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...
I’ve never posted anything about my insomnia before. I don’t think I expect things to change for the better anymore, so I’m not sure why I’m doing this. Maybe I’m just so tired, of being so damned tired. It hasn’t even been that long since things really got bad. Five years, maybe. Compared to the rest of my life ahead of me, it’s Just a brief breath of time. I don’t know where to find the strength for the next few breaths.
I used to love nights. It was my domain, my own quiet space in a noisy overcrowded world. Now, I’m so scared of it that on bad nnights, my inability to sleep sends me spiraling and triggers a panic attack. Which, unfortunately... is not conducive for sleeping. It’s another one of those nights tonight. So I’m here, on my phone, trying to stave off the ffear by putting it into words.
I hope everyone out there is doing okay. I hope you find what you need, and things get better. I hope you have an easy sleep, and sweet dreams.
What I can do is let you know that you're not alone out there. Sometimes that thought alone gives me peace so I just like to spread that sentiment.
Thank you for having the courage that I didn’t to reply.
Thank you for understanding, both the suffering and the frustration of everyone thinking you aren’t trying enough things or hard enough to get better.
Thank you for the sentiment.
I hope today is going better for you :)