Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
Hi I am new to this group I have trouble falling alseep at night. sometimes I don't fall alseep I just lay and stare at the wall I don't know Why I can't sleep. I have never been a good sleep everytime I hear a noise I jump up to see what it is. I have tried staying up later at night taking a shower before I go to bed. nothing seems to help. Then My grandma gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and that keeps me awak because she sometimes makes noise while shes walking to the bathroom. The other night I was just resting and she ended up falling in the hall So I had to jump up and get my mom up to help me get her up out of the floor and back to her bed. and once I was woken up I could not go back to sleep. I need to get rest before i end up sick what should I do. I have not gotten a good nights sleep for 6 days straight I am worn out and I need to get some sleep.
What should I do.
What should I do.
Having said that, most insomnia is not caused by a medical issue but instead by some combination of bad sleep habits and excessive worry about sleep.
Presuming your sleeplessness is not caused by a medical problem, then I suggest starting with the simple things. Like a consistent sleep schedule. Do you have one?
It's common for people your age to have a biological clock that gets out of synch with the circadian rhythm. The best and easiest way I know how to resynchronize yourself is to get up at the same time every morning consistently, every day without exception. Are you doing this now?
Also, the kinds of reactions you are describing sound to me like a bit of a stress response. Are you stressed? What do you do for stress management?
Chronic stress is common with insomniacs. It's so common that many of us are chronically stressed and we don't even realize it.
There are effective ways to deal with stress, both physical and mental. Start with this: Are you getting exercise every day?
Having said that, most insomnia is not caused by a medical issue but instead by some combination of bad sleep habits and excessive worry about sleep.
Presuming your sleeplessness is not caused by a medical problem, then I suggest starting with the simple things. Like a consistent sleep schedule. Do you have one?
It's common for people your age to have a biological clock that gets out of synch with the circadian rhythm. The best and easiest way I know how to resynchronize yourself is to get up at the same time every morning consistently, every day without exception. Are you doing this now?
Also, the kinds of reactions you are describing sound to me like a bit of a stress response. Are you stressed? What do you do for stress management?
Chronic stress is common with insomniacs. It's so common that many of us are chronically stressed and we don't even realize it.
There are effective ways to deal with stress, both physical and mental. Start with this: Are you getting exercise every day?
Sounds like you have way too much going on in your head and you're not winding down before bed time. If you get exercise during the day, then you've begun taking the right steps. It really does sound like something emotional is going on with you. I'm not sure of your age, but it sounds as though you are young enough you still live with mom.
Have you considered going to a counselor to see if you both could figure out what is troubling you? THink about it a bit, it might be a good idea to see a counselor short term, to find out what is causing your sleep disturbance.
Beyond that, I would suggest you pick a good time to go to bed each night. A half hour before doing so, shut off your computer, cell phone, etc. Take a book into bed with you and read with a light behind you...not infront of you. IF you're not a big reader (which I hope is not the case!), play some soft music in your room, or listen to some relaxation cd's. Do some deep breathing exercises when you get in bed, if you don't know some, google it.
THen stay in bed no longer than 15-20 minutes if you can't sleep. Get up, get out of the room, take a magazine, a book (yes again)....and read for another 15 minutes or so, or until your eyes are "rusty". Go back to bed. Repeat if you it takes more than 15 minutes again. In desperation, I will get up and make 2 pieces of toast with peanut butter on them. Peanut butter has triptophan, which helps us sleep. Similar to the reaction people have after eating turkey on thanksgiving. Warming the bread, and then putting the PB on, helps melt it faster for your body. Has worked for me many times.
You have to create the right atmosphere for sleeping, but if you are stressed, you will need to work on stress control, probably with a counselor. It can be done and I wish you luck