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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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BlackSheepFullbuster90
BlackSheepFullbuster90

Is it normal to not get sleep from being TOO stressed out?

sonnycamehome
sonnycamehome
Definitely, stress can affect your sleep.

Have you tried to do anything specifically to help you relax before bed? Some people find Progressive Muscle Relaxation helpful for both stress relief and insomnia....here's a link with an overview on the technique.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=47281

Wishing you all the best :)
Hypnos07
Hypnos07
Absolutely, sonny is right. Some stress (and anxiety) is normal, unavoidable, and actually necessary in life. The problem is when it gets excessive or unrelenting without a break 24/7/365. When that happens, hyperarousal often results. That's what keeps us up.

Learning about stress management can help, as can the relaxation exercises in bed sonny mentions. You can also plan a 30-60 minute pre-bed relaxing routine, that also helps many people.
BlackSheepFullbuster90
BlackSheepFullbuster90
Thank you.... I have tried reading before bed and that seems to help me but I don't stay asleep....
Winter
Winter
Yes stress can affect your sleep. When I'm under stress, I'd go to bed at 1:00 am or later and I would clean and clean until my body can't clean anymore. When I fall asleep, it would only be for 2 or 3 hours and then I'm right back to cleaning again.