What can we do to help? We are here for you and can give you all the support we possibly can. I'm here if you ever need to talk. Hugs GB

That happened to me a lot after my 4 day stay in the cardiac unit before I was diagnosed with P.O.T.S several months back. I take trazodone but sometimes my mind fights it.
I use to watch Netflix on my phone in bed and fall asleep that way. That way my mind was focusing on something else besides the fear. Obviously experts say not to watch tv in bed but that helped me.

Now that I'm a little better It helps to read my prayer book before I lay down. Or I watch old reruns of 90210 or Melrose. Anything that has nothing to do with my life or nothing too serious. I was binge watching Grey's Anatomy before bed. Not a good idea. I'm sorry you're feeling this way. HUGS.

Knock me out? Lol. I used to watch Family Guy before bed but I've rewatched them all now and having something playing in the background makes me want to stay up even more.

Yesterday I was running round like a headless chicken, but last night drank Chamomile tea and was able to get 5 hours of sleep which felt like 10. :)

I'm sorry iam! My husband goes to bed before me and I hate staying up alone. My mind starts to wander into places I'd rather not go. But he goes to bed too early for me! Sometimes I just watch TV in bed to help me get tired (yes, I also know that's the wrong thing to do but it works - most of the time!).

What is OITNB? My media skills aren't THAT good. I hope you finally got some sleep last night, iam. it's so important, right? Yup.

Orange is the New Black. When mt bf is with me I usually fall asleep fine. I guess it's the loneliness that keeps me up? I dunno. I didn't get much sleep so now I'm feeling real tired.

Um I love OITNB!!!! My fiance and I love it so much that this season we are making ourselves watch it slower lol. Last season we watched it all in like a week. Hope you sleep better. I hate when I cant sleep! Have you tried reading in bed? That always knocks me out.

Oh my gosh, I've been trying to watch the new season whenever I can, I'm on ep. 3. I'm sorry that you're having trouble sleeping :( I hope that you were eventually able to fall asleep and rest up a bit.

try a nice calming lavender oil bath before bed, keep the bedroom as quiet as possible except for maybe some soft classical music or some guided meditation that might help you drift off. try burning some lavender oil in your room too. all very calming. go to a health food store and pick up some natural sleep remedies which wont harm the baby like chamomile tea or calms, discuss it with them there. you need the relief from stress and last but not lease try not trying to go to sleep and you'll be asleep in no time!!! big hugs!

That's happened to me a few times when I'm falling asleep... I'll get this paranoid feeling and it's awful... I don't know what causes it and it's really unpleasant

I try to remember though that it's just a feeling that will go away and it's not what's real... It does pass after a while

Big hug for you sweetie...xo

heck yeah! esp when I have recurring bad dreams or nightmares, or am awaken by anxiety several times a night. then I am afraid to go to sleep.

idk what advice to give. I personally hate bedtime and my mind and body are forever battling.

My mind says hell no and I can sustain for a good amount of time before my body screams for sleep. My issues are not just BP but PTSD related.

When I was on meds it was either knock my ass out or nothing really helped.

As I said I just idk... hope you can find a good balance.

I can't say why I'm so resistant to sleep. It's something that happens every now and again. I'm afraid of the dark so I make sure a little light comes in so that helps calm that fear. I just can't understand the anxiety.

Yes when I see something disturbing on TV news. I fear I'm going to dream about it. A pdoc recommended "SleepyTime Tea" Hoping something works for you. I suspec t it'd be a good idea why you resist sleep. Do you fear a dream that will disturb you.

I've got used to the horrible dreams now so I don't think that's it.