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What did you think about Slaughterhouse? Thats on my “to read” list. So is Hitchhikers Guide
'Kik' wrote on '03:I realised at the start of this week I had three books on the go without knowing it. Just finished I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, currently finishing Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut and I've got Brave New World by Aldous Huxley to go. There might actually be a fourth…I'm not sure…
Favourite books are Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I do like my dystopian novels.
It's also hard for me to say what my very favorite book is, because there have been so many.
I read a lot of textbooks, but only because I have to. Right now I am reading a couple non-fiction books. One is called The China Study (on nutrition) and another is called Dominion (animal advocacy book). I do some work with animal advocacy so I have read quite a few books on that topic. However, when I am finished with those two, I'm going to find a good fiction novel to read..possibly something fantasy…any suggestions?
Hi Dozydame, how long have you been using sleeptracks? I looked at the website and am considering getting it. What have I got to lose except $70? I have spent way more than that in sleeping pills that haven't done nything for me. Let me know everything that you think about it…thanks!
'Dozydame' wrote on '13:Hi Molly, I don't know what type of meds ur on, but many of them stop normal dream sleep or stop you remembering them. I think using dreams as a measurement of sleep won't help you much. Being anxious is the biggest enemy of sleep, so you have to find a way to relieve some of the stress. What works for one person, may not work for another, but there are all sorts of suggestions in the insomnia part of the forum. Have you read through that? There may be something there that you can try which will help.
I was going thru a really bad patch a couple of months ago when I was getting no sleep at all. I was becoming really desperate like you, so I tried a program called “Sleep Tracks“.
I believe it helped me to break the cycle I was on and I feel much better – any sleep beats no sleep! Even if you don't want to buy the program which you just download, the guy has some suggestions which I think are quite helpful. Just remember your sleep will improve sooner or later – no matter how bad it seems right now. If you know something helps you to relax, just do it! For me, things like massage, music, aromatherapy, reading etc. definitely help to relieve some of the stress. Try to go to bed and not worry about whether you actually sleep or not, knowing that you'll feel better the next day if you can just get some rest time. Your body and mind can cope with very little sleep as long as it gets a chance to recharge. I hope some of this helps, Molly.
Have you been diagnosed with a medical condition or is it just the insomnia & depression? Remember, I've been dealing with these issues for 40 years and I'm still here. You will be ok! Hugs to you, xx♥
I haven't spoken with any doctor about it. I live in Indiana so its legal here, but over Christmas break I was traveling around California and to Phoenix and noticed ads everywhere for med marijuana. It made me wonder if anyone uses that for insomnia…i'm not really a smoker myself but I was just curious what people thought about that.
today I ate: banana, apple, footlong veggie sub (subway), chocolate truffle, veggie burger, pineapple, banana, tortilla chips, 3 oreos, grapefruit
Hello,
I understand what you mean about never waking up feeling rested and going through the day wishing you could have a normal sleeping schedule like everyone else. I don't even say anything when people start trying to give me suggestions. I try not to talk about it with most people so I don't have to sound like a broken record and hear all the suggestions. I only really talk about it now to my boyfriends and my best friend…and now you guys. 12 years is a long time to be struggling with this. I have only had a serious problem for about 1.5 years and its horrible. 12 years…thats just awful. I'm sorry you have been going through this for so long
'sleepy wrote on '19:Hi,
I'm Annelies from Belgium. (It's a tiny country in the middle of Europe, Belgian waffels anyone?)
I've been struggling with insomnia for quite a few years (around 12 years). Now I'm up to the point where I can't remember what it's like to get up and be rested.
I always get up tired. Either I just can't catch sleep or I wake up several times a night.
I've taken several kinds of drugs which then enable me to sleep. But since I worry about addiction, I don't take too much or when I feel things get better I quit taking them.
And then of course, the insomnia is lurking around the corner.
I'm used to always being tired, but I'm jealous of other people who seem to radiate energy. Mostly wondering what it feels like actually.
It most be wonderful to have an active life and not be tired all the time.
I'm also fed up with other people's advice. Like a hot shower or some kind of chinese herbal tea will help me sleep.
They just don't get it. So I've stopped mentioning it and just tell them I had a bad night.
My husband just tells me to get to bed earlier. He's a sweetheart but he sleeps before his head hits the pillow. He just doesn't understand. Quite frustrating.
I'm glad to finally get in touch with people who do get it.
Maybe I won't find a solution but I'm sure I will find some comfort and support here.
Thanks in advance!
Hi there,
Yes, law school has just made it awful. Its very stressful and there is an immense workload so you can get behind very quickly. How much longer do you have with school? Stick with it..you will get there. I know how you feel about being apprehensive about grad school due to the sleeping problems. I myself have wondered if I should be going into this field when my sleeping problems have such an effect on me. I am trying very hard to not let it stand in my way, but sometimes it is hard when you are in a really bad mental state from lack of sleep. What are you considering going to grad school for?
'cherrychapstik' wrote on '26:Hi Aimee! I know how you feel. I think we all do. And it sucks when your family just doesn't get it. Law school must make the insomnia that much worse. Stress central. I'm only finishing my undergrad, and I've had to consider whether grad school is really worth it to my anxiety/sleep at this point. I can't even imagine how much it probably makes you suffer.
That being said, Welcome! I'm pretty new myself (4 monthsish), but I really think talking to other people about their experiences is helpful to my own.
Thank you for the warm welcome, and a big thank you for starting this site! I'm really excited about this…the one place I don't feel like I have to make an effort to NOT talk about the sleeping problems. I saw that you recently moved from NY to Cali to OR. How are you liking it? I also lived in NYC breifly, and go to Cali quite often because my mom lives there. I am planning on moving there when I graduate. I also thought about moving to Oregon and just went out there in October for a conference…very pretty!
'Martin' wrote on '26:Welcome, Aimee – and thank you for saying hello.
Everyone here knows what you're going through. We're all here to support each other so feel free to complain, yell, shout…. whatever!
Enjoy your stay. I look forward to getting to know you better.
Hi Dozydame,
Thank you for welcoming me. This is great! Not great that we all have to be here, but great that we can talk about the problem to people who understand. I have had problems on and off since I was a kid, but nothing debilitating. I would just be tired for a week or two, then go back to normal. Usually I would have probs sleeping when traveling, excited, upset, stressed, or for no reason at all.
It got really bad when I started law school about 1.5 years ago. Just a few nights of not sleeping would really put me behind, which led to more stress and anxiety, which led to more sleeping probs, etc… I have tried many things this past year including therapy, medication, having a strict evening schedule, no caffiene after 2, no caffiene at all, different foods to eat, herbal pills, teas, breathing exercises, and some strange mental exercises I made up for myself lol. The effectiveness has all been short lived.
Thank you for your support and I look forward to getting to know everyone here!
'Dozydame' wrote on '26:Hi Aimee,
Welcome. I don't know if we can help you to cure your insomnia, but you'll certainly get plenty of support.
How long have you been having sleeping problems? I know I had a helluva time when I was studying. My insomnia started about 40 years ago and I've suffered from depression on and off for probably about the same period. There seems to be a connection, but it's hard to decide which one came first and was one caused by the other?
I hope some of the suggestions in the insomnia part of the forum can help in some way.
If not, at least you can complain freely here! LOL
I look forward to hearing more from you in the coming weeks.
'cherrychapstik' wrote on '15:I was trying to do this last night–come up with some sort of positive. It was hard. I don't see any positives to insomnia. I sit up at night crying after three hours of lying in bed–I used to get out of bed, but now I'm so exhausted that it's hard for me to do so– and during the day I feel like a zombie.
Negatives: School used to come easy for me. Now I have to work 3 or 4 times as hard to get the same amount of work done. My memory has gone way down. My processing speed has gone way down. I keep my husband up when I cry and ruin his sleep, and now he has problems falling asleep. We are going to his family's for Christmas, and I'm terrified of slowing them all down and them thinking I'm this big party pooper, because I have no energy at all. Mood swings, hysterical crying. Depression. Let's see…. I used to have problems sleeping, but never like this. I wonder if it will ever end.
Love cats, but they don't sleep through the night. Dog maybe? My dad has been taking care of my dog, but I love cuddling with him in bed when he's around. He' like a big comforting living teddy bear
'emmaree' wrote on '28:'Kik' wrote on '28:This is my embarassing story for emmaree 🙂
So my insomnia comes in two parts – first I can't fall asleep and second, I can't stay asleep. Earlier this Summer, a mate came up with a theory about the second part of my insomnia.
Before I moved back into my bedroom (on return from travelling), it belonged to someone else who still has a lot of her stuff and clutter stored in there. My friend's theory is that, even though I've been sleeping in there for well over a year, it still doesn't feel like my room and on some level, I just don't feel safe in there.
Lately, I've been working on the first part of my insomnia by imagining being sung to by some ethereal voice to try and relax me and stop my brain from going at 100mph which has been mildly successful. On Monday I decided to switch things up and attempt to kill two birds with one stone. I imagined a certain Metal singer was in my room singing to me so not only was I relaxed, but I also had a very scary looking bodyguard watching over me. I didn't fall asleep straight away but I was close to nodding off for a long time (that never happens!) I haven't been able to replicate it so far this week but I'm going to try again now.
Maybe I just need some friendly night time company. How about a cat? 😀
Thats not embarrassing its cool if it helps get you to sleep,,thought about moving the girls stuff out of the room ,,like box it all and find a keep safe place for it all? Cat huh I have a friend who has lots of cat 3 actually it seems to keep him busy and obviously offers him company;P Id say anything if it helps ,,,now
I my try the imagery thing but umm wont try metal maybe something a little more soothing
I wish drinking alcohol worked for me, but it makes me insanely hyper. When I drink I want to stay up all night and drink more and more. Then I still can't sleep!
I have recently been thinking that I should move to state where medical marijuana is legal and try that. I was never a big bud smoker, but I'm thinking about giving it a try lol.
Any experiences you want to share with marijuana to go to sleep?
I have been wearing foam earplugs to sleep every night for the past year. I would prefer not to wear them, but i'm such a light sleeper that it is easy for me to get woken up and I do not know if/when i'll fall back asleep. I wear earplugs to stay safe although I'm not sure how good that is for your ears?
