
Sexual Abuse Support Group
Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. Different types of sexual abuse involve: Non-consensual, forced physical sexual behavior such as rape, incest or sexual assault, or psychological forms of abuse, such as verbal sexual behavior or...
I know that for me, I haven't slept well unless extremely medicated since I was about four. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be well rested for many days in a row.
I have been in counselling for 3 years and i still cannot get sleep.
You are not alone...........
(((((((((hugs)))))))))
i need sleep but no ones listening.
I started taking seroquel for bipolar a year ago and since then I have slept almost every night. (I also take unisom and relaccore pm every night.)Now, if I don't sleep at least 7 hours, I feel tired the next day. It took about 4 months for me to distinguish this tired feeling from the constant racing-thoughts-overtiredness of the past. I think it took that long for me to be rested.
In therapy I have been working through the old stuff and quite recently the nightmares stopped. I thought I might be able to cut back on the seroquel, but I still can't sleep without it.
I think we learned as children that it wasn't safe to sleep. I think it's very hard to unlearn it.