I make myself think thoughts I don't want :( and don't sleep!!

hi kary.  i'm sooooooo sry to hear of your insomnia etc.  it ca be a living hell. pls do keep us posted as to how the new gadget helps u or not.

with thanks

C

Hello Karyn. I had the similar problem when I was young. My parrents were going thru an ugly divorce. On the outside it didn't effect me at all but when i tried to go to sleep, i felt extreme anxiety and panic attacks. It would take hours for me to finaly fall asleep and second day i would be tiered and dredding the next night. Wierdly enough i could sleep just fine during the day. My parrents (both doctors) would not allow me to take sleeping pills (while my mother was on horse tranquilizers) because it was "unnatural" and it would "screw up my sleeping regime". Anyway i doubt they would have helped. This was going on for over a year and eventualy the panic attacks became milder less frequent. 

Anyway in hindsight best thing for me would have been to go to psychologist so he could help me identify and deal with the root of the problem. I didn't do that so the problem had just been repressed and not dealt with in healthy way. 

Also I have adopted a habit of meditating 10 minutes before i go to bed and that made me more stable and less voulnerable stress related problems

To sum it up i would recommand you to see (licenced) profesional who knows where these problems come from and how to deal with the cause and don't rely on pills to cary you thru the worst till the problem eventualy dissappears.

 

P.S. this too shall pass

Trust me...I have more problems than you can imagine and I won't go into them. I suffered the same way you did for over a year....and up every 1.5 hours if I did sleep.

I was prescribed all kinds of sleep meds...that didn't even work.

The pharmacist suggested over the counter Melatonin....I laughed and said REALLY? That stuff works?  I said I doubt it....I said sleep medicine doesnt work!

She assured me, I didn't have refills on my sleep med and to try it.  I bought the 10mg.....Melatonin...and honestly...on my worst day...fight with kids or bad news on my law case....if I take the Melatonin 45 minutes before sleep....I get really relaxed and none of those thoughts are keeping me awake...I doze off pretty easily...and I wake up refreshed!  I'm sleeping 5 hours straight vs. getting up every 1.5 hours.

I love the stuff...give it a try.

Its odd to me that this is a prescription in the UK...in the US I could send a child in to buy this Melatonin....doesn't even have the safety lock cap on top either.....Its not a controlled substance....its not really a "drug". 

I was actually told by my Dr. it is the healthiest alternative to "prescription" medication.  It should not be a prescription..that blows my mind.

Dont get ARRESTED in the UK airport with them OH BOY.

 

I was told by someone else that lives in the UK that it is not illegal for you to posses small quantities....and you would only be illegal if you were bringing back large amounts with the intent to distribute.

Is there anyone you can ask about this in law enforcement or your Dr?

Maybe it is ok to bring back 2 bottles or even order on line.  No loss asking.

Hello karyn. For a long time I suffered from the same problems, overthinking things before bed and freaking out. I used to scare myself so much thinking about these things that I would end up trembling and sweating and shivering from fear. If thinking about something makes you afraid so much you cant sleep, its probably a phobia. I learned and got over my phobia over time but its not easy to do. But, the best thing I learned besides getting over it is to force yourself to think of something else. Think about something your kids did that day or anything really and focus on it and keep thinking about it, think about how you reacted to it and how you should have reacted and just keep your mind busy. At first scary thoughts will be in your head still but eventually they will fade as you shuft your focus. Another thing is, learn to get over the fears you have. At night, if youre laying down and afraid someone is in your closet, force yourself to get up and check and realize nothing is there, ans that youre fine. Just an example. Just remind yourself that fear of expectation causes you so much more stress than what happens, because nothing will happen. You have to realize youre fine. I have GAD (excessive, obsessive worriedness) and maybe you do too. It causes you to over think and overstress anything to the point of driving you insane. Either way, you just have to tell yourself things are fine, face your fears, take deep long breaths and use breathing techniques to calm yourself. Eventually youll be fine, trust me, I got over it too. It's all going to be alright(: