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Robb
Yeah, but it’s hard to get out of your head. Have you had your VitD levels tested? I did and I’m deficient, I’m going to start treating the deficiency tomorrow (10/23/25) and hopefully that helps me a little. It’s the strange and scary symptoms that also comes along with sleep, you know, the not knowing if you were asleep, the vivid dreams, the dreaming before sleeping, the racing thoughts?, and losing the ability to drift off into sleep, you know? I don’t get the sleepy drift off anymore. It’s frustrating
-Colibri
Robb
What kind of symptoms do you have? Yes, I feel like life is passing me by as well, it’s absolutely heartbreaking. My daughter 18th birthday was spent in the ER with me for hours because of anxiety, then when we were out trying to engage in some form of celebration, I was a complete mess because of the high anxiety and lack of sleep. Now I just feel out of it most of the day, the anxiety/panic has really calmed down. I don’t know, I keep telling myself it’s getting better, and that my system is resetting and that it’s just a matter of time before I’m back to myself. Nevertheless, it’s been almost 3 months, and I’ve still have not had any peaceful sleep. How many days do you typically go without sleep before crashing? My problem is I can’t seem to fall asleep until the early morning.
-Colibri
Robb
I get anxiety as bedtime nears as well also, when I’m just tried, which is most of the time. So the anxiety builds up and then I try to sleep and it’s just hard. Then when I do sleep the quality is horrible because of all the anxiety. It’s a vicious cycle, but it’s also why I was giving the meds, to help me break the cycle. But, like I said, I’m scared of the meds.
-Colibri
Robb
Yeah, I’m not against meds. I’m just sacred of them and the nasty side effects that can come along with them. I was able to get 6 hours of broken sleep last night, which is better than the 1-3 hours of broken sleep I’ve been getting over the past almost 3 months. I really need to get on a schedule, for these past few months I’ve been allowing my anxiety/panic to dictate when I sleep, which is always at different times. So now I’m going to have to set a bedtime and stick to it, because, although it does not help everyone. I know that it’s beneficial to many especially those who are having a difficult time with sleep. I keep you updated.
-Colibri
Robb
I’m sorry you’re having a hard time as well. I find myself fantasizing about the good old days when I slept like a baby, and woke up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. Today I picked up 2 prescriptions, one for Zoloft and one for Klonopin, however, I don’t want to take either of them. I’m not into medications, I also have a bottle of Xanax that I never touched, why can’t our bodies naturally do what it needs to do in order to help us function?. It’s so frustrating being consumed with this ALL DAY EVERYDAY. I hope you were able to find some rest since posting this reply, please keep in contact and give updates when you’re able to, I will do the same.
-Colibri
Kiki
You have not posted in a long time, I hope it’s because you shot better. I know of the “thinking dreams” you’re referring to, and they suck. To my understanding you’re “thinking dreams* are hypnagogic hallucinations which is the result of sleep depervation. You said that you routinely go days on end with no sleep, so these “thinking dreams* ( hypnagogic hallucinations) makes perfect since. I hope that you’re doing better.
“This is by far the biggest struggle of my life”
I feel exactly the same way with my severe sleep issues. I don’t have any advice, I just wanted to let you know that you’re not alone.
