- Username
- Vgalindo254
- Date posted
- 5y ago
It takes forever to fall asleep and I usually only get 5 hours of deep REM sleep. It sucks
I have insomnia to contend with as well as my OCD. Nights are sometimes horrendous and filled with nightmarish thoughts that the house will set on fire, a burglar will get through one of my kids windows, etc.. should I actually manage to fall asleep. According to my FitBit, I sleep less than 3 hours a night and even that has bouts of 15-20 periods of ‘restlessness’. I can get Zopiclone on prescription, and this really does afford me 6-9hrs sleep, but it’s never been anything I want to rely on, and I only take it for 2 nights out of 7. So you aren’t on your own and you do have my sympathy... and I agree; it’s the absolute worst.
Try some relaxation sounds during the night
I had some sleeping problems in the last week. And 3 days before I had a sensory overload in my dream and it was so horrible! I was dreaming about a train station with a lot of times, platforms and trains. Suddenly my best friend wanted something from me and my alarm clock went on and i snoozed it and all that shit came again and again and i felt like shit in the morning. I don't know why but I have a lot of sensory overloads in the last time. Maybe my borderline personality disorder has something to do with it.
Overthinking and GAD after chaotic days like yesterday increase OCD here, too. (I am a teacher and covered a shift in another classroom...) You are not alone!
i feel this so much. haven’t slept more than 3 hours a night this week because of health ocd. you’re not alone! i try to remind myself that even if all my worst fears were to come true, not sleeping would only make everything worse as incentive for me to try and sleep. also remembering that even resting with your eyes closed and practicing breathing gives a lot of benefit of sleep even if you don’t fully fall asleep
Yes, I am also struggling to sleep but it is due to my intrusive thought increase at night. I have fear that i will act on my thought 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?
One more question for y’all! I’m sure this is many of us, but I literally cannot sleep. If I do fall asleep, I maybe drift off for an hour or two. Then, I’m startled awake….intrusive thoughts running wild, heart racing….and then I lie awake the rest of the night. Just stuck in panic mode until the sun comes up. Then I have to start the day…already being in the rabbit hole for hours. I’ve tried every natural “remedy” nothing works. I’ve tried the pharmaceutical route…that also doesn’t work! Sleep has now become the enemy and I’d rather just stay awake all night. Does anyone have anything that helps them?? I’m desperate. The body/mind can’t heal without proper sleep. Also…and maybe folks can speak to this too. I’m back on my SSRI (3.5 weeks in) after being off for a few months (mistake). It’s torture waiting for the effects to kick in.
Has anyone experienced fear of not falling asleep? I have never had sleep issues before but after a bout of jet lag 3 months ago, my sleep has been terrible. This last week, I’ve only managed to sleep 3-5 hours a night because I’m just so SCARED of not sleeping. I’m unable to function because I’m obsessing about not sleeping and the terrifying effects it has on the mind and body. I’m afraid I’m going to end up losing my mind from not sleeping. Last night I was able to get 4 hours of deep sleep, but I was in bed for a total of 14 hours and just tossed and turned. Can anyone relate to this? I’m so scared I’ve been vomiting and nonstop crying 💔😭
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