Sleepless Nights

I advise you to look for a psychiatrist because it's really about substances 😞 + OCD is hell. Don't go through this alone 🙏🙏🙏

I totally understand. My brain wont shut off and i keept stay up till 3 am. And then when i fall asleep i see disturbing dreams. And when i wake up i cant move my body. I cant walk, cant clench my hands. Its tiring really. For the last couple days, i have been trying to calm myself down 1 hour before i sleep. Listening to music, watching funny videos etc etc. Anything that make you feel good. And then when i go to bed, i take deep breaths. 4 sec inhale, 4 sec hold it, 4 sec exhale. I do this for 33 times. One hand goes in my chest, the other in my stomach, during this process. And then i start counting backwards from 300. Maybe if you give it a try it might work for you too?.

I dealt with this for nearly a year! It was awful and my mental state only got worse because of it. Three things helped a lot. The first is magnesium. Instead of just knocking me out it helps calm my nervous system down, which then allows me to fall asleep more naturally. The other was reading myself to sleep every night. I spent weeks trying not to look at my phone and not watching TV. Just find a book, get in bed early, and read. It took time, but I now sleep again! After that I found a couple OCD meditation videos on YouTube that I liked and practiced listening to them with deep diaphragmatic (in your belly, not your chest) breathing. It takes a little focus and practice, but you can train yourself listening to the videos and at this point I calm calm almost reflexively. That being said: therapy is always the biggest help!

I struggle with this as well. I can fall asleep, just not stay asleep. I am exhausted right now and have a job interview in the morning which will just make it worse tonight. This is wreaking havoc on my mental health. I’m exhausted. Just please let me sleep through the night.