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imiru
imiru

I finally had a day where I could take a forced nap and it didnt go so well. I fell asleep around 4pm and had nightmare after nightmare making me even more exhausted. I woke up at 10 pm crying, I have to be up at 5 am for work then school afterwards. I've tried going back to sleep but I'm too scared so I've been sitting here crying and feeling lost. I can't miss another day of work or school.


I feel like I'm at my wits end, I would normally take Zquil or nyquil but it just makes me drowsy and doesnt keep me asleep. I've tried meditating for a few hours now but I'm too shaken up to relax.


I keep having thoughts of killing myself in the bath tub or just going for a walk and never coming back. I wont do it but the thoughts sound really sweet to me right now.


Seamus
Seamus
Maybe you won't sleep tonight. Do your best. I have severe sleep Apnea. I stop breathing on average of 56 times per hour. Bad for my heart, I know. I have a CPAP machine now.

My point in telling you this, is I have found a few things that are now helping me sleep better.

Try taking a HOT shower before bed. Its relaxing. Green tea makes you relaxed and can calm you. At the grocer you can find powdered drinks to add to water that has melatonin to help you sleep. I use Emergen-zzzz
It REALLY helps. Melatonin is natural and our bodies make it too.
Reading something Boring, like the newspaper helps get me tired. A magazine also....

Lavender in your bedroom is very good to help you sleep.

In the morning, eat an apple. Sleep or no sleep, an apple can wake you up better than coffee. Most Circle K stores or similar sell apples and banana. Banana is a quick source of energy.

Take a quick walk out side if you feel safe in your neighborhood. It helps me to relax. Sometimes just going outside and looking at the stars does it too.
scottyb865
scottyb865
ive found that hemp flowers which is just like pot but lacks the thc can help with sleep. and its legal since it has no thc in it and it helps me with going in public but i prefer the real deal cause it helps me better but it doesnt help with nightmares i have found anything that does with weed i dont seem to remember them as much and remember less of them but they are still there and they suck but i found that if i run myself hard all day non stop until bed time i rest better but yet still have the bad dreams to im here for you and will talk no matter the time you just have to ask and we all are here for you
nolaguy
nolaguy
Dang, imiru, that sucks! I've felt like that many times. How much of your depression is situational? Are you in a rut? Something you don't like you can change? Or is it internal? Self worth or medical?
I should have read your other posts or journals first but I wanted you to know that people are here who want to help you.