Anyone here obsessing about whether or not they'd be able to sleep at night? And that in turn causes you to stay awake?

I've had trouble both falling asleep and staying asleep. I'm on Mirtazapine now, which helps me stay asleep *IF* I fall asleep. Unfortunately the falling asleep part is what I'm struggling with, mostly. My fitness journey has all but stopped because I can't get my body to move after a sleepless night, not to mention the bodyache that a sleepless night can cause.

Yes.. slept like shit latley because of that

Yes all the time. Sleep ocd is a thing. ? I've had bad sleep problems and insomnia for a while now tried so many medications nothing has worked . It's become an obsession now. And the harder I try the less it works ?

I never ever get a full sleep without waking up either. Can't seem to stay asleep longer than 2 /3 hours at the most. I've tried literally everything to help ?

It started for me when a legitimate crisis happened in my life when I lost my job and also had to concurrently have to move cities. Lost sleep a couple of nights because I'm a worry-wart about those kinds of things. What my OCD did was take advantage of my fleeting nights of insomnia and generate a fear out of it, and now something that I need to get treated for. I've run the Gambit of different SSRIs, ASMR, CBD oils etc. but nothing really seems to stick

*nothing really seemed to provide a consistent fix is what I meant

I'm sorry to hear you're going through that ? i know how difficult lack of sleep can be. Mines been going on for years. And the trouble is even after just a couple of nights of bad sleep or not sleeping it becomes habit. And especially when you suffer ocd, depression and anxiety anyway it makes it even worse ?I'm also a big worrier about this stuff. I've tried lots of things too ? I'm currently waiting for my doctor to refer me to an online sleep training course, depending on where you live I'm not sure if this is something you can look into, but I bet theres something the same or similar. I believe meds are a very quick fix and no doctor likes to prescribe sleeping pills for long term anyway. We have to get to the route of the problem. I also use cbd oil in a paste form which can be great for anxiety but doesn't so much help me sleep. What is your biggest problem is it falling asleep or staying asleep? Mines abit of both but I'd say mostly staying asleep

Last night or rather (this morning) lol I Could not get to sleep until after 5am. Which means I probably won't tonight wither ? some nights I may fall asleep easier usually if I've took sleeping medication but I still can't stay asleep

I'm glad CBD oil has been helping you with your anxiety.

I understand how hard it is ? I was on mirtazipine too which didn't really help me dray asleep, as I said nothing does lol. And yes I know what you mean it affects everything we do. If you can try and do a little bit of fitness maybe that would help you to fall asleep easier? But I know the effects it has on your body is just awful ? and your mood too. Lack of sleep is a killer. Have you tried any guided sleep meditations? Relaxing music, maybe reading before bed? It's important to get into a good routine aswell. Try using essential oils like lavender and jasmine? They help me to relax

Wish I could help more and give better advice. I'm an expert in knowing how hard lack of sleep is ?

I have issues with falling asleep as well. It takes me anywhere from 1-3 hours, and I’ve just started using melatonin, it seems to work pretty well. It helps with falling asleep but not staying asleep.

I've tried melatonin too and it worked initially but then my body started demanding higher dosages of it, and I realized it as a downward spiral that won't help the real issue and stopped cold turkey. Of course I struggle with sleep issues but I don't have to be concerned about yet another chemical dependence(aside from Mirtazapine). And @ "where does..", thank you for the sentiments...I'm sure we're all trying to help each other out here in the best way we can