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...
Sleeping well on a consistant basis is my mission. The last couple months I've made slight improvements. I'll struggle for like 5 or 6 nights but then have about 4 good ones in a row. I'm on day 4 of good and I'm going to keep this streak longer! Now I've got melatonin and my insomnia goggles. I'm still struggling mentally compared to a normal person but I'm making progress. I don't freak out as bad as I used to and I'm finally gaining some thought control. With sleep assistance and mental focus I will get back to being a normal person!
I also have a back condition called scoliosis which plagued me for years and although I've done well managing it, my medical expenses are really high cause every year I have to get xrays and such just for checking my maintenance. Because of this, my suspected mental issues have gotten ignored.
Basically from everything I've been though, I've just realized that all you can do is view the situation positively. I love working out and playing basketball but horrible sleep makes me sometimes not want to do what I love...I've just told myself hey you slept bad but this is something you love this so do it. I don't tell myself you're not as smart as most people anymore. I just tell myself I can fix the problem. I just work harder or do whatever it takes. I try to research and learn about stuff I don't know anything about . I'm scared of my future and getting a job period but I just have told myself the same thing...You're alive so you might as well make the best of it... I'll work harder if that's what it takes. There's a few simple things I've promised myself I'm going to fix a few what should be fairly easy fixes when I'm in a better financial position.
But anyways for sleep, my plan is basically doing this on a daily basis: controlling thoughts, exercise, wearing Uvex glasses I got 2 days ago the second it gets dark untill I plan to go to bed, taking melatonin in the evenings, and most importantly not sleeping in. Hopefully it goes well. It's a lot easier to do all the things I said when you aren't feeling horrid.