I go to bed early; I can't sleep. I go to bed late; I can't sleep. I go to bed at the same time; I can't sleep. I just get super exhausted, and have to get up with zero sleep time. And today was already guaranteed to be so horridly bad, I've been stressing over today for the whole week... I feel so unheard. I'm so frustrated. And I feel like crying
I didn’t sleep at all last night and I’m exhausted but I am determined to have a good day. Yes I am discouraged and tired of fighting this. I am going to do what I absolutely have to today and leave for another day the things that can wait. I refuse to let ocd steal the good from my life. So I am going to give my dog and my cats some love and treats and get on with my day. I know that I do sleep some nights Unfortunately it’s not nearly as steady as I want. So for those of you struggling with insomnia terribly like I am know you are not alone. I always thought I was the only person who couldn’t sleep. I am praying for you and for me that ocd will fade into the background and all of us will begin to sleep and have the life we desire I know that God answers prayers and I believe we will find our way through this and come out much better for it. God bless you
I've had nights where I didn't get any sleep -- just 8 hours of laying there doing nothing -- and I know it's miserable. I'm so sorry you went through that last night! You aren't alone either!
I’m so sorry. I can’t sleep either. My mind won’t let me rest. I’m so very tired.
I'm sorry, I know it stinks
I had this same problem for years and found something worked for me. My therapist from years ago suggested it and its worked for over 10 yrs now. Remove ALL electronics from your bedroom. No TV, no cell phone, nothing. Only go into your bedroom to either clean, put laundry away or sleep. Thats it. Your body will be conditioned to fall asleep when you go into bed. Reading in bed, watching tv in bed, all condition your body not to sleep once you get in bed. Removing all electronics and only sleeping in your bed helps to train your body to sleep once in bed I tried it and within 2 weeks my insomnia was cured. This may not work fir everyone, but let me tell ya, I fall asleep within 5 min of getting into bed now
Thanks for the advice. I have had insomnia for most of my life, and in general it isn't as bad as it once was, but it will still ruin entire nights, or even several nights in a row
@Anonymous It did take a couple of weeks to really kick in and I do have occasional set backs but more often than not I have no problem falling asleep. Good luck!
@Araya Thank you. And I'm glad to hear you found something that works for you.
@Araya Thanks. I may try it. Part of my problem is that I have chronic pain and I need to lie down during the day. I don’t have a sofa or anything else I could rest on so that I only sleep in bed. I may have to consider replacing the sofa. Just short on money
I feel like I wanna throw up I feel shivers It feels like you’re going to be sick I can’t sleep at all I stayed up all night because of this (not the first time) I physically feel sick
I have been having horrible anxiety and can’t sleep or rest. Do any have suggestions for getting rest while dealing with this.
It’s 3am and I’m not doing well. I’m having an overwhelming amount of anxiety. I need to feel mentally clean but I’m dirty. I’ve had bad thoughts and I’m ashamed. I feel like I can’t even write it down. I want to say it aloud to someone but my wife is sleeping right next to me so doing a therapy call would be impossible. I’m feeling helpless. And so guilty for my thoughts.
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