I have work at 4am tomorrow and normally am asleep by 9 or 10 at the latest to be up by 2:30. But the thoughts are so bad I’m afraid of even closing my eyes and lately I’ve been going to bed at 6pm to fall asleep by midnight. I’m so over this. Any tips for falling asleep without getting bad thoughts. I keep picturing imperfect things or reliving every event that triggered me throughout the day. Last night I literally tried falling asleep without closing my eyes (which is impossible) then had to work today running on 3 hours of heavily interrupted sleep. I’m so exhausted and just over this.

Ashleys

Date posted: 5y

I love the app calm! I used to have so much trouble sleeping but now I just listen to an episode of Calm every night and it really helps me go to sleep.

mishari

Date posted: 5y

Okay. you can download these type of music and play them on loop version so that it keeps playing over & over again. I hope it works waiting for your feedback

mishari

Date posted: 5y

1st of all I’m so sorry you’re going through this tough situation. I’ve currently dealing with similar issue. i found few things that helps me fall asleep that are bad i guess? 1-listing for some peaceful music (TWD mercy of the living/Tomb Raider niflheim silence. etc) these type of music are really helping me sleep every night. even today! 2-loop sound (air con/fan/wind. etc) 3- this might sound weird. But masterbating before going to bed consume energy so it kinda helps me in some extreme situation where literally I can’t sleep at all. 4-just looking at the stars (doesn’t help alot) I hope it could help you

zaynab

Date posted: 5y

Thank you for the suggestions. I have a fan going for noise and also to cool down my room. But it hasn’t been helping. It’s better than no fan noise but stopped helping a while ago. I don’t listen to music so don’t really know where to start with that or if it’ll help, but I’ll try it. Also my stomach really hurts from 8 hours of anxiety so I don’t want to do anything that uses energy. I’m a mess.

zaynab

Date posted: 5y

I don’t really know how to download music. Lol. Do I do that through an app or something?

zaynab

Date posted: 5y

Never mind, I figured it out. And it’s actually kind of helping. Thank you so much. Listening to your first suggestion (TWD mercy of the living) and feeling like I might be able to fall asleep.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 24w

sleep deprived and drained

I have barely slept in three days, maybe two hours a night. I feel so overwhelmed and uncomfortable right now. I cannot, for the life of me, stop confessing. I feel absolutely unforgivable, like no matter what it is, I am irredeemable. These waves of guilt and dread keep hitting me so hard. Every time I sleep, all I do is dream-ruminate. I analyze every tiny detail of whatever I am obsessing over, even in my sleep. It almost feels easier to stay awake, not that I have been able to do anything else. I feel so drained. I am scared to sleep. I hate my brain. I feel so anxious.

CrazyLizardLady

Date posted: 12w

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.

ocdissucky

Date posted: 9w

Sleeping

Does anyone have any tips on how to sleep with harm ocd, I’m always so tired but I can’t fall asleep until it gets to the point my eyes won’t stay open, I’m scared that I’m gonna do something in my sleep or my thoughts just eont shut up and it causes issues with sleeping, advice needed please

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