Sleeping Getting worse..

LozzyGirl · 25-11-2009, 06:46 PM

I dont know what to do!!
Im doing everything Ive been told to!
Im on sleeping tablets but I must admit not very good ones. Ermm Melatonin I think (I cant spell sorry) I take 2 a night and i still dont sleep! I sleep... Just very little :/ I just wanna give up with trying to sleep and just sit up doing something when I cant sleep! I mean.. I just lie there bored! Thinking about things I dont wanna think about.
Anyone got any suggestions? My sleeping is really begining to get on my nerves. I feel unable to do anything im that tired.
Usualy i take my tablets at 7:30pm or 8:00. It takes a while for them to 'kick in' (Although to me they have no effect) From dinner onwards (Dinner at about 6:00) I dont have any caffeen. No coke, coffee. Just milk (I dont like warm milk or hot chocolate) I go to bed at 9:00 and read till about 9:30.
And then I lie awake for god knows how long! (The clock in my room doesnt work) I know my mum checks in on me at about 10:00-10:30 and im always awake then.
Any suggestions? My shrink seems really... against giving me some stronger pills. He seems against doing anything to help me really :/
I honestly feel dead on my feet im that tired! My sleeping has been like this for 2 years!!

I.Heart.And · 25-11-2009, 06:53 PM

I think it would be better to stay up and do something instead of getting frustrated trying to sleep. It will happen when it does.
Are you worrying about things when you can't sleep?

LozzyGirl · 25-11-2009, 07:05 PM

My mum doesnt really let me stay up :/ But knowing me i'd just read my book all night lol.
And not really... when I try to sleep... I just think about things. I wouldnt really say worrying. Just my mind wonders over things that I try so hard not to think about during the day.
Usualy stuff like my Nan. My increasing need/want to damage myself. :/
But when I do sleep my dreams are no better! I have nightmares and... sexual dreams :S Just plain creepy.

guiltyinnocence · 25-11-2009, 11:18 PM

hey, having sleeping problems really sucks!
i think ur psych wont want to give u anything stronger cus they wont want you becoming dependant on sleeping tablets for sleep
i have the problem of thoughts bombarding my mind when i go to bed too..the things i do when struggling with sleep are:
- read until im literally on the verge of falling asleep
- listen to a boring radion station, but concentrate on what theyr saying, or sometimes even a decent radion station!
- put on a film i know really well so i can close my eyes n listen to it n know whats going on
- do sudoku (i have been known to be doing this at 3am lol)
thats all i can think of atm, i try to do things that keep my mind occupied but dont require me to have to feel too awake. i tend to give myself an hour or so to try and sleep n then ill get up and do something cus if i dont i just end up tossing n turning n getting fed up that i cant sleep
i hope this has made sense lol n some part of it is useful
take care
xx

HopeRises · 26-11-2009, 12:27 AM

Sleeping problems do indeed suck.
Going to bed and then getting up after 2hours if you aren't asleep is a good idea and then onyl go to bed once your tired again. But still get up at the same time you normally do. So like even if you don't get to sleep until 2-3am still get up at 7am if thats the normal time you get up. I know that isn't enough sleep but it keeps you in a routine.

Writting before bed can also help..so you write all your thoughts out.

I don't know really what else to suggest. I do know how much it sucks though.

Hope you get a good nights sleep soon

sundaynight · 26-11-2009, 12:34 AM

ooh, i've heard this is a good one although i dont know any films well enough:

in your mind: try to replay a film that you love, with exactly the right timing, dialogue and background. the right credits over the intro. EVERYTHING, as exact as you can, as though you are really watching it. if you ever make a mistake, or forget something, or slip focus and think about something else, go back to the beginning and start again...

try to get all the way through film.... you should be asleep before the end!

LozzyGirl · 26-11-2009, 11:00 AM

Thanks for the idea's guys.
Last night was no better. I slept enough to dream though.. Which must mean that I got some sleep. But when I woke up after the dream I was sad that it was just a dream >.< That happens to me a lot. And then I couldnt get to sleep. I just lay awake.
Ive tried reading until im nearly asleep. I love reading and it always takes my mind off things. But usualy as soon as I put my book down and try to sleep I'm wide awake again.