Trying to feel free

[MimiJewel23tx]

It is getting harder to sleep at night. Most nights I lay awake and want to find a way for everything to be peaceful and to be happy once again without the panic attacks and Anxiety getting so bad. I don't drink but have thought about it and then get anxiety about drinking and how I would react if I were to drink alcohol. Would that become another issue that I would have to overcome or deal with. Would it become an addiction? Well I finally decided I am going to just rely on my faith to Feel Free.

[Starrlight]

In my opinion it’s good you decided not to drink. Faith in Being Free is awesome! (((((((((MimiJewel)))))))) hugs… I wonder if taking some calming vitamins would help. I takdd we magnesium and Glycine first thing in ghee Ed morning and before bed af night to help stay calm.

[MimiJewel23tx in reply to Starrlight]

I take Magnesium already and also take Ativan. I still seem to struggle with the Anxiety a lot lately due to other medical conditions. Sometimes I wonder if my faith is all that is holding me together anymore. Blessing to you.

[bowJim]

Sleep issues are not good I agree, the things I have learnt that help me, is to keep a good sleep routine, bed at a set time, up when you are not sleeping, I normally get up, put on some headphones and try to ground myself, as when I wake and lay in bed my mind just builds with more and more things going on, sometimes at this time I can fall asleep listening, sometimes it relaxes me enough to go back to bed. These are a couple of things I enjoy youtu.be/-vvpsIiUVKY?list=P...(Not working as expected?) youtu.be/9W29xUzoqa4?list=P...(Not working as expected?)

[MimiJewel23tx in reply to bowJim]

Thank you. This is definitely something i will be trying soon.

[bowJim in reply to MimiJewel23tx]

Your welcome, That sound good, I can at times wake in the night, then the mind starts up, churning away, the situation can get worse, so I get up, go make a hot drink, pop my headphone on and listen, sometimes I drift off with them on, other times I feel sleepy and go back to bed, I kind of feel this is something I do now and then and feel no issue with it now, for me I feel when I put the importance of trying to sleep things are worse, best wishes.

[nancy2021]

I’m sorry about your insomnia and I wish I knew how to help. I have insomnia too and I’ve tried everything I can think of including meds, hypnosis, prayer and bedtime stories for grownups on YouTube, ASMR, CBD oil, melatonin, magnesium…I could go on. You name it, I’ve tried it. I have an appointment coming up next week to explore other meds and I hope to find something that might help without terrible digestive and constipation side effects from trazadone and dizziness sleeping pills. I hope you get relief soon!!

[nancy2021]

and have tried meditation and reading!! Things that used to help at least somewhat are no longer working at all.

[car103]

Sleep issues. I broke it down. Is it hard to fall asleep, stay asleep or get up? I have problems in all three. The natural root didn't work for me.

I take a trazodone to fall asleep which works. I struggle with the other two. Good sleep is so important I wish I had an answer for you (and me).

[MimiJewel23tx in reply to car103]

I have been on trazadone and have bad reaction to it. So it doesn't work at the moment i am taking abilify and it helps to get to sleep but with the sleep apnea it makes it even harder to stay asleep.

[Baily]

It's agony when you cant sleep and certainly won't help your panic attacks.

What helped me was going out for walks....even when you dont want to. Preferably somewhere peaceful. Swimming, deep breathing exercises, listening to relaxing music. Please dont drink that will only add to your problems.You say you have a faith....wonderful, try lying in bed at night and just praying. I will pray for you. xx

[MimiJewel23tx in reply to Baily]

Thank you. I do have faith. Faith has helped me through some pretty rough times and at times I believe that faith and prayer are what gets me though each day. Blessings to you. I am not going to drink. just thinking about it causes more anxiety. I just want the thoughts sometimes to stop racing.

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When I can’t sleep at night I try having a glass of milk and a turkey sandwich. Sometimes however I go for the ice cream!