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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Terrible night

whocoolkid
whocoolkid
I had a terrible night last night. I've been sleeping ok for the past month or so. Last night I didn't fall asleep until 3am. I laid down around 1130pm and stayed in bed until 1am. I got up and read for 30 minutes and tried to lay back down and go to sleep with no success. I then got up around 230am and stayed up on the computer until 3am. I was finally able to fall asleep after that, but I wake up at 6am for work.

The one good thing is that I didn't panic or get anxious about it during this episode. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep tonight. The weird thing is that it doesn't seem like I've been laying in bed that long. I think I may fall asleep for a couple of minutes and then wake up.

Thanks for listening.
Serce
Serce
thanks for sharing...hugs.
whocoolkid
whocoolkid
Thanks RuthMarie.
Serce
Serce
Sleep or the lack of it is an old familiar song to me...hang in there!
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's good that you didn't panic or get anxious. That only makes it worse. Just tell yourself it's okay if you didn't sleep so well tonight. Tell yourself it'll be better tomorrow. Also, sometimes, you think you didn't sleep when actually often we drift off to sleep without even realizing it. Good luck.
whocoolkid
whocoolkid
Thanks SleeplessinHawaii. :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
A lot of times people with insomnia fall in and out of really light sleep. Since its so light it doesn't feel like they are "waking up" and so they assume they have been awake the whole time.

A lot of people with insomnia go to sleep labs, and after a "night of no sleep" the doctor tells them that they actually got a small amount.

It's actually really common, so maybe thats why you dont feel like youve been lying awake for too long?

Anyway, good luck and sorry you had a bad night! I've been having them too because it's finals week in college and im stressed.
whocoolkid
whocoolkid
Thanks GGG.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know the feeling. I have bouts of insomnia on and off especially since I was diagnosed with cancer. My mind races so much I lay there for hours. I use Ambien only during those times and it usually works well. I have had nights where it didn't work at all and I would lay awake till 4-5 am tossing and turning. Plenty of times I have been anxious over it and those are the worse nights. I have considered trying Melatonin which is a natural supplement that helps with sleep. I have tried Tylenol PM and many times it did not help, it seemed to make matters worse.