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.

Mikala F

Date posted: 24w

False memory and real event

I’m in an absolutely crippling episode dealing with real event/ false memory. I literally cannot get out of it and it is beyond hell. Can someone please help me with advice? If you have been through this how did you get through?! I’m out of work, the only relief is when I’m sleeping no exaggeration. My husband is being super supportive and Is also taking time off to be with me. Was there a specific medication or any tricks that helped? I’m beyond desperate. Thank you

Ellen_l

Date posted: 23w

Advice?

I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!

Chels0212

Date posted: 23w

Intrusive thoughts

I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅

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