Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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I take my nite meds they make me drowsy and yet I still fight turning stuff off and going to sleep? Im in a safe place. I would really like to figure out why I fight sleep wso much even when I am drugged engough to sleep if I tried even a little bit

deleted_user
My mind keeps racing even when I am sleepy

deleted_user
sometimes even my mind is shut down and since I started my atavan my heart isnt racing... I literally fight going to sleep... and once I am asleep I really fight getting up... I seriously dont get it

deleted_user
I guess I do have lots of thoughts in my head most the time but tonight I felt like a complete vegitable and I litterally refused to turn off the tv and go to sleep... I practically had an arguement with my self. Sad/funny thing is I took the extra half of my sleepy med to knock me out... and it did make me super tired but I refuse... I so dont get it

Shelly4
I do the same thing Buggy. I have gotten better, but I still slip and do it. I have no idea why, I just dont want to stop. Sleepppppppppp honey, it is good for us, as I sit here answering your post and fighting sleep myself. LOL Hugs

deleted_user
I do the same thing, Buggy. For me, it's usually because I think, the quicker I go to sleep, the sooner I'll have to face a new day.

deleted_user
ya I supposse. Ill go put the carrots away and lay in bed. I wont start the next show and I will try for sleep. I guess I will really have to talk to my councilor about it. I tried in the past and she gave me the hole journal take a bath read something boring speal bbut freankly none of that works when I truely am fighting it in my head. I mean its not like stuff is keeping me up... I am literally fighting my self in my head having a conversatins with my self about how I dont want to sleep, yet I took my extra sleeping pills its like two sides of me... but I dont have split personalities (or at least I dont think I do lol)

deleted_user
thats the other really twisted side to it.... once I do go to sleep I do everything in my power to fight waking up. I will sleep to all hours of the day and get insane hours of sleep... upwards to 15 or 16 hours at times.... so Its not that I fear the new day... I mean who fights sleep when they can sleep only to fight it waking up? if I didnt want to sleep in the first place why would I fight to sleep longer? Maybe I like life at nite? m,aybe I like who I am late at nite. Maybe I feel 'normal' at nite as no one is rejecting me... they cant they are sleeping.... ugh who knows

deleted_user
Not sure I do this too

deleted_user
My eyes are so heavy and tired but I don't want to settle into bed. It helps when I go to bed and keep the TV on at a low volume.

Marilyanna
You are curious about what might happen. Myy big pdoc said that aboutt mewhen I told him I wanted to kill myself but couldnt. You are too curiuos.

deleted_user
Please explain that more auntfester, is it that the person wants to see the outcome??

deleted_user
Sometimes I'm afraid I might not wake up so I'm scared to sleep.

Hapless
Set yourself up with a bedtime routine and stick with it. You know like we do for our kids. It might work. Give yourself permission to go to sleep. I have to do that sometimes myself.

deleted_user
I am wondering the same thing as I sit here with my eyes all heavy but my mind is in overdrive FUCK!!!

2kidmom
Big Ditto here! I will sit here on the computer and will fall asleep for a few minutes wake back up and keep on fighting. I have to make myself go to sleep (using seroquel of course). I NEVER want to get up in the morning! Go figure!
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