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...
Well since my insomnia started and I've been getting fragmented sleep each night for 1 month now I haven't felt like myself I'm not depressed or anything but I have gotten panic attacks since I read about fatal familial insomnia and sporadic fatal familial insomnia anyways I really don't want to drag this on but as fellow insomniacs can you tell me if your brain feels weird I really can't describe it it just doesn't feel normal like it used to before I got the insomnia the best way to describe it is enlargened and when I get up on mornings I usually feel normal(like I used to feel) but as the day progresses it feels really weird almost like some weird process is going on in my brain can anyone relate.......please I kinda worry now ever since I started googling crap but these days I have myself under control.
Second, what you experienced could possibly be symptoms of sleep deprivation. Hard to say. If you are concerned and this and it continues to be a problem, then yes a visit to your doc is in order.
But if you only have had insomnia for a month and now feel like you are under control, you likely do not have what's known as chronic insomnia. That bodes well for you. Some of us in this group have had insomnia for years, even decades.
This does not have to be you!
Usually, and especially at your age, sleeping issues resolve on their own. That's what you can expect too. It's important for you to lead a healthy sleep supportive lifestyle to get your sleep back on track.
This includes keeping a regular sleep schedule, in particular a consistent wake-up time every day, as much as possible. If you let yourself sleep in one day, you pay the price the next night.
Try to schedule some good exercise every day.
Stay busy with work and/or school, and keep an active supportive social life. Basically, tire yourself out every day and you will tend to sleep better at night.
Let us know if you have more questions, and good luck.