Having problems sleeping
Having problems sleeping
Ever since I have had my first panic attack I have had issues with sleeping. i have tried all sorts of meds for sleeping and most of them worked but I ended up with stickign with Trazadone which would only allow me five hours of sleep. I have recently weened off Trazadone in order to see if I can sleep on my own and have had little success. Its been about a week now and I think i have had a total of 8 hours of sleep in the past four days. I was able to fall asleep on my own Sunday night but that hasnt been the case the rest of the week. For some reason I am totally exhausted when I go to bed but my mind keeps racign and I cant' shut it off...I keep thinking to myself am i going to fall asleep on my own again, my mind just wont calm down. I have tried Night Time tea, Melatonin, you name it....I just wnat to be able to go to bed like I have always, be tired and fall asleep. Any suggestions? should I go do a sleep disorder. Oh also if I am able to fall asleep, I wake up and my heart is racing.....AHHHHH its so frustrating.
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TemperAnxietyStress
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Re: Having problems sleeping
Hi! I have struggled with sleep apnea for almost a year now and it seems like very little helped until I started this program and began listening to the relaxation CD every night before bed. My mind tends to race too and I often have dreams where I am running away from something. And of course, I wake up exhausted. 
Since I started listening to the CD right before bed (and when I remember, still just beginning and learning the new ways of thinking and acting from this program) I find I can fall asleep faster and get much better rest. I'm only into my second week on the program and already feel much more able to cope. Like you, I often had trouble sleeping. Unlike you, I would get loads of sleep, but then I would wake up and it was as if I'd had maybe one or two hours. So, I was getting lots of quantity sleep but very little quality. I find it helps to slow my brain down if I concentrate especially on the last part of the CD where I'm taking a walk down a beautiful forest path and eventually end up at that amazing waterfall. I even thought about using it in one of the stories I'm working on (I'm an author though not published...yet) and how it would connect with my heroine's mental healing. Anyways, if you continue to struggle with sleep, post here and I'd love to chat with you. Sometimes it helps just to vent. Best of luck! Amy
Since I started listening to the CD right before bed (and when I remember, still just beginning and learning the new ways of thinking and acting from this program) I find I can fall asleep faster and get much better rest. I'm only into my second week on the program and already feel much more able to cope. Like you, I often had trouble sleeping. Unlike you, I would get loads of sleep, but then I would wake up and it was as if I'd had maybe one or two hours. So, I was getting lots of quantity sleep but very little quality. I find it helps to slow my brain down if I concentrate especially on the last part of the CD where I'm taking a walk down a beautiful forest path and eventually end up at that amazing waterfall. I even thought about using it in one of the stories I'm working on (I'm an author though not published...yet) and how it would connect with my heroine's mental healing. Anyways, if you continue to struggle with sleep, post here and I'd love to chat with you. Sometimes it helps just to vent. Best of luck! Amy