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...
I just found this disgussion page. I'm happy to see i'm nowhere near alone on this issue. Ive had bad insomnia since I was a child. I delt with some real hard times. I started taking a drug called Trazodone that seemed to be helping. It still works to this day, but every once in a while I fall out of its helpful grip and again feel the suffering of INSOMNIAA.
Like Last night. It's Crazy- I can be laying there tuning into this trippy part of my brain that just relays conversations and visulizes possible scenarios, but I can t seem to konk out for even a second. Whaat a shit show, right?
Good news is insomnia is treatable. Given your meds, be sure to discuss your sleep issues with your doc. You can also try a CBT sleep training program for a substance-free solution.
I think it's helpful to remember that it's pretty normal to have an off night for everyone - those who deal with insomnia, and those who don't - when it comes to sleep every now and again. Some nights are just plain better than others and that's ok - getting anxious or worried about it has the potential to turn it into something more. Chalk it up to one bad night and move on with what sounds like a pretty successful treatment plan.
There are lots of things you can do to improve upon and support healthy sleep. I'm sure you've done tons of research and know most of them.
The ones that help me the most are keeping a consistent sleep/wake schedule, adding some quiet time/meditation before bed and limiting caffeine throughout the day.
Wishing you peace <3