[Robb]

Hi T_Sleep,
Welcome to the group, you will find a LOT of great information here.

[Robb]

Colibri
I have been sleeping somewhat better, I don’t go to bed until 10:30, no matter how tired I am, I have also cut out sugar as much as I can. Always had a sweet tooth and my A1c was a little high, my sleep issue started with me waking up at 3am and I had seen a video of this Doctor saying that one of the signs of high sugar is waking up at 3 am. Not sure if that is the reason but worth a try and see where it goes. I pray that you get your sleep issue resolved, I know how frustrating it can be.

Robb

[Robb]

Hi Chee,
Glad to see your back on track and thank you for the information, still trying to track the source of the insomnia but the Magnesium might be something that I need to look into, willing to give it a try.

Thank You !
Robb

[Robb]

Hi Colibri
Mine has been hit or miss, and mine, I mean days with zero sleep. I think I really have some sleep anxiety, which I guess is normal. I have made a sleep window of no earlier than 10:30 pm but I wake up at 4:00 am no matter what. Looking at the others that have posted, sleep is a little difficult right now, I try not to get too worked up before bed, but it seems easier said than done. I am sorry that it’s still an issue for you, but I pray we (all) will get some relief soon.

Robb

[Robb]

Colibri,
Sounds like we are in the same boat, I really don’t understand this bouncing around. Even though I got a couple days of sleep, last two nights not so much.

Robb

[Robb]

Hi Colibri,
Just checking in to see how you are doing, making a little progress on my side. A few nights of sleep can really make a difference, had one night that I was awake most of the night, but that goes back to trying to force it. Hope your doing well.

Robb

[Robb]

Hi Colibri,
I am also in the USA (GA), I just got to stay focused and not let these sleepless nights get to me, which can be frustrating. I want a quick fix but it’s going to take getting some few good nights so I can clear my mind of being scared of sleep, which really sounds stupid when I type it out but when hit that bed, I am wide awake. I know we can do it, we slept before and we will do it again. We will sleep again and look back on this and go what were we thinking…..

All the best
Robb

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Hi Colibri,
I know what you mean, got a little last night, which makes today a little ruff, but I will move forward. I wanted to make sure you were doing ok, it can be very scary when you try to navigate this, and no one round are having the issue. Just wanted to check and make sure you are ok.

Robb

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Hi Chee,
Thank you for your reply, you are correct about obsessing over sleep, because that Is exactly what I am doing, as soon as I lay down, it’s heart pounding and I know it’s because I am thinking about sleep. I guess when I have nights and nights of not sleeping at all, it’s ingrained in my head. You are correct about all the stuff I do trying to get sleep to happen, the harder I try, the further I seem to push it away. You are right, I never even thought about sleep before, aside from where it was going to happen. Never took anything because I didn’t need to, so now I have this insane urge to fix it, looking up ways to fix sleep, which I see just feeds it. I get all these weird symptoms from not sleeping, then that is another rabbit hole I go down. I am sure once I start sleeping again, the others will take care of themselves. Just a little ruff trying to function without any sleep for a few days so I will have to do some resets and not keep going back to the sleep monster.
Again Thank you very much for your reply

Robb

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Hi Chee,
So how do we get out of our heads? If I am doing something wrong, which I take from your post, I am, what should I do? I have days of not sleeping at all, when I sleep, I crash because I have not slept. I, like a lot of others are just trying to find our way through this. I have been fighting this since June, and it’s really gotten very old.

Thanks
Robb

[Robb]

Hi Colibri
Just checking in with you to see how your night was, I tossed a lot so was not as good as the night before, but it will be better tonight. I do think that maybe we give in too much to the not sleeping, I know that last night I was thinking oh it’s time to go to bed, I was tired but as soon as I hit the bed, I was so what awake. I should have gotten up then but instead I lay there trying to force it. Like you the anxiety about sleep kicks in, I can feel my heart pounding in my chest but not right now, so I know it’s about going to bed and if I will sleep. In regard to the Benzo, have to tried breaking one in half or a quarter, to see if that helps at all? I think what Chee is trying to say, is we need to stop feeding it, which I agree with but having not slept in a while, it’s easier said than done, and when you are on your 3rd or 4th day without sleep, ignoring it sounds way too easy. I was thinking about sleeping, hours before going to bed and that paved to way of not going to sleep well last night. Hope you got some sleep last night
Best wishes
Robb

[Robb]

I know just what you mean, my Vit was also low and have been taking D for it. There is all sorts of crazy stuff that can come along without sleep for sure, the racing thoughts is what gets me and trying to stop them, just makes them came on harder.

[Robb]

That is great! I am still a work in progress, had 3 nights of not sleeping because I got in my head, which is very easy for me to do. I just need to say sleep will come and then just forget about it, which sometimes is easier said than done. Take it a day at a time and know that I have gone without sleep before and I can do it again.

[Robb]

Your story breaks my heart, because I know what you are going through. Anxiety came on after not sleeping for 3 days and has not left, I sat around too much so I don’t build up the sleep like I used to, I feel very zoned out, start sweating for no reason, well I guess I know the reason, anxiety and lack of sleep. I just want to be able to sleep like I used to and not have to worry about if I will or not, but I guess it’s a choice if I will worry or not. I also tell myself that I am getting better having been through it before I know that it can get better and will this time, if I (we) get out of our heads.

[Robb]

Colibri,
I do not blame you at all, I don’t understand why get the anxiety about sleep, I just want to be able to sleep like everyone else. I feel like life is passing me by because of this, I get all these weird symptoms, and I know it’s because I don’t sleep but then it goes into the what if’s bucket. It’s that cycle you talk about, having been through it before, you would think I would know what to do and the how to resolve it path. I think that I let it go on for so long, now it’s a long walk back.

Robb

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