Struggling with sleep and anxiety; seeking others with similar issues.

Having trouble sleeping

I’ve been sleeping great for the last few months, but just recently I have been having a hard time sleeping at night even if I try to take a nap. So obviously I’m more tired than normal, which makes my ocd worse. Now when I try to fall I sleep i have anxiety flare up and makes it even harder to fall asleep. I’m literally tired trying to fall asleep relaxed and comfortable and can’t. Does anyone else have this problem?

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 49w ago

Yes! I have this problem! I was recommended to try not using my phone or other electronics while in bed, because something like then our brain associates our bed with that, so I've been trying to not do that. I've also heard that a specific form of Magnesium helps with sleep, I think it was Magnesium Glycinate. And of course there's things like not using electronics right before going to bed and stuff. But, will all that help your and my case with anxiety? I don't know. Maybe to some degree -- it's worth a shot. But, I do hear you. Sometimes when I go to bed it's more of a worry session than a sleep session, and I hate it

Username: Dragos9898Dragos9898

Date posted: 49w ago

I used to have anxiety about falling asleep. I would stay up just to avoid sleeping and would only sleep when I couldn't do it anymore. Idk if it's the same situation but mostly I was avoiding the anxiety that hit me when I did go to sleep. Something was bothering me so much and I don't really know what it was that I was anxious about. I was not able to make sense of it. I did solve it with a sleeping routine. A set time that I have to wake up and a set time that I have to go to sleep at. Ur body has it's own internal clock that u can train. After implementing the routine u should be able to wake up faster and fall asleep quicker (also it's good ERP), your body will just do most of the work for you.

Username: M1133M1133

Date posted: 49w ago

@Dragos9898 I also get anxiety around sleeping at night, I rather nap during the day it just feels “safer” to me Magnesium powder Calm brand helps me get tired

Username: wfdnashwfdnash

Date posted: 49w ago

Napping makes it worse. Also realizing that your body will sleep when it needs to and just accept it. Of course follow all of the suggestions about sleep hygiene. And if it get really bad I just take a Benadryl and it makes me sleep. Good luck

Username: micahbec

Date posted: 1y ago

I can’t sleep at night

Ever since I started 5th grade I’ve had a lot of trouble sleeping. At one point I could sleep up to 15 hours at once because it was like my mind trapped me there and my whole body and thought process was frozen outside of the real world. At another point in time I was obsessed with getting exactly 8 hours. Now, I cannot sleep at night no matter how tired I am. It’s as if sleeping when it’s dark outside makes my intrusive thoughts worse. But as soon as the sun starts to rise, I pass out and stay asleep forever and just like before, I get stuck in my sleep. My dreams become awful, endless nightmares (I’ve had these since I was 4 or 5 but they’ve somehow gotten worse). Like I have no idea what I’m going to do once the nights get longer during fall and winter and I have to go to classes during the day. Part of it may be medication or my other medical condition but a lot of it seems like it’s a part of my OCD or another mental illness. Has anyone else had a sleep problem like this?

Username: Ken!

Date posted: 38w ago

Sleep Problems with Obsessions

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 🙏🏼😊

Username: Recoverer

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

Anyone have advice for insomnia ocd?

The last month I’ve been hyper focusing/obsessing about falling asleep and thus it’s caused anxiety and keeps me up every night. I’m not sure how to do ERP around this and I want to get normal sleep again but it’s like my brain won’t shut off whenever I go to bed. Anyone have any tips?

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