NOT SLEEPING!

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#1 Jan 26 - 12AM

booboo35

NOT SLEEPING!

Is anyone having problems with there sleeping pattern? Its 6.00am in the morning in the UK, My sleeping pattern is absolutely up the wall, I was starting to get better and starting to sleep a bit better and then the other day when ex dickhead narc jumped out on me, I have gone all messed up in the head again, Just seeing his ugly evil face is making me panic, Am regretting what i said to him as i give him feed, I should have said nothing, That twat has had to much of my emotion over the years, Am angry with myself, But angry with that shit as well, he thinks am fucking stupid, He thinks i believe every lie he tells, I hate him so much just when i was starting to move on he pops out the woodwork like a bad smell, My doc is reluctant to give me sleeping tablets or tranquilizers as they are frightened of me getting addicted, I have to admit i have been self medicating with cough mixture drowsy type, It calms me down, I wish i could afford to pay for therapy but i cant, And there is a waiting list for about 2 years for it, I hate to sound like a moaning whinger but i feel like crap, I just wish i could sleep properly and feel refreshed when i wake up instead of broken sleep and nightmares, Does this ever end??? xx Thanks all xx

#2 Jan 26 - 6PM

not-an-idiot

me too

I have had crippling insomnia for months. My doctor told me to try tylenol PM but that really didn't help me fall asleep fast or anything. My mind refuses to shut down although my body is exhausted. This may sound a bit strange, but the only thing I've found that helps calm me down and fall asleep is to masturbate right before bed. :)

#3 Jan 26 - 4PM

MandyM

I've been taking melatonin.

I've been taking melatonin. It's a natural sleep remedy, drug-free - you can find it in the herbal aisle of your supermarket or drugstore. The label on mine says you can use it regularly for up to two months, with a week off in between.

#4 Jan 26 - 3PM

Anne_

sleeping

I only fall asleep after 4 am, it has been like this for a few months and it is killing me. I started taking trazodone a month ago, and I feel sleepy after I've taken them. But when I actually decide to go to sleep, I wide awake again! I think I'm afraid of my bedroom. Afraid of lying awake, afraid of being alone in bed... I hope this will get better, now I know that I'm afraid of sleeping, I want to talk this through with my therapist. maybe she can help me...

#5 Jan 26 - 12PM

Hearts544

booboo

first big hugs to you! i know this is a difficult time right now and you dont realize it now but you are making progress everyday!! i actually am in counseling but that just didnt seem to be enough for me. I didnt want to go to the doc and get on anti depressents so i did a bit of research. I found 5-HTP its an over the counter supplement that you kind find at Walmart or im sure a local drugstore. Once i started taking this, it takes the edge off for sure. Its a seratonin inhibator and i can tell a huge difference, i sleep better, thoughts are not as cloudy and dark, anxiety is down, and just a better outlook in general. Big hugs to you and stay strong!!!

#6 Jan 26 - 3PM (Reply to #4)

strongerthanever

5 HTP has been great for me

5 HTP has been great for me too. A lady I see for massages and does energy work too, suggested it. she also said that 900 mg of St. John's Wort is like an anti-depressant. But you need to be careful with that and do not take it with the 5HTP. I noticed when I started to take that, it helped. Also, upping the miles I run at the gym. Also, make sure you are getting your daily vitamins. It does get better. I sleep so much better now. Every few months, I feel an internal click. It is like I am moving slowly along and each time I have that internal click, obtrusive thoughts become less, I sleep better, i do not feel this complete emptiness and the PTSD is at bay. It has taken me 2 yrs from a 3 yr relationshp. We broke up March 2009. It has NEVER taken me this long to get over someone. He did some damage for sure. But, I know deep down he's got to be still miserable and struggling in life. I heard he was out of work for a while. So, newly married and his low-paying teacher childbride, along with her child support, was supporting them. Not good! While I sit here in a home I own myself, no worries on losing my job, and surrounded by people that love me. And reading more on this board, it helped speed things along. Some nights I struggle but then I change my thought process and ask myself, "what do you want to manifest for yourself? Well...a man that loves and respects me." I then visualize being happy. Going out on dates, getting married but the N is not the one there. It is some other guy that I made up in my mind. Visualization works. Think and see yourself being happy with and without a man.

#7 Jan 26 - 12PM

LinaS

It´s terrible not being

It´s terrible not being able to sleep. It makes everything so much harder. I think you should tell your doctor that your really need sleeping pills right now. I know that you could get addicted, but you will only need them for a while. When you feel stronger you will sleep better, and then you won´t need them. I took mine for a month, and then weaned myself off them. Now I don´t need them anymore. It will get better, I promise. I´m still obsess over my ex-N, but at least I sleep okay. It´s such a relief.

#8 Jan 26 - 5AM

helldweller

booboo

4:30 a.m. and I'm wide awake as usual. I will tell you what helps if you don't drink: Tylenol PM. Not addictive (or so they say) and it squashes out the constant dreams of him. Of course, it's not the most refreshing sleep in the world but it puts you out. I drink like a fish, and acetominophen is not good for the liver if you drink. Still, I sometimes take one on a really bad day. The other night I dreamt he had bought my grandmother's house and totally gutted it like he did to the house he was rebuilding for us (or so he said). It's insane. Really nuts. Sometimes you just need a break from this stuff. Try Tylenol PM

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