oftentimes I hear my coworkers’ voices just yapping in my head constantly and I can’t sleep. It’s not imaginary conversations because I’m not inputting anything, it’s like listening to TV. But to be clear it’s in my head I’m not hallucinating or something. submitted by /u/airplanehater [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

So I've had insomnia on and off for around 10 years now. Had the therapies and all that- I realised that as long as I got some sleep/rest I'm all good. My brother moved in with me around 4 months ago. I explained that when the bad flashbacks hit, I can't sleep but I'll do my best to keep quiet. He's never had an issue and has never blamed me for anything to do with it. It's now 2am and I've struggled to sleep for nearly a week now through the night. Decided I was gonna do some cleaning with my headphones in. He's just come down to tell me he can hear the table and chairs moving around and squ ..read more

(20M) So last week i was able to sleep fine but 3 ish days ago i decided to pull an all nighter which was a terrible idea because now as of today i cant sleep and i have bad health anxiety which is pretty much worsening the situation because now i think im gonna die or something bad is gonna happen in a few days if i dont rest. Im going to the doctor tomorrow for medication but im scared of taking drugs that have terrible side effects… i need help pls :( Also for some reason even though im calm my heart starts racing and anxiety comes back when i start to feel like falling asleep which then w ..read more

I’ve been having sleep problems since I was 20 years old. I’m assuming that back then my progesterone was rather within a normal range. Now I’m a little bit older and my progesterone is non existent. I’m still suffering from sleep problems. I wonder what is causing my issue. I knew someone once (a male) who never had sleep problems and could fall asleep any time and any place. My sleep problems are only making my life harder. I’m doing sleep restriction therapy but I hate it. I’m off meds again. I’ve developed a tolerance. submitted by /u/Savings_Ad6220 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Scared to go to sleep I suffer from PTSD and C-PTSD. My PTSD comes from abandonment, my mother went to prison and my at the time partner took their own life and I was the last person they ever spoke to. I get triggered and fear people leaving and get flashes of either seeing people I care about dead or them walking out and leaving me. My CPTSD comes from parental abuse and neglect, as well as domestic abuse from an ex partner. When I try and sleep I get two main triggers. Firstly being that if I sleep I won't be there to stop people from leaving or being taken from me. Secondly if i'm in bed ..read more

I'm actually really angry right now. Whenever I stop sleeping, I get in such a bad headspace and can't imagine living with it for the rest of my life. This is not insomnia - it's a severe neurological condition and I don't give a fuck if anyone believes that or not. It's like constant adrenal overload 24/7 and I want something besides Seroquel to sleep. I feel like Seroquel may make my depression worse, and it's not working immaculately anymore either. It is a disability, and I also don't give a fuck if anyone believes that or not. I'm sorry for all the swearing but I want to die when this ha ..read more

My brain won’t shut up and when it finally did my body decided it’s time to pee then until now every bone hurts my heart racing and thought keep going i have big plans soon so that’s why this time i decided idgf i’ll do it even i went like a zombie hopefully the concealer can hide my big dark circles bed is so scary i got some melatonin supplements hopefully they are stronger than my anxiety submitted by /u/Robini9 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I've been sharing this comment on others' posts and have been told that it really helped a lot of people, so I wanted to make a real post about it. It's a bit long, but I speak from my first hand experience and a ton of research on the topic, so I hope you'll find it helpful! For a bit of context, my insomnia issues started later in life, at 32. During the 18 months leading up to my sleep issues starting I had a lot of smaller life stress and pressure build-up; I think they just reached a breaking point. So, I didn't have any specific or obvious stressors that provoked it (like a breakup or j ..read more

Warning: long and very desperate text. About me: I'm 26 and have had trouble sleeping since I was a young child, but sleeping itself was always OK, it was just the quality that was bad. I've been living with multiple sclerosis for 5 years. A nightmare began a year and a half ago. An MS attack and the subsequent cortisone therapy were the beginning. During this time I spent 12! days awake in a row, but without being tired and without medication really helping. I also had symptoms such as heart palpitations, dizziness and cognitive impairments. A member of a forum that was actually good drew my ..read more

TLDR: I'm not on SSRI's but I'm wondering if just becoming not depressed for the first time in ~15 years can result in similar serotonin-related brain changes which will manifest in similar SSRI side effects, one of which can be insomnia? Right now, I'm having the best time of my life after a very long period of depression (and especially after the last 2 years where my life fell apart with a brain injury, dad dying unexpectedly, losing my job, partner of 7 years leaving me). Is it possible that I'm having too much fun? Very recently I was suicidally depressed at my toxic job and could barely ..read more