well here I am 1am and still awake. fell asleep on the couch around 9, woke up screaming from a nightmare, now can't fall back asleep, gotta go to work in the morning, gotta get up at 5:30am, guess who's gonna be a bitch today? This week has been a sleepless week for me. I am good during the day but when nighttime comes I have nightmares of my abuse. I need to get over this. I am older now and he can't hurt me anymore. I need my therapist, but am afraid to call her I don't want to wake her up. I will just have to stick it out. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Is there a crisis line you can call that is available 24hrs a day. My therapist tells me that your brain only allows you to remember the things you can handle. It is hard when the nightmares come, write them down and process them with your therapist. Then probably they will come less frequently. Talk to your Dr. about your sleep problem. It is hard to function on a few hours sleep a night. Believe me if you do for a long period of time you\'re going to crash. I went for 6 months on 2 hours of sleep a night, I crashed big time. I wouldn\'t want you to do that so nip it in the butt if you can. It may take trying a few different things before you find what\'s right for you. I\'m just starting to sleep more than 4 hours a night. I hope you sleep better tonight.
Soleil