Bmw6993
- Date posted
- 48w
Falling asleep
Anyone have problems sleeping? Like thinking about falling asleep and it never happens? Or is this just ocd?
maddieh08maddieh08
- Date posted
- 48w
Omg yesss recently I can’t sleep For shit and I got school soon and that makes me freak out even worse so I can’t sleep at all and I try every to sleep my ocd and over thinking gets so bad at night
jimg64jimg64
- Date posted
- 48w
There are lots of reasons why people have trouble falling asleep. It could be OCD issues. Worrying about stuff compulsively keeps the brain active and prevents it from entering the proper sleep cycle. I used to have trouble falling asleep. I would lie in bed and worry about all kinds of stuff. I could not shut off my brain. What finally helped me fall asleep was realizing that lying in bed, at night, trying to fall asleep, would only happen if I shut off my thoughts and stopped my brain from being consciously awake. I tell myself that now is bedtime, I must sleep, and that I can't do anything to solve my problems at this moment while I'm lying in bed. I force my brain to think of happy, peaceful things. I will also think to myself Psalm 23 over and over. This process really works because I can think about my troubles at the same time I'm thinking and spiritual or happy stuff. It takes lots of practice, but you can train your brain to consciously shut down. When I find myself wondering back to intrusive or obssive thoughts, I start the process over again. I really don't have any problems falling asleep anymore, but my cat will wake me up 2 or 3 times a night.
Anxiouslyobsessed✨Anxiouslyobs...
- Date posted
- 48w
I obsessively count to the number 8 and back down for hours to try and sleep constantly and it honestly keeps me up more but I’m so stuck in it I can’t change the routine now. I use to think it was calming but I’m pretty sure it’s my ocd keeping me up too
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