insomnia is ruining my life :( :(

Hi

im 17, i suffered from insomnia in june the first time because i had a test the next day so i was really worried about the test and couldn't sleep all night. (this was only one night). then about 3 weeks ago i had insomnia again but this time it lasted like 5-6 nights of staying asleep in bed for like 4 hours. i felt really scared, anxious, had panic attacks in bed and felt so lonely because everyone else was sleeping and there was nobody to talk to. i was also afraid this was going to last forever. i kept on looking at the clock during the day i was worried and thinking... oh know.. another 4 hours and i have to go through hell again. but naturally it went away.... and now im having a relapse. and it's already the 2nd night now that i cnt sleep until like 4am which really sucks. and ive tried getting up, going on facebook or reading a book during the night, but i just feel really out of place, like im not supposed to be doing this at this time in the night, so i go back and i try to sleep. and it's almost like i dnt know how to sleep anymore. and when im starting to feel sleepy and drift away i kinda realise... yess im about to sleep and that just wakes me up. and im terrified. and i just feel like killing myself. im feeling nauseous all the time, i just want to go back to my normal sleep. i dnt want to be scared of sleep. all the time im thinking.. oh no.. i have to sleep. i feel so lonely. i hate this and i dnt know how to get rid of this, i just wish i could forget everything i dnt want to be scared of sleeping. i don't know what to do. can anyone help me? please!!

((((((((jungletiger)))))))) You're not alone! Why don't you go ask a doctor what might be going on with you? Having a good workout in the early evening might help you fall asleep and it could help with depression too.

jungletiger wrote:Hi

im 17, i suffered from insomnia in june the first time because i had a test the next day so i was really worried about the test and couldn't sleep all night. (this was only one night). then about 3 weeks ago i had insomnia again but this time it lasted like 5-6 nights of staying asleep in bed for like 4 hours. i felt really scared, anxious, had panic attacks in bed and felt so lonely because everyone else was sleeping and there was nobody to talk to. i was also afraid this was going to last forever. i kept on looking at the clock during the day i was worried and thinking... oh know.. another 4 hours and i have to go through hell again. but naturally it went away.... and now im having a relapse. and it's already the 2nd night now that i cnt sleep until like 4am which really sucks. and ive tried getting up, going on facebook or reading a book during the night, but i just feel really out of place, like im not supposed to be doing this at this time in the night, so i go back and i try to sleep. and it's almost like i dnt know how to sleep anymore. and when im starting to feel sleepy and drift away i kinda realise... yess im about to sleep and that just wakes me up. and im terrified. and i just feel like killing myself. im feeling nauseous all the time, i just want to go back to my normal sleep. i dnt want to be scared of sleep. all the time im thinking.. oh no.. i have to sleep. i feel so lonely. i hate this and i dnt know how to get rid of this, i just wish i could forget everything i dnt want to be scared of sleeping. i don't know what to do. can anyone help me? please!!

I have a lot of those worries to which keeps me from falling asleep. The whole " I need to sleep" messes with me too. I would try some meditation techniques. I just now starting to try them more. It just requires a lot of focus. Which is good when you need to keep your mind off things best of luck though!

Ah, that pain in the ass I need to sleep line of thinking. I know how that is...

I suffered from insomnia most of 2007. Sometimes i'd only get 3 hours in 3 days! It's dreadful.

My advice: Between 4 in the afternoon and bed, stay really busy. Try not to sit down once. Staying super active later in the day was what cured me.

Hi

I have been in a similar situation, when you had the exam did you keep trying to revise during the night? I used to find that mentally stimulating activities would prevent me getting to sleep if i was doing them in the late evening/night. So do you play video games late at night? or do homework? Even going on the internet-depending on what you do can keep your mind active.

You should set aside an hour or so before the time you want to go to bed to allow your body and mind to relax and shut down. You need a break between work/school and going to bed. If you don't allow your mind to disengage from your work/school then you'll just keep thinking about them as you lay in bed. It would be much more productive for you to....take a bath, read a book, listen to chill out music or something of that nature before you're going to go to bed.

Try to avoid watching tv when you're in bed, maybe in your hour before bed, but try to watch something boring. Have you considered homeopathic remedies? I have found that they worked for me.

Well, what I strongly feel is if you are suffering from such problem you need to be very careful about medicines that you are taking as, medicines will not work for a long period of time and it is very necessary that you itself have to create such positive orra around you that will be worth and you can do this by taking natural mediation which includes some herbal medicines that can help you in maintaining your sleep.

Dont just think about it, it will be better if you keep your self very positive towards the situation.

Thanks

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