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Having a hard time sleeping

Restful
Restful

Even after I take sleeping pills, I lay down and cannot fall asleep for a long time. When I finally do go to sleep, I have been having nightmares every night. I wake up sweating with my heart racing, and I just get up super early because I'm scared to try to go back to sleep. I feel like my anxiety is especially high tonight, and I don't want another restless night of terrible dreams. 

madelynjay
madelynjay
Try meditation, I have an app called insight timer. It's free and has thousands of different meditations that may help. Or maybe just listening to someone tell a bedtime story or an audiobook. I find imagining what a story looks like before falling asleep really helps me.
arfie
arfie
A dream journal and a therapy journal were my most important tools during my jump over this hurdle. I kept mine separate for the sake of easier reference in dream analysis. I kept my dream journal and a pen next to my sleeping spot, alongside a glass of water to wash the taste of the nightmare from my mouth, so that I could record the dream before the details faded. There were no carnival tent approaches to the dream analysis. My shrinks and I used the dreams to guide us to which yaddahs to work on in therapy.

The therapy journal was a restful activity which doubled as psychotherapy tool as I whiled away the sleepless hours. I still keep my therapy journal, but I am sleeping fine these days. I believe that daily inventory in my therapy journal is a big part of that miracle.

Continued support while you find what works for you, Restful.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Stay hydrated and keep a glass of water by your bedside.

Set up a calming routine for rest.
Restful
Restful
Thanks for the supportive words.
Dmarie1986
Dmarie1986
Perhaps some physical activity (even just yoga) can help you sleep and rest a bit more. I sometimes find that this helps my racing thoughts calm down and have a more restful sleep.

I hope you find something that works to get the rest you need
Gullsandwaves
Gullsandwaves
I haven't been able to sleep at all for 2-3 months without drugs, which do other bad things to me. I feel trapped. Anyway, I really relate. Because of my tendons I can't even get much exercise, and am confined to my apartment most of the time. No suggestions, as I'm sure you know most of them. Just, I get it.
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