Sleep anxiety ruining my life. convinced i'll never sleep again.

I have this (but not been diagnosed) I feel constantly worried that I won't get sleep my heart feels weird

Hi Stephen

I haven't slept more than 1 hour a night in many months.  I'm very ill and bedridden.  I was on numerous medications which I was taken off of and nothing really helps me sleep. Anything I try just gives me depression or drops my oxygen but doesn't put me to sleep.  My body now moves for hours sometimes about 30 minutes after I try to sleep and I've started having seizures. If you start Lexapro you will never be able to get off. It has given me electric shocks and messed up my entire nervous system. It's a long term drug. Have you tried more natural things since this is a new problem for you? 

This happened to me to!!! it started just from one night of not being able to fall asleep I kept repeating to myself: "if I dont fall asleep now I will be tierd tomrrow, I will fall asleep in class, then I wont learn anything, then I will fail my exams then I wont get a job, then I will end up homeless" becuase of this I coudnt sleep for months I kept telling myself this night after night when it got to the point where I was in class and I saw it was getting dark I would panic becuase night reminded me of my bed whihc remined me of going to sleep which reminded me of how I could not, I didnt have any treatment I told my mum I wanted to go to a doctor but she said this will pass, I felt like I was the only one who could not sleep that I was not normal I got depressed, nothing would help me I tried reading watching TV drinking milk exercising... until one day I went to bed and thought how I got myself in this mess in the ifrst place I was over thinking it whihc got me to painc so what if i over think it but telling myelf that its okay not to fall asleep? i told myself this: "if I dont fall asleep its okay, its okay, when it hits 4am and Iam not sleeping then I will just go downstars get my blanket and watch TV and eat snacks its okay, this wont control me" so I did 4am came around so I watched TV and then boom! I was so tierd my eyes were shutting themsleves so I went back to bed it toke a few minutes and I woke up in the mourning I felt great  ( sorry about spelling mistakes I just wanted to write everything I could remeber becuase I did so much reseach and I coudnt find anything I was so upset I dont want anyone else to feel alone. Just remeber its all in your head)

I know the felling Stephen. I have been there (ok not to your extreme). I am visiting a psychologist for consultation ( helps a lot ) and a psychiatrist for pills. I was an insomniac for a year or so. With the help of the psychologist and the pills i had 8 months of not a problem with sleep. Until last night i slept for 4.30 hours and then woke up not able to sleep due to stress. Could not take the pill since i would not be able to wake up then. 

i suggest you do the same. Visit psychologist to help you deal with this and psychiatrist to give you something to sleep. When you see that this help you the problem (i believe) should go away.It might take long but i believe you will heal. Also try to avoid coffee. Drink chamomile, use laventer oil on u pillow and some relaxation techniques

I hope that helps.

Hey Stephen, I know what your going through and because I found a magic bullet for anxiety and insomnia I'm sharing it with you and made this account to tell you about it. Look up the "Fisher Wallace Device" and also look up IMRS2000. Insomnia and anxiety are usually caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. By using the Fisher Wallace which uses CES (Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation) or the IMRS2000 which uses PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) therapy, you can banish or greatly reduce your symptoms and get a good nights sleep again and again and have relief from anxiety you're experiencing. It's drug free, and it's what the military uses to help soldiers get over PTSD and Insomnia. The Fisher wallace device reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia by 80% for 75% of buyers. And IMRS in a double blind placebo controlled study demonstrated that all 101 sleep applicants with chronic insomnia were relieved using PEMF therapy. 70% experienced total banish of insomnia, 24% experienced significant relief of symptoms, and 6% experienced slight relief (likely because their insomnia was minor). Get well soon.

Hello I've been struggling with this too that is my exact answer .Is it possible to sleep again? I'm so scared of being awake for days. I'm scared WHAT will happen to me if i don't sleep? How have you managed your problem? Thank you

Hey. I was just browsing trying to get answers to my chronic insomnia for 10 years. I found there are so many things that hinder my sleep in the past: lack of hormones...have your Dr. Check your hormone levels. Men can have this problem too. Here is a list of other things that will hinder your sleep: alcohol, being on computer after 6:00 pm, watching tv late, caffeine after 2:00 pm, anxiety issues, pets sleeping in bedroom and on bed...this is a major distraction when a pet moves around a lot or gets up to go outside, some vitamins are too strong and will work like caffeine, being too hot or too cold at night, and if you have chronic aches and pains from arthritis or fibromyalgia.

It helps to write a journal of your day....and your symptoms at night when you can't sleep...and go see a Dr. And take your journal 28th you. Get your make hormones checked. I am headed to my Dr. today. I am praying and hoping for some testing to be done to find out why my brain won't let me fall asleep without medication. I have slept only 3 hrs.  a night for 10 days. I will pray for you. 

Hello, Stephen alot of the time with sleep, you just have to be yourself. Or at least try. I know things and many things, that is can take our eye right off the ball. Really what you should be doing is main line preserving, your energy. Try not, to think so much. I actually specialize in sleep, and I can guarantee you a night of sleep. This is for anyone one. 100% guaranteed. Are you ready?

Hey Stephen. This is an old post and I'd be interested in how you're getting on now.

I'll add my own experience here if it's any comfort.

So I've been where you are. I had 90 hours with no sleep two weeks ago. I've read and read about anxiety- which is what is keeping you awake, and the important things to remember are this;

Anxiety is the product of a misfiring mind and body. It's excellent in protecting you when you need it- when there's danger such as a car about to hit you or when someone is voilent towards you. It's your friend because it increases your reaction speed and allows you to deal with the situation. For many of us our fight or flight system however misfires and our mind will tell our body we are in danger when we are not. Your first job is to tell yourself that right now in this moment, there is no immediate danger and that your mind and body are experiencing anxiety- which is uncomfortable but cannot actually harm you. This should go some way to releasing you from the fear of fear- which defines an entirety condition. Work with your anxiety- let it reside with you. It will pass by itself if you leave it alone.

The second thing is that anyone who suffers from this sort of thing has terrible thoughts. They are different for every person because they tend to pick up on what you personally dread the most. In your case right now it will be about not being able to sleep, however my experience is that thoughts tent to alternate between 2 or 3 really terrible fears. At this point it's useful to understand that an anxious mind with naturally produce terrible thoughts. They are distorted and don't reflect reality- but always present something terrible. You are not your thoughts. You are you, and your thoughts are separate. The most important thing to remember here is that because you now know your thoughts are also misfiring and not reliable, they are not important to think about. They are just anxious thoughts- nothing else. And when you start to feel better you will see how hideous they were and think "how did I ever take that thought seriously". They don't have any meaning, but are a symptom of anxiety- just like spots are a symptom of chicken pox. They are not important, you don't need to engage with them, just accept they are there but carry no meaning and are not important.

I expect you've found a way to deal with this. Truth is I'm part way though a bad episode of anxiety and insomnia. I've been here before but not this bad.  I've committed to limiting susceptibility in the future so I'm doing lots of research which I hope will also be helpful for other people.

Hope things got better for you.

G

im same with, now for 2weeks i cant sleep, my doctor prescribed me alprazolam, i try to take 1/4 i did sleep for 6hours, but i dont like the feeling in the next morning, now im so depressed and sad, i dont know what to do anymore

Hi, 

I have the same problem 2 years ago. I am still fighting it now. Is good that you don't take diazoperm, because it is addictive (I guess you know that). I am taking 5 mg now, I am trying to come off from it, but is hard.  

You will sleep again, all you (and I) have to do is fight the anxiety.

I am not a doctor. But I know there is this rare genetic disorder, which is FFI (Fatal familiar insomnia), which the patient will not be able to get into REM sleep. I am not trying to scare you. If your parents do not have insomnia, you will not have it. 

I am telling you this because I had the same thought, then I have done some research on FFI, I am sure I don't have that, at least that makes me feel better. 

How is it going? Sleeping disorders shouldn't be neglected. You could see a therapist for the right diagnosis and treatment. Self-treatment isn't worth doing because some sleeping pills can be addictive.

Did you eventually sort this out? I am experiencing the same.

Did you eventually sort this out? I am experiencing the same.