Insomnia

Im a 34yr old Male, Being dealing with insomnia on and off over the last 3 years, after a really bad relationship with an X that literally drove me to the breaking point...Long story short I went 17 days without sleep ...almost lost my mind, was diagnoses the GAD and put on escitalopram, (klnopin, ambien and another muscle relaxer at night) which eventually knock me out... was on all that for about 18months before I weaned myself off.. and completely got off it... Now here I am today having insomnia again, now Im on a low dose anti-depressant and also a sleeping pill... I have literally tried everything vitamins, herbs and yoga... do work out daily, some days I get a few hrs sleep other no sleep at all...this is literally breaking me down again...now the reason I got insomnia this 2nd time is I did stress myself out with work and my wife had to leave town for a few days for work and we have a 2 yr old daughter that really stresses me out at times... I can have patience for everything else literally... I can meditate for hrs at a time but my daughter drives me mad at times, I dont believe in hiting kids but how can I overcome my selfishness and sleep issues?...any ideas please

Much like most things discussed here on psychforums, topics are subjective. we all experience differently, we all deal and cure differently. everyone is different. it's good to recognise and understand the cause of problems, but it's also very important not to dwell on them. you don't want your experiences to eat away at your mind. you mentioned medication; for the most part, has this had a more negative or positive impact on your sleeping? you might want to reconsider your prescription if it's the former, and if it's the latter, you may want to venture out and find other ways to cope with your insomnia. you can try everything in the world and there will always be more you can do, believe it or not. it's a very difficult thing to deal with. I wish you the best!