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Misssy2
Misssy2

So...I started listening to my body and instead of listening to Drs and having a "routine" for sleep...like going to bed at the same time everynight.  I started going to be when I felt TIRED!

So....that worked ok...I go right to sleep no tossing and turning.

And I always woke many times in the night...but now when I wake up at the 5am time...I start panicking and can't go back to sleep.

So panicky about it...and think about it all day...as I type this...my heart is racing. 

Does anyone else...start a cycle of waking up?  Like now for the past week I have been waking up 1, 2, 4 and 5.

A couple weeks back I had a better schedule. like waking up at 2, 3 and then 7...that was awesome!

 

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  • Donskidiva
    Donskidiva Misssy2

    Posted

    Unfortunately I'm like this every night.I've tried to train my brain to say two phrases over and over to distract my train of thought.Something positive.Or a breathing technique where you breathe in for four seconds, hold for seven and blow out for eight.It's actually called the 478.Hope this helps and good luck.
  • lily65668
    lily65668 Misssy2

    Posted

    Hi, see my post on your other thread.

    I know all about that 5am wake-up. It's very annoying, especially as I end up feeling really tired and ready to go to sleep again just when it's time to get up.

    One important thing to remember is that we don't need nearly as much sleep as most of us think we do. I was never a good sleeper, even as a child, and my sleep patterns got irreversibly damaged after a year or so in my mid-20s working on a killer shift system. I never really slept properly for the next 40 years and often felt tired at work but looking back, I don't think it harmed me. I'm not saying this to depress you, but just to show you that you can survive perfectly well on poor sleep.

    As I think I've said before, it was retirement that cured me, though I still have problems with early waking on days I'm travelling or have to attend an important meeting. I seem to recall you said in your other thread that you're 53(?) so not too long to go!

    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 lily65668

      Posted

      I've been out of work for 2 years..and that is the problem for me.

      I am currently waiting on Federal approval for disability and it is a brutal process.  I have been denied 1 time...it is a 3 step process.

      I'm waiting to hear if I have been denied on level 2.

      If I am denied on level 2....which I probably will be ...because I didn't go to an appointment they set up for me because I was DRUNK.....then it will move to level 3.

      The last step..level 3..you see a Judge and he decides if you are disabled.  Then I get paid.  Without that pay..I will lose everything.

      I also am on Long Term Disability...which means an insurance company..has found me disabled to do my job and they pay me some money monthly...BUT...every month there is paperwork and Drs appointments and they can shut off the income at anytime.

      They keep asking me about my Federal approval.  It is very important that I get approved at the Federal level or the insurance will shut me off too. 

      This is why I don't sleep I guess.  But, I tell myself - YOU HAVE ALL DAY to think about the problems...just REST AT NIGHT.  But, it never works.  When the house is silent...every problem I have...comes pouring over me.

       

    • Donskidiva
      Donskidiva Misssy2

      Posted

      Can I recommend a book called the secret by Rhonda Byrne.This is a great book to help with your thoughts.I hope this helps and good luck.
    • lily65668
      lily65668 Misssy2

      Posted

      So sorry to hear this. Sorry too to have made a jokey comment in the other thread about wine helping me to sleep. I didn't realise that alcohol was a problem for you. Your situation must be very worrying.

      If you're not working at the moment, would it be possible to take an afternoon nap? I realise that's the slippery slope and can further disrupt your sleep pattern, but it sometimes works for me. I don't often get into this state these days, but it still happens occasionally. I find it much easier to sleep during the afternoon than at night, so during bad periods I sometimes allow myself an afternoon nap (but setting an alarm so it doesn't go on too long). Surprisingly, this doesn't seem to make it any harder to sleep that night, and I find I'm more relaxed and don't have the "sleep fright" you described elsewhere. The result is that I'm less worried about whether I sleep or not... so I end up sleeping better.

      I hope you can find at least a partial solution while you're waiting for your Federal approval. Perhaps you can have another try at adjusting your bedtime, which seems to have worked for you at least once, according to your other thread?

    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 lily65668

      Posted

      lily65668..no..no...no need to apologize for being happy about retirement and being able to sleep well.  I didn't take any offense to that at all!

      The only thing I thought about ...was when my case is finally settled...I MAY sleep better.  But, that would only be if I'm approved...LOL.

      But, even when I was working I struggled with insomnia...but the stress has really made it worse.

      Thank you for your compassion smile....but I wasn't disturbed by your happiness...I am happy for you.

    • lily65668
      lily65668 Misssy2

      Posted

      Thank you for that reassurance. You're obviously a very caring person. I really hope things work out this time and you get your approval.
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