BluMac81
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Hello all. So here I am up at 1am writing this post, it has been commonplace for me for some time now where I usually don't fall asleep until 3-4 hours after I went to bed, and I was hoping you guys could offer some solutions to help me calm down at bed-time.
What keeps me from falling asleep is two things: first is my old insomniphobia dating back to 2002, a condition where the more I feel like I'm not going to get sleep tonight the more anxiety builds up in me and keeps me from falling asleep, and the anxiety comes from the fear of being anxious and panicy all day the next day after no-sleep, anxious about 'will I not be able to sleep yet again tonight? I'm gonna lose my ability to function in life! It's gonna put me a non-stop panic attack like it did before!'
That reason is well, fairly hopeless as I've conditioned my mind to think like that over many years, it's kind of like PTSD as those days of massive panic, sleepless nights, and trips to the ER have become a trauma in my mind.
The second reason, and the thing I think you all could maybe help me with, is this OCD-like compulsion to have everything perfect when I'm trying to fall asleep. When I first lie in bed, everything has to feel right, my right sleeve of my shirt being too tight, the sheet not being perfectly aligned, and especially me feeling like I need a drink of water and needing to pee every few minutes (even though I always don't have much to pee), I'll even press on my bladder to see if there is any slight feeling that I have to pee and if there is, I get up and do it. Needless to say, with all of this moving and tossing and turning combined with the sleep anxiety, my body never gets a chance to settle down into sleep. Any suggestions on that, something that will help me to rid myself of these compulsions and OCD behavior at bedtime?
Oh and FYI here are the sleep meds I take
Xanax - 3mg
Flexoril - 4 pills
Lunesta - 3mg
numerous pain relievers
(and if I'm sick like I am now
Benadryl 2-3 pills
Delsym 3 tbs
etc.
Anyway, I'm gonna give it another go, please wish me luck. Ya know, I was just watching "Fight Club" and saw at the beginning how the guy sees a doctor for his insomnia but the doctor refuses to give him any meds and says 'what you need is healthy natural sleep', I've been in that situation before, and man that was harsh.
Thanks all
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What keeps me from falling asleep is two things: first is my old insomniphobia dating back to 2002, a condition where the more I feel like I'm not going to get sleep tonight the more anxiety builds up in me and keeps me from falling asleep, and the anxiety comes from the fear of being anxious and panicy all day the next day after no-sleep, anxious about 'will I not be able to sleep yet again tonight? I'm gonna lose my ability to function in life! It's gonna put me a non-stop panic attack like it did before!'
That reason is well, fairly hopeless as I've conditioned my mind to think like that over many years, it's kind of like PTSD as those days of massive panic, sleepless nights, and trips to the ER have become a trauma in my mind.
The second reason, and the thing I think you all could maybe help me with, is this OCD-like compulsion to have everything perfect when I'm trying to fall asleep. When I first lie in bed, everything has to feel right, my right sleeve of my shirt being too tight, the sheet not being perfectly aligned, and especially me feeling like I need a drink of water and needing to pee every few minutes (even though I always don't have much to pee), I'll even press on my bladder to see if there is any slight feeling that I have to pee and if there is, I get up and do it. Needless to say, with all of this moving and tossing and turning combined with the sleep anxiety, my body never gets a chance to settle down into sleep. Any suggestions on that, something that will help me to rid myself of these compulsions and OCD behavior at bedtime?
Oh and FYI here are the sleep meds I take
Xanax - 3mg
Flexoril - 4 pills
Lunesta - 3mg
numerous pain relievers
(and if I'm sick like I am now
Benadryl 2-3 pills
Delsym 3 tbs
etc.
Anyway, I'm gonna give it another go, please wish me luck. Ya know, I was just watching "Fight Club" and saw at the beginning how the guy sees a doctor for his insomnia but the doctor refuses to give him any meds and says 'what you need is healthy natural sleep', I've been in that situation before, and man that was harsh.
Thanks all
Sinex night 3 pills