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Username: BigGyro09

Date posted: 1y ago

So Insomnia basically ruined everything this week

I was doing so great until the 30th came up. It's still not over yet. I'm stressed and beyond anxious and now I can't sleep. It's been a whopping 2 days since I haven't gotten quality sleep and I just feel like I've let myself go completely. It feels like I'm so drained and it made me go back to engaging in one of my worst habits more than once. I almost hit 30 days without doing it and now it's back. I know I can push to get there again but this week totally just messed everything up. How do you fight off sleep anxiety?

Username: taurisingtaurising

Date posted: 1y ago

i would like to know how other people deal with sleep anxiety as well, it’s so hard for me and it makes my ocd worse

Username: BigGyro09BigGyro09

Date posted: 1y ago

I'm sorry you go through this as well. It really is a huge burden and I hope we find the answer to this.

Username: BigGyro09BigGyro09

Date posted: 1y ago

I at least know what triggers this, and there's very few things that do.

Username: Ancient-1Ancient-1

Date posted: 1y ago

I had a brief episode with something similar last year, when my anxiety was really becoming an indelible problem. I looked up ways to sleep, tried white noise, fans, a few things. I found something called "CBT-i," and the principle of "if you can't sleep, don't force it or dwell too much." It boils down to accepting you're having troubles sleeping. I remember this channel being of some help/comfort, if you want to check it out: https://m.youtube.com/@thesleepcoachschool8192

Username: Joe (53yo)Joe (53yo)

Date posted: 1y ago

I battle with ROCD and the high level of anxiety that comes from the intrusive thoughts of my girlfriend cheating on me. The detailed scenarios I come up with fill my head and I ruminate and plan out the compulsive behaviors that will answer my question of “is she actually seeing someone else”. When this happens before bed, I have found techniques such as box breathing, tapping my face, rubbing my ears, a meditation video on YouTube, and focusing on the gravity pull of your body have all helped. I also take 10mg of Melatonin. I have heard of theories that these type of soothing techniques should be done more frequently during the day instead of in the moment of a panic attack so they don’t become compulsive behaviors in and of themselves but at this early stage of my ROCD diagnosis, I feel I need to do something to calm me down instead of just sitting with the anxiety. I hope this helps.

Username: BigGyro09BigGyro09

Date posted: 1y ago

It does help, thank you Joe. Are you doing these techniques everyday? How much time do you spend doing them? I should get started on them now.

Username: Joe (53yo)Joe (53yo)

Date posted: 1y ago

@BigGip09 I try to do at least one technique each day. Meditation before bed works very well as it gets me out of my head. Of course, there are some guided meditations that are better than others, so, you may have to go through a few to find one that works well for you. I will then copy the link and text myself so I can easily access is again.

Username: Ihateocd72Ihateocd72

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

hi, I had this and it felt like I was going insane because I couldn’t get more than 5 hours and even then I would toss and turn. I honestly just gave in and took sleeping pills for the last two nights (ones that didn’t make me feel like I was going loony)

Username: BigGyro09BigGyro09

Date posted: 1y ago

I'm sorry that you've been going through this and I hope that helps you in the long run very much. I'm honestly afraid of medication, even though I know how much it can help people. I've always been the kind of person to fix things naturally, although this is NOT anything against those using medication.

Username: Ihateocd72Ihateocd72

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@BigGip09 I’m also afraid of meds. I’m not on any medication currently except hydroxyzine to calm me down i guess and my regular hypertension meds. I don’t like relying on sleeping pills at all but I was so sleep deprived that I made my mom drive me to the hospital to admit me only for us to sit in the parking lot for an hour because I didn’t wanna go inside. My mom is also about everytning natural but that’s because I had previous experience with an ssri for a few weeks.

Username: BigGyro09BigGyro09

Date posted: 1y ago

@Peaches1127 It's so disappointing to hear that this is something that's common with people going through OCD. I hate not getting quality sleep. I haven't felt like I've gotten good sleep ever since anxiety started like this. I hope you never have to go through with sleep deprivation that critical again. Have you found anything that Joe said to be helpful? Have you tried it in the past? I'm gonna try it for today

Username: Ihateocd72Ihateocd72

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@BigGip09 yep, 2 doses of 3mg of melatonin helps with the tossing and turning. I haven’t tried any of the other techniques he’s mentioned but I definitely will, I think I’ll try to start excercising again as well

Username: BigGyro09BigGyro09

Date posted: 1y ago

@Peaches1127 Exercising is something I wanna do too. I just wanna make the gym a habit.

Username: j

Date posted: 2y ago

Night 3 of panic and ocd

Friday I had a panic attack after a really stressful event and was unable to sleep. I got maybe 2 hours, if that. Saturday I had another stressful day and was unable to sleep. I was anxious about it all day long and then night came. Didn’t touch my phone. Ate something. Took a warm shower. Did sleep meditations. Nothing worked. Maybe slept four hours. Here is night 3. I traveled all day long with my family to a condo we are staying at for thanksgiving. So that’s 3 days of stressful things so far. I didn’t look at my phone for two hours tonight when we arrived to prepare for bed. I was beginning to feel exhausted. I even have an exhaustion headache. I tried reading for a wind down before bed. Went to bed at 10. It’s now 11:42 and I’ve tossed and turned. I’m crying in frustration. Ocd is telling me I’m never going to sleep again. I don’t know what to do. I’m away from my therapist. I’m away from my doctor. I’m going to try otc sleep aides tomorrow. I’m supposed to work from home tomorrow. And I can’t even fall asleep. It’s like I forgot how to do it in just 72 hours. I’m so frustrated and tired and anxious. Sleep is super important to me bc it helps keep ocd and ptsd in check. I don’t know what else to do and I’m supposed to be with family for a week. I’m 8 hours away from my home :(

Username: xfrankx

Date posted: 44w ago

I Don’t Sleep

One more question for y’all! I’m sure this is many of us, but I literally cannot sleep. If I do fall asleep, I maybe drift off for an hour or two. Then, I’m startled awake….intrusive thoughts running wild, heart racing….and then I lie awake the rest of the night. Just stuck in panic mode until the sun comes up. Then I have to start the day…already being in the rabbit hole for hours. I’ve tried every natural “remedy” nothing works. I’ve tried the pharmaceutical route…that also doesn’t work! Sleep has now become the enemy and I’d rather just stay awake all night. Does anyone have anything that helps them?? I’m desperate. The body/mind can’t heal without proper sleep. Also…and maybe folks can speak to this too. I’m back on my SSRI (3.5 weeks in) after being off for a few months (mistake). It’s torture waiting for the effects to kick in.

Username: Alyssa1995

Date posted: 39w ago

Insomnia / fear of not sleeping

Hi all ❤️ I’m dealing with some pretty severe insomnia. I’m going on day 2 of not sleeping at all because I’m just so afraid of never sleeping again. I’m having a very hard time practicing acceptance around this fear. Has anyone had insomnia of this severity before? How have you navigated it?

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