i’m about to tear my hair out. i cant sleep. i lay down at 1 AM and tried and tried to go to sleep. i couldnt. i was thinking and thinking. a million thoughts racing around my brain. i hate when that happens. its like i just couldnt switch off. so eventually at 3 AM I got up. will probably be up for the rest of tonight. it sucks. i seriously think i might have that non 24 sleep disorder. they say blind people get it a lot because of an imbalanced sarcadian rhythm or something. i dont know its a possibility i guess. either way its annoying when its the middle of the night and your awake when the world is asleep. at least the rest of the people in my part of the world.
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sorry you can’t sleep. I struggle with sleep as well, though I am not blind. Maybe see a sleep specialist if you can to see if you can know about the disorder. They might be able to give you tips to sleep better.
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I might ask about it when I see the doctor next. I’m sorry you also struggle, I think a lot of people with mental illness seem to. x
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I think people with trauma histories are more prone to sleep problems because the abuse happened at night. The fear of another attack is always there, even if the abuse is no longer occurring which is sad.
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Yes I think that is true. It is sad. xx
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I wish you could get a sleep study done. A friend of mine got in on a study and they paid her $10,000. the study lasted a whole year and she had to do a lot of things, but she got the money in the end. I hope you are able to get at least a couple of hours before morning. xxx
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wow she did? wow, amazing. I was supposed to go to a specialist a few years back, cant remember why it didnt happen, might check into it again xxx
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Sorry to hear you can’t sleep, me neither. Like yours, my mind wouldn’t switch off. Its settling a bit now but pain from my Fibromyalgia has kicked in and that’s now keeping me awake instead. I’m just mucking about online, still in bed resting although not sleeping. x
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damn fibro! I dont have it but hear it can be bad! I hope you sleep soon! xx
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Im not asleep right with you my friend.
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hi bethany, i eventually fell asleep after 7 AM. What time did you fall asleep? xx
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I think I fell asleep around 4am and then woke up at noon. So I finally did get some sleep but it was restless with bad dreams. So frustrating. I am glad you finally slept. It is so weird to get off kilter with sleep patterns. A few nights ago I fell asleep at 9:30pm all excited. I then woke up at 10 pm . It was like an evening nap!!!! I stayed up until 3 am. What a mess.
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that kinda thing happens to me too! I slept half th eday today, now I’ll probly be up half the night ug! xx
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I know. Me too. But when i can sleep i just let myself sleep these days
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Sleeplessness is awful! Indeed, both blind and mentally ill people have more sleep issues than “normal”, I often notice it. This night wasn’t good for me neither, generally yesterday was terrible, so maybe because of that, though luckily I fell finally asleep about 3 AM and I’m not very sleepy at the moment.
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thats good emilia. I’m glad you managed to get some sleep finally. x
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I have felt that type of stress many times. It is often hard to get a full night of sleep for me. One great thing to do to unwind about 10 hours before you need to wake up for the day is to start a bedtime routine. No screens (use nightshift or f.lux if you can’t avoid this one), sleep enhancing herbal tea, maybe write in a notebook or journal, keep the lights low, use some blue blocking glasses, listen to some calming music or meditate while focusing on your breathing.
All of these sound easy but can be quite difficult. Best of luck and hope you’re able to sleep soon!
Cheers!
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Thanks, I hope so too sleep is my enemy lol 🙂 x
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It really sucks. I wish I had an off switch to just go to sleep
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