Worrier97
31-07-16, 18:56
Looking for some reassurance. I'm a 19 year old female currently suffering from terrible insomnia. It started with not being able to sleep prior to big events. Now I can't get to sleep at all. I've yet to find anybody with the exact same type of problem as mine. When I get into bed I feel extremely sleepy and notice my thoughts becoming disjointed and slowing down i.e the feeling of nodding off. I automatically notice this, and think 'yay I'm falling asleep' causing a surge of adrenaline which in turn wakes me up. It's like I've trained myself to react in this way to the sensation of falling asleep.
I usually eventually fall asleep from exhaustion at about 5-6am, and sleep for about two hours, if that. All the sleep I do get is jam-packed with vivid dreams. I'm so frightened and I can't see a way out of this. The more desperately I want to sleep, the more I seem to prevent myself from nodding off. I'm so worried that this is seriously effecting my health and that I'll never get a good night's sleep again. :weep:
I usually eventually fall asleep from exhaustion at about 5-6am, and sleep for about two hours, if that. All the sleep I do get is jam-packed with vivid dreams. I'm so frightened and I can't see a way out of this. The more desperately I want to sleep, the more I seem to prevent myself from nodding off. I'm so worried that this is seriously effecting my health and that I'll never get a good night's sleep again. :weep: