Insomnia

[Dr Nowt]

Yeah, got it bad again at the moment as well.

 

Vicious cycle.

[Creator Supreme]

Currently awake and pissed off, probably because I've had day off work with a migraine and didn't get out of bed until teatime. Still annoying though.

[Alan Sex]

Yeah, got it bad again at the moment as well.

Vicious cycle.

Not sure what advice I can give.

 

I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.

[Mook]

Two houses either side of mine were burgled on Monday night, the bastards smashed their patio doors & got in without anybody hearing. I'm not the best sleeper anyway but now any tiny noise in the house & that's me wide awake despite having a burglar alarm fitted (unlike the poor sods who were robbed).

 

Last couple of nights I've just got up about 4am & went downstairs to put the lights on & sit on the couch in a zombie-fied state of paranoia.

 

The exam on the 7th February & the baby due on the 8th were doing enough damage to my sleep without this shit.

 

Shattered.

[Trumo]

I'm sure it's been posted already, but it's still a top choon.

 

[Jairzinho]

Had insomnia for about a decade. All the physical stuff - do exercise, don't drink much caffeine, etc, etc, can help, but it's mainly mental not physical. 

 

Going for a run doesn't stop people thinking, worrying, attempting to plan for the future, etc, etc. And, in my experience, these are the reasons I don't fucking sleep much.

[Bjornebye]

Had this for ages but its getting worse now. I've massively cut back on drinking but the shear fear of going to bed and not being able to sleep drives me to want a drink. The last few weeks have been really bad but last night was beyond the pale. Got in bed and had a read about half 10. Felt a bit sleep after 20 minutes so switched the lamp off and tried. About an hour or so later I was just in that dreamy moment where you are about to nod-off and some cunt who lives across the road pulled up in his car on speaker with some loud as fuck woman. Jolted me out of my sleep and I didn't get a wink until it had already started getting light. That lasted about an hour.

 

I'm off work so managed to get just over an hour sometime between half 9 and 12. Now I'm sat here with my eyes stinging knowing full well even if I tried to sleep now, I would have no chance. Just lying there with my eyes closed is absolute hell. can't switch off and I keep getting annoying itches overtime I get comfy which I can't ignore. I've just googled it and its apparently common with people who struggle to sleep. That or I've got scabies. 

 

Going to have to go back to the doctors and get some sleeping tablets. I'm dreading the depression conversation. 

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

2 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

 

Going to have to go back to the doctors and get some sleeping tablets. I'm dreading the depression conversation. 

 

 

Anything is better than this pal.

 

Have you tried CBD? It's a winner for getting into REM state

[Jairzinho]

Stig, have you tried ASMR?

 

 

[Bjornebye]

18 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Anything is better than this pal.

 

Have you tried CBD? It's a winner for getting into REM state

Never really agreed with weed whenever I've tried apart from space cakes which just make me laugh. Whats the difference? 

10 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Stig, have you tried ASMR?

 

 

I've just googled this fully expecting S.W.A.T through the door within 30 seconds. I still have no idea what it is? 

[Remmie]

22 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Anything is better than this pal.

 

Have you tried CBD? It's a winner for getting into REM state

You can't take anything to get to my level, you're just born with it

[Bjornebye]

21 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Anything is better than this pal.

 

Have you tried CBD? It's a winner for getting into REM state

To be fair regarding sleeping tablets , when I had them for a week (just under) they worked brilliantly. 

[Bjornebye]

2 minutes ago, Remmie said:

You can't take anything to get to my level, you're just born with it

If he hadn't put 'state' at the end of that sentence then we are just talking a half bottle of vodka aren't we? 

[Remmie]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

If he hadn't put 'state' at the end of that sentence then we are just talking a half bottle of vodka aren't we? 

Half bottle? Big spender, I usually take air miles

[TheHowieLama]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

To be fair regarding sleeping tablets , when I had them for a week (just under) they worked brilliantly. 

CBD has no THC in it, so it is not like smoking - there is a thread on here somewhere

As for the REM state - those socks have to help

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, TheHowieLama said:

CBD has no THC in it, so it is not like smoking - there is a thread on here somewhere

As for the REM state - those socks have to help

Thanks for the bump (oo'er) I'll have a look now. I thought that was just a pain relief thing. 

[Jairzinho]

16 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

I've just googled this fully expecting S.W.A.T through the door within 30 seconds. I still have no idea what it is? 

Just something (sounds, visuals) to put you in a state of mind where sleep is a possibility.

 

I rarely get to sleep without it.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Jairzinho said:

Just something (sounds, visuals) to put you in a state of mind where sleep is a possibility.

 

I rarely get to sleep without it.

I'm going to try this and wake up to myself fucking the kettle or something aren't I.

 

I'm defo going to try it though. Thanks mate 

[TheHowieLama]

If that doesn't work you could always re-read the Corbyn thread.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I have random nights of insomnia, thinking about not falling asleep keeps me awake so I just listen to YouTube videos. The recent ones have been Bigfoot stories. The supposedly true stories are so fucking dumb I'm asleep in no time dreaming of tall hairy women.

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, Istvan Kosma said:

I also think the terps have a big effect

If you think I'm giving them up then think again 

[Oh Buoy]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

Had this for ages but its getting worse now. I've massively cut back on drinking but the shear fear of going to bed and not being able to sleep drives me to want a drink. The last few weeks have been really bad but last night was beyond the pale. Got in bed and had a read about half 10. Felt a bit sleep after 20 minutes so switched the lamp off and tried. About an hour or so later I was just in that dreamy moment where you are about to nod-off and some cunt who lives across the road pulled up in his car on speaker with some loud as fuck woman. Jolted me out of my sleep and I didn't get a wink until it had already started getting light. That lasted about an hour.

 

I'm off work so managed to get just over an hour sometime between half 9 and 12. Now I'm sat here with my eyes stinging knowing full well even if I tried to sleep now, I would have no chance. Just lying there with my eyes closed is absolute hell. can't switch off and I keep getting annoying itches overtime I get comfy which I can't ignore. I've just googled it and its apparently common with people who struggle to sleep. That or I've got scabies. 

 

Going to have to go back to the doctors and get some sleeping tablets. I'm dreading the depression conversation. 

 

 

 

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[littletedwest]

Struggling since my dad died.Doctor gave me 14 sleeping tablets and I've taken all them over 12 weeks so average of less than 1 a week. They helped. But cant keep taking them. 

 

Used to never have trouble getting sleep but now it takes me ages get off. Then I end up tired next day with the first thought "hope I sleep tonight"  which makes it even worse.

[The Midnight Rambler]

Not sure if this helps but Sainsbury’s do their own sleeping tablets. Half the price of Nytol. Just one a night and they work!! Just say your going on a long haul flight if they start badgering you.

 

Hope you both feel better and get some kip.

[Anubis]

On 12/01/2018 at 12:19, Mook said:

Two houses either side of mine were burgled on Monday night, the bastards smashed their patio doors & got in without anybody hearing.