iliketrees
22-06-06, 21:04
Hello everyone, my name is Becky I've only joined today and I've noticed that there is already a thread about sleep. I hope it's ok that I'm starting a new one.
I occasionally get a bad night's sleep when I'm nervous or anxious about the following day, I think because when it's dark and there are no distractions, and consequnniuently, it often gets blown out of proportion. I've always found that after a day or two I am simply so tired that I begin sleeping again.
However, about two weeks ago I got a bad night's sleep, then another....then another. There was no real reason for why it started, except that it had been uncomfortably humid for the first few nights. I just started finding that when I did get to sleep it wasn't very deep and I've been waking up every day feeling miserable and unrefreshed. It's now got to the stage where I'm not actually letting myself sleep. I'll be lying in bed, my brain will begin to zone out and I'll suddenly think "I'M GOING TO SLEEP!" and I feel my heart beating faster and adrenaline flooding me and my legs tense up. It makes me feel very angry and frustrated with myself because i feel like I'm stopping myself from sleeping. I've been getting very upset and blaming myself for it and it takes me hours to calm down and finally fall asleep.
it's been going on for about two weeks now and everything I'm doing seems to make it worse. I'm trapped in a bit of a vicious cycle as the more anxious I get, the less likely I am to sleep, which makes me even more anxious. When IK'm forcing myself to get up in the morning I just wish I could go back to the previous night for a second chance and I desperatley want to sleep, but by the time the evening arrives I've built it all up so much that if someone else talks about feeling tired or when I look atg mhy bed I get these feelings of dread.
If anyone has experienced this, or has any advice as to how I can get myself to feel less scared...please let me know.
I occasionally get a bad night's sleep when I'm nervous or anxious about the following day, I think because when it's dark and there are no distractions, and consequnniuently, it often gets blown out of proportion. I've always found that after a day or two I am simply so tired that I begin sleeping again.
However, about two weeks ago I got a bad night's sleep, then another....then another. There was no real reason for why it started, except that it had been uncomfortably humid for the first few nights. I just started finding that when I did get to sleep it wasn't very deep and I've been waking up every day feeling miserable and unrefreshed. It's now got to the stage where I'm not actually letting myself sleep. I'll be lying in bed, my brain will begin to zone out and I'll suddenly think "I'M GOING TO SLEEP!" and I feel my heart beating faster and adrenaline flooding me and my legs tense up. It makes me feel very angry and frustrated with myself because i feel like I'm stopping myself from sleeping. I've been getting very upset and blaming myself for it and it takes me hours to calm down and finally fall asleep.
it's been going on for about two weeks now and everything I'm doing seems to make it worse. I'm trapped in a bit of a vicious cycle as the more anxious I get, the less likely I am to sleep, which makes me even more anxious. When IK'm forcing myself to get up in the morning I just wish I could go back to the previous night for a second chance and I desperatley want to sleep, but by the time the evening arrives I've built it all up so much that if someone else talks about feeling tired or when I look atg mhy bed I get these feelings of dread.
If anyone has experienced this, or has any advice as to how I can get myself to feel less scared...please let me know.