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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Uhmmm...WTF?

SlayerEnraged
SlayerEnraged
Has this ever happened to any of you? I've been sleeping really bad lately and last night was no exception. I didn't sleep for most of the night and even when I did, I woke up multiple times and remember seeing the most recent wake up at 5 A.M. The next thing I know,I wake up to my alarm screaming only I look at the time and it is 7:20 rather than 6:30. I slept through my screaming alarm right next to me for nearly an hour. I woke up with a horrible migraine. I'm worried about not waking up to screaming alarm clocks next to me.
adriasm
adriasm
I agree with livin on; depression or anxiety.

As with me I'm so exhausted at night I fall asleep no problem but staying asleep is impossible. My brain is actively worrying about something and I have obsessive thoughts that keep me awake. Again exhaustion usually wins out so sometimes I will sleep a whole night after several days of bad sleep. Sounds like you exhausted yourself enough that you slept really hard. Can't say I've slept through a really loud alarm but it's possible if you are sleep deprived enough.
deleted_user
deleted_user
You sounded like me for most of the post, but I don't sleep through alarms. In fact, I set alarms and I am usually awake before it goes off 99% of the time,

I agree with LivinOn....depression, anxiety, and maybe some other things going on with you. Welcome to the club. I keep trying different things; if I find something that works I will let you know.
SlayerEnraged
SlayerEnraged
A little note guys-this is the first time this has ever happened and secondly, this can't be be viewed as a positive thing. I was late to work and this causes general anxiety about job security/etc! It also seriously scares me that I was apparently so tired I could sleep through it. I feel tired all the time and basically just have to fight through it but I hate that that my body lets it get to this point. I have to be utterly EXHAUSTED to fall asleep correctly. I usually sleep so poorly for a couple weeks and then I'll just crash and no joke could probably sleep all day that day.
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