[Guy.Dixon]

I have been suffering from brutal insomnia for 2 and a half months now .
I have been told it’s deppression and anxiety
I’m on zispin and Effexor
I go to bed at 1030 toss and turn and sometimes about 3 drift into strange sleep till 5 or 6 and then that’s it
It’s taking it out of me ..time off work relationship etc I’ve convinced myself it’s Ffi tried just now for a catnap just does not happen all came on suddenly on 26 of November very derealised with it depressed with spring coming etc
But still here !!

[Deb]

I got insomnia in 2018 and as a result of my research have come to understand that chronic insomnia is a mental condition and cannot be healed through drugs or medical interventions. The only treatments I know of for this that work are CBT-I, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or ACT. For information about CBT-I read this website and also watch Martin’s videos. He also can coach you through it and is an excellent coach. For ACT the best resource is The Sleep Book by Dr. Guy Meadows. He also has a website. I first did CBT-I with Martin and got good results. Later I switched to ACT and have now recovered.

[Guy.Dixon]

Hello all
Further to my last posting ( newcomer to this forum) I wonder if anyone has a sleep
Issue like mine ie when I try to slip down into sleep I am silently jolted awake it’s as if something has gone wrong in the architecture of my sleep signalling processthen follow hrs of nothing till I seem to go into a brief period of vivid dreaming in non refreshing sleep then that’s the end of sleep for the night !!
This happened for the first time on 26 November when I could not for the life of me get to sleep
For an early turn at work next day
This was preceded by a few weeks of health anxiety and a week of derealisation
This persists now and has lost me a lot of time off work
Over 2 and a half months of not really more than 4 or so hours a night and no cat napping hope !!
Some nights have not slept at all .. very grim those were
I’m due back at work in 8 days so a lot has to be achieved !!
I would have thought I would have keeled over by now but haven’t although feel ill and fearful in mornings
If any one has any comments to
Make I would appreciate it
Thankyou

[Martin Reed]

Those jolts you are describing sound like hypnic jerks, which are quite common and certainly not a sign that something is wrong with you or your sleep. You might find this forum discussion helpful: Jerking self awake when falling asleep / hypnic jerks?

If you are experiencing dreams, then you are almost certainly getting deep sleep too since this sleep stage is prioritized by the body when sleep deprived.

Have you looked into cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)? I think you’ll find it very helpful since it will help address any incorrect or inappropriate sleep-related thoughts and it will help you implement constructive behaviors that will give sleep the best chance possible.

To start, since you are going to bed at 10:30 PM and getting out of bed between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM this means you are allotting between six-and-a-half and seven-and-a-half hours for sleep. If you are currently averaging around four hours of sleep each night, we can see that your current sleep schedule is virtually guaranteeing you up to three-and-a-half hours of tossing and turning during the night.

I hope this gives you some things to think about and that you found this post helpful.

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