Any advice on how to get relief from nightmares? I have been having them constantly and struggling with images/“videos” in my mind when I’m awake of violence happening to others as well. My psychiatrist prescribed me ambien to use every once in a while, but I don’t want to take it every night (I don’t even have enough to do that, and he recommended against it).
Personally I really understand. Years ago I had taken ambien on a regular basis . That did not work out well at all. There was a tremendous withdrawal when going off of it when tapering off the medication to go off of it all together. In the long run much more trouble than it was worth. What I do to reduce bad dreams and insomnia and so on is , don’t eat or drink within 2 hours of bedtime, avoid the news , avoiding arguments especially close to bed , reduce bright light, think pleasant thoughts, watch a little comedy, meditate, pet your pet if you have one , progressive muscle relaxation one muscle at a time tense and then release . You might want to check to verify with your doctor on some of these things for you personally. Everyone is different.
@777Q I forgot about progressive muscle relaxation! I used to do it a lot when I was struggling with anxiety. I just haven’t had nightmares like this for a while. I appreciate your advice! Thank you so much 😊
@kickflip Hang in there ! Better days are ahead 😊
I struggle with this as well. I’m sorry you’re dealing with it. It’s horrifying and even creates its own level of trauma. I was prescribed zyprexa, but similarly, I don’t want to take it. I tried prazosin once, but it wasn’t my favorite either. I prefer something natural. Following in case someone suggests some relief. Going to try magnesium in the meantime. Good luck and keep pushing!
@Kintsugi321 Which magnesium do you get? I’ve seen people post about it elsewhere, but I wasn’t sure which one it was.
@kickflip I’m trying out magnesium glycinate. Hopefully it works!
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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