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...

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EMC2 01/11/2022

I've been having trouble sleeping due to ptsd, nightterrors, etc... it's just worse since dad died Tuesday... if I do get to sleep I wake up hearing him call out to me... I'm all mixed up. I feel like I'm going nuts...

silverlight 01/11/2022

I am so sorry you can't sleep...it makes everything worse doesn't it?

I pray you can get some peaceful and restorative rest soon.

gentle hugs

EMC2 01/11/2022

Thank you silver...

lilmissy7 01/11/2022

(((((EMC))))))
I’m so sorry, that’s so hard. I hope you can get a little rest at some point

Sending support & strength
Gentle hug <3

EMC2 01/11/2022

Thanks lilmiss

urbangardener 01/11/2022

I am sorry you are having this struggle. Our minds try to heal our emotions during sleep so we dream about situations that stress us out. Also some people think our dead loved ones souls come to speak to us in sleep. If you can accept that you are dreaming of dad and maybe think if this might be his soul giving you love, it might ease the angst. Feel free to laugh at this if your beliefs are different. It is very difficult after our parents die. Maybe we had good relationships or maybe we feel a bit of relief that they are gone for good from our lives. Take care of yourself and give yourself compassion, too. This is grief, grief is complicated at times and always not much fun. Hugs to you.

dimitrybernic 01/15/2022

I am very sorry, but I advise you to contact a psychologist about this problem. Very often, it happens that you have some untreated injuries that affect your mind and do not let you sleep. I've read about it in various articles like https://fherehab.com/learning/causes-of-insomnia. The loss of a loved one can significantly affect our psyche, so I would advise you to contact the person who can help you get through this period as quickly as possible. I hope that everything will be fine with you and you will be able to move on and sleep soundly at night

HelpMeHypnos 01/17/2022

i'm sorry you are struggling. my thoughts are with you.

Relic 01/26/2022

I'm sorry all you can do is try catching up on sleep when and if you can ...take care sweet heart gentle hugs relic xx

Christina09 01/26/2022

I have insomnia and I get so tired every night. I can't sleep or do basic chores because I am exhausted. It gets later and later until I forget about getting ready for morning. I can't get on a good schedule after work and evenings. My weekends aren't even fun because of the insomnia. There isn't much to do when I am 45 yrs old. No kids or significant other so I burn myself out with reading. It just feels like my head is always buzzing and dizzy with vertigo.. It has negatively impacted my job: irritability, conflict, and possible career change. My eyesight has been straining more then usual lately. I just got new glasses also. I think its the glare of the snow. Peace be with you.

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