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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bayrabbit01 11/12/2013

It's been a while since the insomnia has been this bad. It's now 12:22AM and I have to get up at 5AM to go to work, so needless to say, I'm not going to be able to sleep as much as I would like to. I have already taken my night meds that usually get me to sleep, and I've tried all my usual tricks that usually put me right out. I JUST WANT TO GO TO SLEEP, BUT HERE I AM LAYING IN BED AND TOTALLY AWAKE!! I JUSZt WANT TO SLEEP, IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK OR EXPECT?? I don't want to go to work tomorrow morning all sleepy-eyed

Any suggestions?? Anyone??

deleted_user 11/14/2013

Expectations are no good when it comes to sleep, for myself at least. I want to sleep well every night for the rest of my life and never feel tired again. Unfortunately, I can't have this. Expecting to sleep well typically backfires for me. The expectation of sleeping poorly on a given night often results in poor sleep, I find. All I know is that my sleep cycle will always work itself out in the end and there may not be a whole lot I can do to influence this. Ultimately, this is an acceptance issue.

deleted_user 11/20/2013

I like AdamChase84's response. Acceptance. I need to work on this but I just had another bad night so my acceptance level is low. I try to hard and then I get frustrated. I put pressure on myself and it gets me nervous. I already an anxious person going through some major changes right now. I surprised myself in how well I did for a couple months under a lot of stress and now when I thought some of the stress is gone BOOM I am having trouble sleeping

deleted_user 11/24/2013

Hi bayrabbit01, I personally had insomnia before in my life and it does the most unexpected and worst thing to your life.

Luckily, I managed to cure this insomnia using a technique taught by a sleep expert and I would like to pass it on to you. Simply PM me here so that I can help you with your sleep.

denymckusker 11/24/2013

If you are taking sleep meds. you might want to try taking them on an empty stomach. If I eat to late mine don't work at all. I changed my eating habits trying to eat a nice lunch and only something very, very light in the evening. I am able to do this because my husband travels and no kids at home. It is tough to do if you are preparing meals for a family. Give it a try 1 night and see if it helps. Good luck! Deny

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