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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Here's my experience..??

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So I'm not sure if I have insomnia. Really, I just can't sleep. I never feel rested in the morning. My mind races all night and I probably wake up about 10 times.
I hate going to bed because it's always such a crappy sleep and it means I just have to get up the next day still tired. It's a hassel.
Even when I do finally fall asleep my dreams are always crazy. Nightmares, really. And it seems like all I do all night is dream- no sleep that is just sleep w/o craziness running through my mind.
Does anyone have any suggestions or tips that have worked for them?
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I started to avoid sleep as well in recent years. When sleep is not restful or restorative, that is one thing, add in nightmares and night terrors, the experience is something to be avoided.

Sleep deprivation, they argue, can also lead to a difficult dream experience each night.
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Passionflower, GABA, and melatonin. You can find both at a natural foods market or online.
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