I’m going through a really bad spurt of insomnia. I always find it hard sleeping but lately, it’s horrible. I’m SO tired but I just can’t sleep. When I fall asleep it’s time to get up. And I’m a zombie throughout the day. I ache all over. And think, oh I should sleep good tonight but no. Yet another restless, sleepless night.
The troubling thing is that (and this is not a new thing but the first time in a very long time that it’s happened) I “think” I’m hearing music or voices and I know there’s none. I “think” something is going to creep up and scare me. I “think” I feel something around me or there is something there and I freak myself out. Am I losing my mind completely? I start freaking out wondering if I’m truly losing it. I wonder if I’m schizophrenic(I do t think I am; I’ve discussed this with my doctor) I don’t have hallucinations but I can visualize whatever it is I’m gonna see and it scares me in times. I’m scared.
I know lack of sleep and anxiety and depression affect you. I’m just tired of not feeling rested, not sleeping and being so scared of things I KNOW, logically know, aren’t there. I’m terrified I will actually see something but yet I keep looking lol even when I know there’s nothing to see! 🤷🏻♀️
Any advice?
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THANK YOU! I managed to get an appointment with my psychiatrist today and I brought up about what’s been going at night. I was also diagnosed years ago with mild ocd and this totally clicked about the nighttime paranoia. He agreed this could be the cause. I felt like I was going completely bonkers and would have never thought about that if I hadn’t read your post!
I am using melatonin too. I look for the higher doses on the pharmacy. It helps. But I also have some problems at night feeling that there is something around me and it scary, so since some years ago I left the lights on in the restroom and in the kitchen. Also I put a cute movie (like toys tory, kung fu panda or any cartoon that is cute) on my dvd player in low volume just to hear something else that is not scary to me. I program the movie to repeat when it finish. It distracts me from my own scary ideas.
I try to use aromatherapy. I buy scented oils and use the over the bed and on my pajamas. I try to be the most comfortable possible.
That is the only way that I can stop my fears at night.
Hi- Have you tried playing music before you sleep? According to research, classical music can help you fall asleep and helps with anxiety and stress. I hope this will work for you.
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