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Hi Martin and everyone,
I’ve done Martin’s free course twice in the past four years, and it’s been so helpful.
A few days ago, out of nowhere I started experiencing nonstop panic. It lasts almost all day. My optometrist figured out that it was in part due to a mistake in my prescription (I have convergence insufficiency so my eyes are very sensitive to such things) but my new glasses won’t arrive for 2-3 weeks. The panic, however, has not abated; I’m in close contact with my therapist about this.
The problem now is sleep. The first night, I slept short but fine; but the 2-3 nights since have been really tough (1-2 hours of sleep). Last night was the worst yet but I practiced telling myself I wasn’t going to try to sleep, I was just going to rest and that made it more bearable.
My question is how to deal with the insomnia when I still have two weeks+ to go until I can get my better glasses. The panic is compounded by fear of not sleeping. I am considering trying Trazodone to help with the anxiety as well as the insomnia so that I can calm the panic a little bit.
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