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’ve always had trouble sleeping. Then got diagnosed with bi polar so it kind made sense. But then they change my diagnoses to borderline personality. Anyways this last month my sleep has been so bad that I’ve been getting migraines from lack of sleep almost every day. I’ve tried several different sleeping pills. So far none of worked. I’ve tried the normal proper sleep hygiene stuff. Doesn’t work. I’m looking for tips from people who actually know what it’s like.
That said, yes the sleep hygiene stuff helps but by itself usually isn't enough. Check out a full CBT sleep training program for adults, this is the gold standard and likely what your doc would recommend.
However, whatever you do needs to be coordinated with your other therapies to be sure they're consistent and complementary.
I used to have to take 1000mg of Tylenol.
It’s like all this pressure in my head and the only way to get rid of it is going to sleep.