[Ilovepaint93]

Hi there,

I’ve dealt with insomnia off and on over the last couple of years but I’m having a flareup again right now.
What worked for me in the past really well was just realizing that there were things I could do and things I could not, and what I could do was get out of bed if bed was not comfy and then get back into bed and snuggle up there when I felt like that was appealing again.
Well it’s darn right appealing, but even when first getting in bed and all through the night (last night was an all-nighter) every time I lay down, I’d feel nice for approximately 2 minutes and then end up with a super dry mouth, tossing, turning, stomach churning, heart racing.
I really don’t want to be out of my bed all night long. That’s not comfy either. But obviously being very uncomfortable in my bed is very not helpful either.
So feeling trapped. How am I supposed to give any opportunity for sleep or even just a relaxing rest if adrenaline kicks in with in a couple minutes every time? Just seem to be on a constant overdrive, day and night and it’s only eased by activity or reading or something.
Where do I go from here?

Trying super hard to stay chill about it and just take it one night at a time. I’ve been here before, I know I’ll sleep again, I just don’t know when and that’s hard. I have 5 kids and we homeschool so it’s full on.

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