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Got desperate I went to a certifies hypnotist, I think I am going to make myself a trophy that says “#1 @ Trying Everything that exist” That is all. If you can find it out there I tried it. These speed bumps are just a reminder of how it was and getting better with time. Look forward to the day when it is in the PAST…..WAY PAST 😂 God bless everyone with their own struggle moving forward to getting better.
Thank you Martin, yes, I noticed that at night I no longer have anger frustration. I just try and stay calm and go about my night doing things that would be gentle and when I’m feeling fatigued or sleepy, or whatever you want to call it, I’ll try and just relax and I gently tell myself that my goal is to relax and rest and enjoy the time that I have and laying down and sometimes I go to sleep and sometimes I only sleep for a little while and it varies but it’s been a long journey I don’t know how some people have been doing it for 20+ years and finally get relief, so I definitely feel uncomfortable, complaining or griping about it even though I am clearly justified because it’s my own personal experience. Thank you for your time. This sucks I am just glad I don’t have a terminal illness or whatever other horrible issues others deal with
Thank you for your kindness and support, I have seen a couple of allergy specialists and getting some relief but the couch has helped. I can’t seem to sleep at all on the bed anymore. I’ll sleep on the couch for ever if I can keep sleeping 7 hrs a night-it was magical for weeks even though I would get up a couple of times a night I felt great all day long. If speed bumps along the way are “normal” then lets get back to sleep after two rough nights. 🙏
I would send your spouse back to the spare room until you have a few months under your belt, I did that with my wife. Funny now that with allergies she is in the master bedroom and I “sleep” on the reclining couch. Good luck Elkie this is a tough way to live. Prayers we can bring it back to sleep at least 5 hrs.
Hi Martin, can’t express how discouraged I am feeling. I guess I am supposed to look at bumps along the way as encouraging but struggle to do so. getting to the point of trying medication. It is 2am and the slow pace of the night in absolute silence is deafening.
What a lovely support you are to so many GenieB Hope you are doing well, don’t know what is happening with me. Emotionally drained
Good luck Hooptie I can’t believe soooo many people struggle with this, hope your journey continues to improve 🙏
Thanks for your response Martin I have another question for you, I’ve had alllergies for the last month or so and it seems that the only way I can sleep is on a recliner sofa, laying on the bed isn’t working. Seems like I will try going back to bed when allergy season is over. I seem to fall asleep fine but wake up several times a night and other nights only twice, not much consistency will things improve with time? It has been such a long road, don’t intend to complain just think I am looking for optimism/hope from an expert. I recall your personal experience you were able to resolve your struggle within months. Thank you for your time.
Hi Rick, whenever I travel I seem to sleep the best. It seems like the more I am preoccupied with other things my brain doesn’t have the time to worry just too busy managing the trip. At home the best seems to be not going to bed until sleepy and that varies quite a bit. sometimes at 9:45 I’m falling asleep so I go to bed and sleep other nights is closer to midnight but the key for me seems to be SLEEPY. With the allergies I am dealing with its all over the place because I don’t breathe very well. I also stopped wearing a watch and deleted my sleep tracker those things were increasing anxiety. Good luck
My daughter takes CBN and has been super helpful I wonder why your doctor wants you to stop? Your sleep sounds much improved hope you are celebrating your progress 🥳 Whenever I dream that somehow lets me know that I can go right back and do it again so falling back asleep seems to be easier. I don’t have a good allergist, most people I know that get shots for allergies don’t seem to get good consistent results so I am still on the lookout. Being allergic to outside factors like trees and pollen makes it tough, if it was something I could remove I would right away.
Thanks GenieB after 50 years of not having allergies I have them now and it wakes me. Timing is not the best. Life sometimes has a way of making things a bit more complicated. Hope you are doing well.
Thank you Elkie for your support, the last few weeks of great sleep I have traveled stayed at hotels and with all the different aspects of life that come to all of us it seem like I was passed it so what was difficult was realizing that it’s not over yet and so when my perception is inaccurate It tends to feel like a harder fall. I believe everything you said because I have heard it before it is just a process and it takes time. Thank you for reminding me of that. I think about those people that have struggled with insomnia for 10, 20 or even 30 years and can’t imagine what that life would’ve been like when it’s only been a year for me. And even during that year I would have a few months where I was sleeping just fine so it hasn’t been an entire year of poor sleep. The unpredictability of it is a difficult adjustment. If my neighbor was dealing with the same issue I would just go over his house and enjoy the nights spending time with somebody else. The difficulty is the being alone and having to be somewhat quiet as to not wake up the rest of the house. I took a cruise a couple of months ago and first of all I don’t like being in the middle of the ocean but I did it for my wife and kids that were so excited to go on this trip but for the weeks prior to the trip I had a lot of anxiety. The funny thing about it is every night I slept better than I had ever slept in the last six months prior to going on that vacation. One night I slept eight hours and I was taking about 30 minutes to hour naps during the day. How crazy is that?
I hope you continue to have great nights of sleep and lets hope you only get one rough night every two weeks or so for now. I also hope that as you travel that you get the same results I did that it seemed like I slept even better which is ironic because years back I would only have a hard time sleeping in hotels because it wasn’t as comfortable as my bed at home.
Thank you for the podcast suggestion maybe I’ll check it out this weekend. I really appreciate the support and I hope you travel safely and enjoy spending time with your family.It’s radar that I don’t sleep all night but last night was one of those days so I try things to stay occupied and it is different than other days because I have so much more time that’s all. My view on wakefulness is certainly not as difficult as in the beginning because I know nothing bad will happen. Just like during the day I don’t always do the same things at night I mix things up depending on how I’m feeling. I was curious about your sleep not to compare but to look forward to a much improved situation.
I was doing great for several weeks and recently I’ve hit a slump. Oh well, just need to keep moving forward. 🤷🏻♂️
Martin do you have nights where you don’t sleep at all? or maybe just a couple of hours? even though rare do you still have that occur?
Dear Elkie as much as I don’t want to relate I am currently dealing with this myself. I thought it was over and I was doing GREAT for several weeks. I was feeling confident and was super happy. Then a couple of nights where I slept maybe a couple of hours and one night (last night) where I fell asleep and woke up minutes later then nothing at all. I am experiencing the same thoughts and feelings. What feels the toughest is knowing what to do…no more TV, no more reading, no more just laying there because it isn’t relaxing. I have read others having similar setbacks but it isn’t very comforting. My friend had severe insomnia and after about 6 months he started sleeping better consistently then straight thru the night. Its been months without a single setback and this makes me happy for him but makes my struggle somewhat more difficult. I hope and pray we get passed this bizarre struggle so many people deal with.
