I totally feel your pain. I am in the same boat. If you want to trade stories my yahoo im is esotericthinker. I was a teacher until insomnia took over. I am still working on a masters degree very part time and am totally struggling to keep up. My anger is off the charts. You are definitely not alone.

Those of us who've battled insomnia for many years can relate.

First I would suggest separating out the two issues you mention. Stress and pain are totally different issues, and require different approaches.

Pain is a legitimate medical issue that can and will disrupt sleep. This is something to discuss with your healthcare professional who can accurately assess your condition and prescribe the appropriate treatment.

Stress on the other hand is typically a nonmedical issue and requires a different approach. There are many effective ways to manage stress. Learning how to do so will benefit you greatly.

By combining the two approaches, you will address the two underlying reasons you describe as causing your sleeping problems.

And getting to the root of the problem is key, really, for all of us. Insomnia is only a symptom of something else going on deeper.

Good luck, please keep us posted.

thanks sleeping training system I will talk to my doctor and see what they recommend I will also try to reduce the level of stress in my life I lay awake at night wondering about everything that going on in my life..

Couple of other thoughts for you tabby.

If you are in pain, medication most likely will enable you to sleep better. But it's possible certain drugs might prevent or interfere with sleep. To be sure you might want to run this by your doctor. There are usually options with dosage, type, and timing that reduce the potential for sleep disruption.

Second, for someone your age it's common to develop a biological clock that gets out of synch with the natural circadian rhythm. There are many reasons for this, but the solution is very simple: establish a sensible sleep schedule that works for your unique sleep system.

For most people this means getting up at the same time every day without exception as much as possible. If you let yourself sleep in one day, you pay the price the following night with a reduced sleep drive.

And you set a reasonable bed time by only allowing enough time as you need for sleep, no more. If you want to increase your sleep drive to promote better sleep, you can accomplish this by cutting back a bit on the time you allow in bed. It's very effective.

Taking care of pain, reducing stress a bit, and maintaining good sleep habits may be all that you need to restore better sleep. Hope this helps.

Thanks sleep training system. I will try these tips and see if they help. Some nights I sleep and other nights I have a question can caffeine cause people not to be able to sleep. Every night before I go to bed I drink A cup of coffee.

The role of coffee for most is to keep them awake, so I do imagine that coffee would make it harder for you to sleep. Try to cut out any tea/coffee/cola for a few days and see how you sleep better.

No question tabby, yes caffeine can and will disrupt sleep. Coffee is of course a very potent source of caffeine, but lots of other drinks and some foods (chocolate) have it too.

If you absolutely must have some coffee before bed, try decaf. See if that helps.

Good luck!

almost everynight, I can not sleep. I even took heavy meds like 2 mg xanax and still can not sleep. a friend turned me onto the reliever device and it as helped me get some rest. i would recommend trying this.it works for me and it is pretty inexpensive too. there website is alittle buried and hard to find but the url is myreliever.com. hope this helps. now get some sleep ;)