Another episode

So I had another episode of OCD last night and something weird happened this time. I went to sleep and just couldn't sleep for hours and hours, I woke up much later and realized that I still felt tired and the hours of sleep I had didn't feel like real sleep. It was an anxiety riddled sleep where I feel like I had no rem. Could this be insomnia? I really don't need anymore problems stacked on my depression, OCD, and sporadic appetite loss, not to mention the unbearable anxiety.

Any kind of anxiety disorder can disrupt sleep; it's no surprise that restless minds make for restless bodies. I've heard from a specialist that PANS/PANDAS, a rare autoimmune disorder that causes OCD, can also make people to take on very different sleeping patterns during a flare. (It's a very unusual disorder, but I mention it because it's also heavily associated with sudden appetite loss, and sudden intense relapses. Of course regular anxiety can potentially do all that on its own.)

Regardless, a regular sleep pattern helps your brain keep the anxiety down, so you're right to treat this seriously. Your psychiatrist could potentially prescribe you something (there's a whole raft of options of different strengths, some with possible side effects), and there are over the counter herbal remedies that work well enough. You could also try some of the usual tricks, like exercise before bed, ear plugs or a night mask, a white noise machine or playing calming music.

Very informative Thanks! A good way that I keep myself in check usually is by reading ocd help books with someone who understands me. Its just so freeing to get my thoughts out in the open instead of keeping them secret.