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It takes forever to fall asleep and I usually only get 5 hours of deep REM sleep. It sucks
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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.
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Try some relaxation sounds during the night
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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.
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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!
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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
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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
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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.
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Does anyone else's OCD get worse when you haven't slept well? I haven't been sleeping well since this weekend and my OCD and anxiety is just making me feel super down. Does anyone else have this problem?
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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.
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