I need help

[Shutterbug65]

I can’t sleep anymore. I’m scared because I have to go to work and I only get about 4 or 5 hours of sleep. What’s wrong with me? I want to stay in bed but I can’t. My mind won’t stop having all these horrible thoughts. I just can’t handle things anymore, I’m so alone, I have no one to talk to. My life is falling apart.

[Hidden]

Hey there..I'm so sorry you're having trouble sleeping...have you ever tried to relax every part of your body while going to sleep? Start at the top of your head...work your way down your body and feel all parts relaxing..do even small details ...like your eyebrows, eyelashes... sure hope this helps you..I find it to be helpful for me...I can relate I don't sleep very well also.

I'm here for you, hope you know that by now for goodness sake!

Dump

trucks of love, peace, light, joy & hugs for you!

[Shutterbug65 in reply to Hidden]

I can’t concentrate on anything. All I do is pace around talking to myself.

[Hidden in reply to Shutterbug65]

Oh how I feel for you......is there anything you have fun doing???

Dump trucks of love, peace, light, joy & hugs!!!

[Shutterbug65 in reply to Hidden]

Hi I’m having problems with this site. 🙁 I have to keep logging in.

I like photography

I keep worrying all the time. I think that if I can’t handle things now how will I be able to deal with problems when I’m older. I’m all alone, except for my Aunt who lives with me. And I’m 54 now, so much time has gone by.

Is what I’m going through common?

[Hidden in reply to Shutterbug65]

With this disease it sure makes life a challenge...yes I do think it's normal....our heads can just swirl around with all kinds of negativity...force some positive thoughts into your mind...it will help you...how about going for a walk and taking pictures..plus being in nature is wonderful....

This is where I would love to have a magic wand to help everyone who battles..sadly I'm not able to make one...I really feel for you...my heart is with you...now you have to put the work in on yourself...it's tricky but it can be done....I wish you peace of mind my dear friend!

dump trucks of love, peace, light, joy & hugs!!

[SuZQ154]

So sorry you are going through this! It is so frustrating, confusing, and exhausting when you are not getting sleep. I get it and have tried various things in the past with some relief.

Same thing happened to me last night. I tried something NEW this morning, since yesterday I heard a marriage talk LETS..."Let's do this together" was her closing remark. LET'S! L-Look for truth, E-Embrace Truth, T-Trust Truth, and S-Surrender to Truth. Her talk was based on faith. So this morning at 1 AM!!!, I watched a show on the Bible, and later read some devotionals on marriage, and then surrendered to believing God and Scriptural words of wisdom about my role in our marriage would help me, marriage, and my anxiety and depression. I feel more peace and less anxious. There is a ray of hope this morning!

This is something new for me, so I felt it might help. It may or may not. I just know I have had to try NEW techniques to fight back against my own anxiety sometime. Praying for you to find your own NEW techniques, have relief today, and be able to sleep.

[Elfje in reply to SuZQ154]

For some it's hard

And no non meds only can do it

But there are meds that make you sleep and slow your thoughts that is a fact

[Elfje]

OMG it's like the same thoughts off me

Well one thing

Sleep repair the brain

If you have no sleep enough and maiby stress

Than you become in a spiral

You have it for a long time ??

[Shutterbug65 in reply to Elfje]

Yes I’ve been dealing with this for awhile. I just can’t seem to handle problems anymore. And that’s all I think about. I can get to sleep, I’ve been prescribed Doxepin; it’s just when I wake I can’t get back to sleep. I can’t go on like this.

[Elfje in reply to Shutterbug65]

Hold on there ok

I am today In the same situation

So no panic ok

Ok so you have meds and they are for sleep

Sometimes whe have some days that sleep is bad

Just let it pass

I know it's hard

And somethimes when need a hand

So

Can you call someone? You must really speak too a doc

[Shutterbug65 in reply to Elfje]

I see my phychiatrist on Tuesday. I have no one I can call to reach out to. I’ve lost touch with a lot of people. My Aunt lives with me but there’s only so much she can do.

I tend to blow things out of proportion and always feel the worst is gonna happen.

[Elfje in reply to Shutterbug65]

Same here

I understand verry well

And I deal alone

So I know how you feel

The best thing the do is keep your mind occupied on other things

Things that you like

Also say too yourself stop

Easy said I know

I have the same

But try

Try not too keep your mind in the negative 👍

[Shutterbug65 in reply to Elfje]

Thanks. I don’t like to tell people I have this problem, so I hide it away the best I can. It seems unless they are dealing with it themselves they don’t understand.

Also I have to have my cat put down on Monday or Tuesday. She’s 16 and is dying from kidney disease, she’s been on a special diet for a year now but stopped eating a couple days ago and is extremely thin. There’s nothing that can be done. I cried a lot yesterday, I’m going to miss her. It’s the first time in 24 years I will no longer have a pet. And they are the best companions.

Sorry to go on about this.

Anyway I’m taking Xanax XR and Pristiq for depression, and Doxepin to help with sleep. Do you take meds.

[Elfje in reply to Shutterbug65]

Well no

I have a pet too

And yes I understand that you feel sad

Well I have the taken Xanax rx but I don't whant too make me tired

So I do stuppid I stop I taken it I stop pff I don't know

Just make me ye tired and 0.5 mg xr don't work well also

So my doc told me 1 mg

I whent what ???

No way

Ye I am bit hard for myself I think also also I have the taken the xanax but the short acting

So ye difficult for me the taken it

But I have too otherwise I go nuts 😀😊joke

[Readysetshi]

Get yourself a weighted blanket. ❤️ Also, you’re not the problem. Almost no one these days get adequate sleep it is society. But those thought patterns need to be rewired. Nobody and no medicine can do that for you. Every bad thought needs to be snatched, thrown away, and replaced with a better thought.

[Shutterbug65]

I don’t know how to do that. All I have are problems and lots of regrets. I wish I could do it all over again but that’s not possible. Everything seems to be falling apart.

[SunsetPink]

What are you stressed about? I find sometimes, when I'm stressed, for example thoughts of finances and how things are going to get paid when payday is still 2 weeks away, will take away my sleep because I'm so worried and stressed about these circumstances. I try to focus on what I do have control over. For example, I can call the credit company I owe and explain I'll be late, and or try to get a loan to cover me until payday. What's going on in your life that's causing you stress and what do you have control over to make the situation better? Maybe music will help or replacing the horrible thoughts with good ones. Maybe even a couple of jumping jacks or push ups would help to - basically anything that gets your mind off the hamster wheel of negative thoughts. I hope you find that peace you seek and have a great nights sleep starting tonight! Positive thoughts and letting go of things you have no control over. Hang in there!

[Shutterbug65 in reply to SunsetPink]

Thank you for your response. I worry about everything. I have no one to lean on and it scares me to think I’m so alone. I worry about my finances, something going wrong with my car and I’m unable to get to work, or something happening to my health, everything. I never get enough sleep, I wake at 4:30 and I’m overwhelmed with negative thoughts. My heart pounds and I toss and turn till I have to get up.

[SunsetPink in reply to Shutterbug65]

how hard is it not to worry or change your thought process? You mentioned mornings are the worse, what if you watched a video stream or read something uplifting and positive before you even got out of bed? Something encouraging.

[Hidden]

Im sorry 😔 I have no solution for you because I’m in the exact same boat x

Just sending love 💕

[Shutterbug65 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Hope. Even though I feel alone I know there are others going through the same thing.

It’s morning so my anxiety is very bad right now.

I’m tired of this, just so tired of worrying, of being alone.

[2017runner]

Sorry to hear that life is so tough right now, I hope you are managing to get some sleep. I know how stressful not sleeping is, but if you are getting 4 or 5 hours that might be ok for a while. Mornings are always the worst for me too, the thought of getting through a whole day seems overwhelming. Sending you love and hoping for some sleep tonight xxx

[Shutterbug65 in reply to 2017runner]

Thank you for your kind thoughts. Yes mornings are by far the worst part of my day. I’m off from work today but I need to find something to do, just to get out of the house. Or I just pace around and I’m not able to relax.

Sending you love and (((Hugs)))

[2017runner in reply to Shutterbug65]

I went for a little bike ride earlier which seemed to help my mood as the sun is shining here, hope you can get outside to enjoy some fresh air, maybe a gentle walk x