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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Fuck you insomnia

SlayerEnraged
SlayerEnraged
Worst night I've had in a while although my nights are getting progressively worse. Fell asleep lightly till about 2 or 3 a.m and then couldn't go back to bed and couldn't stop all sorts of negative thoughts. It's hard to explain but I got so angry and in a fit where I literally laid in bed tossing and turning hearing my billion numerous thoughts untill about 6 a.m. Then I get woken up at 7:30 by mom. I don't even think I have insomnia, think I have delayed sleep phase syndrome but now its getting worse than ever before...I am persistent at going to bed early and getting up early but my body isn't adapting and now it's not even falling asleep deeply in the wee hours of the morning. In other words, I think it's causing me total insomnia.

After this Friday, I'm on spring break and will be doing a combination of sleep restriction, light therapy, and taking near the end of when I have to go back to school then I'm not putting up with it anymore. I'm tired of fighting my body. I'll either kill myself or switch careers I want to do and become someone who can work night shifts. Fuck you insomnia.
SlayerEnraged
SlayerEnraged
I'm so tired and grumpy and stupid from lack of sleep that I can't type.

**After this Friday, I'm on spring break and will be doing a combination of sleep restriction, light therapy, and taking melatonin and if I don't show signs of improvement by the time I have to go back to school then I'm not putting with it anymore.
adriasm
adriasm
Sounds like you may have some anxiety problems. How many hours of consistent sleep are you getting? I get about 5-6 hours if I'm lucky (I usually wake up 1 or 2 times to use the restroom but fall right back to sleep). Some nights I sleep 3 hours and then am up for a couple hours thinking. Unfortunately I have to be up by 6:30am almost everyday for work. I was told by my previous therapist I should get out of bed and read a book or something until I get sleepy again then go back to bed. He said not to stay in bed.

Good luck with your sleeping techniques. Maybe some sleep medication might help you. Try to stay positive and calm because getting mad and frustrated makes the tossing and turning worse. I know how you feel.
fleetlordhalo
fleetlordhalo
Anxiety, i hate it. Almost everyone get anxious when you don't get enough sleep. It's normal to get this way, but it's important to realize how the lack of sleep affects you. I catch it sometimes by my short temper when i lack sleep; little patience & quick to anger.
curiousmountain
curiousmountain
Hang in there Slayer. Youth is a very stressful time of life. You are expected to make major decisions but you don't have the experience to be confident. I'm sure you will do well. All these stresses with eventually subside. You are more resilient and adaptable than you know. I certainly found this to be true in myself. When I was young I didn't think I would be a leader. I'm too shy. I am leading a work team now. I didn't think I would be able to understand computers. I work with 3 screens now. You have strengths you don't even know about. Don't give up. It doesn't matter how you start. It matters how you finish.
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