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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Insomnia Advice-?

Ocean-Wave
Ocean-Wave

I've had insomnia before, but not as bad as this. Trying to get medical help has been futile. I'm sick of trying to tell my doc what this is like and not getting any help! I won't get to see a sleep specialist for 3 months. What do I do? Any advice would help. 

Hypnos07
Hypnos07
There's lots you can do. Keep a very consistent sleep-wake schedule, especially important is a consistent wake time 7 days a week if you can. Avoid sleeping in, and avoid napping, or keep it under 15 minutes as either of those will steal sleep from the following night.

Avoid caffeine from about mid-day on. Be sure to get some exercise most every day if you can.

And when you can't sleep, it's OK to get up and out of bed. Just do something relaxing until you feel drowsy, then try it again. And be confident your mind-body's requirement for sleep is in fact stronger than your insomnia, and you will absolutely get what you need.
simpleliving
simpleliving
I am trying CBT cognitive behavioral therapy but still trying to learn the process. I also will listen to various insomnia podcasts. Some are mediatative some are hypnosis some are story telling with very calm voices, just see what works best for you. Just remember get off your devices and tv an hour prior to bed time. When you do turn on a podcast, make sure you go to settings and put on the low light night time lighting on your device to avoid the bright, sleep disturbing light. Good luck