Hi all ❤️ I’m dealing with some pretty severe insomnia. I’m going on day 2 of not sleeping at all because I’m just so afraid of never sleeping again. I’m having a very hard time practicing acceptance around this fear. Has anyone had insomnia of this severity before? How have you navigated it?
See the Sleep Coach School and Fearless Sleep videos on YouTube. They not solved completely my insomnia but they helped me a lot!
I’m so sorry that you are dealing with this. I don’t know what advice to give you but I want to let you know that God loves you and He is with you always ❤️💕💗 You are not alone 💕❤️💗
Hi since you are struggling, I'm curious if you heard of CBT-I? Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, perhaps you can find a provider who knows this mode of therapy that can target your insomnia. Beyond that, j would
Sorry clicked send by mistake. Beyond that, I would recommend exercise during day, cardio can help with sleep apparently, meditation as well and then journaling as you wish. Journaling can serve as a healthy way to brain dump anxious thoughts that are possibly keeping you up at night. Good luck and I hope you get the treatment for the rest you deserve 💙
Went through this for during the beginning of ocd . I was up for 7 days straight and thought I would go crazy ….I wish someone would’ve told me … the more you focus on being able the sleep , the harder it will be to sleep .. Sit there with the anxiety and and trust that you will sleep. Don’t make it an effort .trust yourself , and your body .
I've been through this several times. It comes and goes, depending on what's going on in my life. It very much seems to be a matter of "the more you try, the worse it gets." For me, practicing acceptance helps. When I'm lying awake the night before a musical performance (which is a huge insomnia trigger for me), I just lean into the idea that I won't sleep at all. I sort of see it as a challenge, like "let's see how well I can perform without sleep." Now that I've done a few shows with barely any sleep, it's less of a problem for me. This is because now that I know that, even though it sucks, not sleeping isn't the end of the world. This takes the edge off of the anxiety and makes insomnia less likely. Another thing to remember is that when your lack of sleep is due to anxiety, the time to address it is during the day, NOT during your normal sleep time. At least, this mindset has helped me. For instance, take insomnia as your body's signal that you need to reduce stress in your day-to-day life, or focus on activities that are more fulfilling (it's said that altruism is great for sleep, so doing things that you feel good about and benefit others can be surprisingly helpful).
hey there ❤️ i totally get how scary and exhausting that can be. not sleeping for days sounds incredibly tough, and it's understandable why you're feeling this way. i'm dealing with a different ocd theme, but i know how overwhelming it can feel when your mind just won't give you a break. one thing that's been a game-changer for me is this app called "unstuck ocd therapy tools." my local ocd support group recommended it, and it's been super helpful. it offers ai-personalized guidance and exercises that can really make a difference in the moment. also, i've found some comfort in the ocd stories podcast. it's full of insights and experiences from others who are navigating their own ocd journeys, which might offer you some perspective and tips on dealing with insomnia tied to ocd. 🌙✨
So something that kinda pops up with my anxiety is about a year or so ago i ate an edible gummy after not doing anything for a while and i tripped out really bad… for example i thought i was gonna overdose and die, and that i was already dead.. that is the most fear i have felt in my entire life, and even though its over and has been over i have this constant fear in my mind “what if your still high and this is all a dream” or “your gonna wake up and it will still be that night” i never wanna feel that way again. i can’t even go around the smell of weed with out freaking out. i can’t take pills, or vitamin gummies because “what if it will make me high” when it comes to sleeping i wanna try this dr teals sleep blend but i struggle so much with it because of my mind saying “it will make you feel high”.. even when i feel tired i feel scared cause it reminds me of feeling high.. its just i feel so stuck with the same reaccrujng thought “this could be the time you wake up and it was all just a dream” “you could wake up from coma and this was all imagined” i don’t know what else to do, its my own mind no one can help me and that sucks i don’t know how to win the battle when it’s such a deep rooted fear. i feel like im pushing my family away. i feel so numb.
I have been having horrible anxiety and can’t sleep or rest. Do any have suggestions for getting rest while dealing with this.
Hi everyone! I’m not sure if anyone has had any issues with sleep and anxiety but these past couple of weeks I’ve been suffering with anxiety when trying to sleep. My mind will latch on to the idea that I won’t sleep and I’ll continuously try to fall asleep and end up psychoanalyzing everything im doing . Usually I end up freaking out and not sleeping and waking up with maybe >2 hrs a sleep a night and have an awful day the next day. I’m lowkey hopeless in this situation, I’ve tried melatonin, sleeping early, limited screen time and nothing will work.. does anyone have any tips and tricks on what to do?
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