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

I also had a lot of trouble sleeping, most nights I would only get about 3 hours of sleep 4 if i was lucky.

Doctors were really no help either, and i did not want to take sleeping pills.

One day my friend, who also had a lot of trouble sleeping came across these glasses that you can wear like an hour or two, or all day before bed, and they help you get a full night sleep.

I really didn't think it was real because how could glasses help you sleep better. so i looked them up and did some research on them, they block out all the extra blue light your eyes see before you go to sleep that can hurt your eyes and keep you up at night, so i bought a pair, at that point i'd try anything to help me sleep, so i got a pair and start wearing them before bed.

and literally the first night i wore them I got a full nights sleep. Ever since then I have been wearing them before bed, and sometimes all day because there stylish too, and especially to the beach! If your having trouble sleeping i suggest you check them out!

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I've had this issue several times over the years and each time solved it the same way: took 15mg of the non-addictive anxiety med mirtazapine (REMERON), whose primary side effect is it makes you very sleepy. After getting into a good sleep routine I cut the pill in half for a few weeks, then in half again, then stop altogether. Works like a charm. You'll feel hung over the first morning after but it stops around morning two. Helps to use half a pill the first night to minimize the hangover effect.

you will absolutely sleep again. i spent 8 months not sleeping a wink , but in fact ypur brain does sleep, maybe light sleep, but you sleep...also you may perceieve that youre not sleeping bcs you ypure in a state of hyperarousal and you have many awakenings between each sleep cycle, so it feels like youve been up all night, but a sleep study will almost always show orherwise. tryst me ive been there. i still dont sleep but it turns out i have some respiratoy/physical issues contributing...so make sure you address any underlyign medical factors with your doctor as well. Anxiety made my issue much worse and i have suffered a lot bcs of it but trust me when i say that youll eventually sleep...you have to get into a mind set pf "i dont care if i sleep" then your brain will stop being so hyperaroused and youll start sleeping a little more , liiitle by little... trust me and the countless other folks taht have all goen through the same thing... dont panic bcs it only makes things worse or prolongs it. easier said than doen, but if i can go 8 months w 0-2 hrs of sleep per night, youll be fine...your brain will not be harmed even if it feels that way. try some natural remedies first bcs diazepam can be addictive if taken more than a couple weeks and adds to the cycle bcs of rebound insomnia

hi everone

im only 14 and in so scared ill never sleep again. tonight was my first night of bad sleep. and now im scared i wont sleep tomorrow. i dont know why plsss help me. normally i have one night of bad sleep and the after it will be fine butt now. idk any more.

I would talk with your parents to see what they suggest. Trust me, you will overcome this--I did. It's just a pain when you're going through it. Look at it this way: if you don't sleep well one night, the next night you'll be too tired to stay awake. Eventually you'll get back into a normal sleep cycle--we all do.

Hi

For many years I have been plagued by insomnia. I so have sleep anxiety.

Recently I realized my sleep disorder could be due to calcium or vitamin D deficiency. Hence I started taking magnesium, vitamin D as well as drinking milk, as in adult milk powder not those packet of milk which actually contains less calcium.

It helps. I do wear block blue light glasses at least 2 hours before sleep. Any kind of amber glasses will do, you could find on Amazon or Ebay. Need not be expensive.

I try to drink before sleep or if I could to drink twice a day and it helps me go to sleep faster. unfortunately I'm still on medication but maybe taking medication for years causes me tolerance hence it doesn't work well as it used to be.

Another option that helps is to soak your feet 30 minutes before bedtime in slightly warm water.

I actually saw this on the internet that consuming honey, organic coconut oil and sea salt helps too. I have yet to try it.

Meditation helps too. In fact I realized too that my irritable bowel syndrome could have also been robbing me of my sleep. So there could be a few reasons why you haven't been sleeping well.

Hope if helps.

jo

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.

Magnesium oil sleep spray also helps. Lack of Vitamin D can also affect sleep. You can try taking liquid vitamin D every morning but not afternoon or night as it will keep you awake.

stephen82810

I am new to this forum - reading about your sleeping problems is exactly what I've been going through ever since my dad passed away in 1997 at a very young age. I start to get anxiety towards the evening because I'm scared to lay in bed thinking I will have another night of no sleep - when I feel myself starting to fall asleep my body feels like it's dropping and I wake right up again. I have gotten so desperate that I will go downstairs and take 2 shots of tequila LOL. I will never ever look to see what time it is in fear that it's only 1:00ish or so. I will look out my window at night to see if anyone has their lights on to make me feel like im not alone. My husband's head hits the pillow and I count how long it takes him to fall asleep.. around 10 seconds and he's fast asleep. I have tried so many different things and nothing helps - I feel it's the anxiety that is keeping me up, im anxious that I wont sleep so I DONT!! I started reading this book called The Power of NOW which has slightly helped me. It emphases that a mind can harm you if not treated in the correct way.. It states you must become of NOW thinking of what your doing at this moment and turn your mind into a mindless state only using your brain for things that are essential. I have to say reading what others are going through makes you realize we are not alone - why is this that some people will never experience this and some do. I have a very vivid imagination and am always thinking of s**t. This must be why...