body some relaxation. For me it gets to the point where I say F-it whatever!!! Hope this helps you!

Scaredallday

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

Going through this now. I'm scared that if I don't get enough sleep I'll experience psychosis

noahparkerlp

Date posted: 5w

I have this right now! How did you overcome it?

Kammy

Date posted: 24w

This is draining

I started dealing with OCD when I became fixated on health issues, particularly the fear of contracting a life-threatening disease. If I experienced any kind of medical symptom, no matter how small, that even remotely hinted at something potentially fatal, it would drive me crazy, and I couldn’t stop obsessing over it. Then one day, I started having intrusive thoughts about accidentally hitting someone with my car, and I would end up driving in circles to check if I had. Eventually, I found myself overwhelmed by a flood of new obsessive thoughts and compulsions. One day, while I was at the park, a squirrel came near me, and for some reason, I felt like it attacked me. I Googled it and learned that squirrels could carry rabies, which spiraled me into a deep fear of rabies. I became consumed with the thought I received a bite from a squirrel, raccoon, or bat any time I’m in areas that trigger me. It started off only being inside then transferred to even being in my own home. This made me obsess over every physical sensation in my body, compulsively checking to make sure nothing was wrong. One compulsion that I hated the most would to be putting rubbing alcohol on me to make sure that I had no open wounds. Every day feels like I’m walking around in a fog of anxiety, constantly worrying that I won’t even make it to old age. Sometimes, it gets so overwhelming that I just want it all to end. It stresses me so bad at times to where my brain feels like I’ve been studying all day.

Anonymous

Date posted: 22w

Afraid I’ll never be able to stop thinking

My OCD has been terrible the for the past two weeks. I have a fear that I will never be able to get out of the thought loop. I am hyper aware of my thoughts and it disturbs me. I haven’t been able to eat for 10 days. I force myself. I haven’t been able to sleep for more than a couple hours. Then I wake up and ruminate for a couple hours, until I’m exhausted. I’m also afraid I’ll never sleep well again. And I’m afraid I’ll never eat and enjoy my food again. I’m afraid I’ll never be able to stop thinking about this enough to enjoy my family ever again.

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Anonymous

Date posted: 19w

Sleep and OCD?

Does anyone else's OCD get worse when you haven't slept well? I haven't been sleeping well since this weekend and my OCD and anxiety is just making me feel super down. Does anyone else have this problem?

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