Insomnia please help
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HI all, I hope you can help, I've had insomnia on and off over the last year or so, it comes and it goes, I went 6 months without it, but its come back and it's so bad I'm now on my 3rd day without sleep...it started two weeks ago and I had a bad night, so I thought here we go again, so I went and bought some whiskey to knock myself out, surely enough it worked, then two days later it came back , no sleep again, so I turned to the whiskey again....I know I should not drink alcohol, but it's the only thing that knocks me out , I've tried all the things to stop my insomnia, pills, meditation, etc, nothing works when it hits....so this monday it came back again that feeling of dread knowing I've got to try and sleep and the bed is my enemy....but I didnt drink any alcohol..but I'm now on day 3 of no sleep I'm getting desperate....is it just anxiety on my part, is it all in my head ? why do i dread going to bed, why cant I sleep, I'm shattered....I'm so close to drinking the whiskey again....what can I do to get to sleep,? I cannot do another night of staring at the 4 walls ...does this sound familiar to anyone? I'm fit, no health issues or work stress....i just keep thinking about am i going to sleep....regards...John
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michelle70460 john79237
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Hi john. I can so relate to what you are going through with the exception of no sleep at all but i get bouts of insomnia where i can go for weeks at a time with only a couple of hours. It's hell on earth. However, i think you have pretty much answered your own question, YES, sleep anxiety is probably your biggest enemy right now & most of us in here can relate to that. We get one or two bad nights & that's it, it somehow triggers our brain into this downward spiral of "am i going to sleep tonight" & so on. The harsh reality is that most of us make the problem a whole lot worse just by the way we think about sleep. What worked for me (&i'm not saying this works for everyone) but i just simply stopped worrying about sleep. I still get the bouts no matter what as mine started when i went into menopause (sorry to get personal) but i just don't worry about it anymore. Try & avoid alcohol as alcohol is renowned for causing sleep disturbances. Try & stay away from sleeping pills too if you can as they WONT fix the real problem. You will get through this. Good luck.
Nasteha85 john79237
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Man, I know how you feel. It's hard, hope your doing better now.
Taddjo john79237
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Try drinking a glass of hot adult formula milk 1 hour before sleep. It might help. If you could drink 2 glasses a day but space it out or you end up going to the toilet middle of the night.
Google how digital devices have blue light which disrupt sleep. Try install apps like twilight to switch your phone to block blue light and see if it helps. You could also try not to look at digital devices 1 to 2 hours before bed. It does disrupt your sleep. You might want to try getting a pair of block blue light glasses and wear it few hours before sleep. It will help.
Soak your feet in a small basin before bed in slightly hot water. It helps too.