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Hi Dival, yeah I guess we won’t be able to talk off here. I tried to think of something but there are so many Dival’s on Facebook. Do you have a profile picture? I hope you’re doing well also. I slept a whole 6 hours last night. Went to bed at 12:30 (I waited it out until I started yawning) then I was up around 4am feeling defeated. Then I got out of bed for 2 hours, then tried again. Amazingly I slept for another 3 hours. This insomnia stuff is so random! Who knows if it will happen again. Feeling less depressed today. Tomorrow I have to go back to work and that will be a challenge. Do you work too?
I’m going to try to set up an account today. Maybe I can find you by “Dival”. Maybe. I know we can’t give out info on here so I’ll do my best to search. Wish me luck. Then we can talk.
It shouldn’t be too bad it’s only 4 hours and only 2 I have to deal with customers. I work at a local store in CVS Pharmacy. But still it will be 8pm to midnight. And my job is very physical.. By that time of night I can barely keep my eyes open. My insomnia is terrible for my work especially that late. I do better early in the morning for some reason. And I can’t cry at work again. It’s embarrassing. Most of the people I work with are nice though.
It’s 11:50pm here right now. You said you’re not getting any younger, me neither. I’m 44. My eyes are really blurry but my brain is awake. I already took my meds. I would like to sleep. It’s hard to deprive yourself like they say you should. It’s very uncomfortable. I decided I’m going to work tomorrow. I never call in sick.
I do exactly the same thing. Mulling, planning, counting, plain obsessing. And I get ear worms (part of a song looping over and over in your head)
At least you can have a piece of positivity in this, that’s good. That you can beat this. Are you sad too, like me?
I think you can’t set a time to sleep. You go to bed when you are tired. Not everyone needs 8 hours. It is worrisome but if you can let go of that it would be good.If you can’t sleep for 30 minutes, get out of bed and do something relaxing to you. Then 30 minutes later try again. Repeat.
So would I. Klonopin does nothing for me however. Just not sleeping makes me feel lousy and depressed usually second half of the day. Strangely enough I do well in the morning.
The restriction is very difficult when you first start, I can attest to that. I am a beginner to insomnia, only about over a month now. But it feels like an eternity. Depression is setting in. I have heard it can take weeks, but everyone is different I guess.
I’m not sure. I have tried sleep machines, prescription meds, not eating before bed, getting out of bed if I can’t sleep after a half hour, only going to bed when I’m tired, I will be trying something called articular ear buds tomorrow, and maybe CBD. I also have been doing Martin’s free sleep course. Day 5. It’s hard but people swear by it.
I too tried klonopin with no real results. I don’t take it everyday though because it rarely works. I also take vraylar with it and you would think that would work too but it doesn’t. I’ve tried everything. I sleep about 4 hours a night average. It’s only been over a month now. I don’t know how all of you can deal with this for years. You must be very strong. I’m falling apart.
My last shift at work was so awful I wanted to die. I am considering quitting. This was consequently last night, the night before being the most sleep I’ve gotten in weeks. My depression is now an angry one. I am surviving biologicly, but this is not living! I am in misery. I will be calling in sick to work tomorrow, to be perfectly honest. I can’t do it again. I fantasized about running onto the highway outside my store. This is what my life has become. I can’t stop crying. I am faithfully doing Martin’s free sleep course. I realize it’s only day 5 but if this takes weeks or months….
