Can not sleep because my brain won’t switch off Can never get to sleep anymore because of overthinking too much It’s 3:31 and feel like tomorrow is ruined because I’m going to be tired and when I’m tired my ocd is 10xworse and my mood
do you have melatonin or something else you can take (prescribed of course) i get this way too and it’s really awful, sometimes i just try to cover myself in a weighted blanket and hold myself as tight as possible with my eyes closed until sleep comes.
I definitely get you I would only fall asleep if I got drunk cause I didn't have to think about anything but I just hit my 52 day of being sober an I get no sleep melatonin doesn't work pills they have put me on makes me more awake an leg cramps then I start to get paranoid I'ma die if I sleep cause my heart beats to fast I hate this I thought would be gone by now
@amlyston1984 wow I’m proud of you for 52 days sober! And yes I don’t like sleeping pills so trying to find natural ways to help myself sleep Or just something to stop these thoughts
I’ve posted this before and to this day, it’s help and hoping it helps you! Sorry you’re going through this. I can relate about going without sleep. I have enough brain chatter going on so I listen to The OCD Stories Podcast or repeat of The NOCD Wednesday Night Webinars on YouTube to be relaxing. In so doing, I’m choosing to disregard all the brain chatter my OCD gives me (what if I don’t sleep?, what if I die?, what if I go crazy from lack of sleep?, etc.). I choose this, not to seek reassurance, but rather to obtain additional tips & re-inforce what I’ve gained through ERP.
@Dee C Hey thankyou this is helpful I have listened to the ocd stories on repeat one night before and it helped to focus on that but I feel like I forget I can put something on But also I get to the point in the night where I’m just so frustrated and stressed out from not sleeping
@ambermayx I have been where you are and I decided to find activities that take my mind off of not being able to sleep. I know watching tv and computer screens are not supposed to be good for sleep but if I am not sleeping in half an hour I get up go in another room and play mindless computer games. I do it until I realize I haven’t thought about sleep for a while and I am feeling really tired and then I go back to bed. That’s when my mind won’t stop and I am getting agitated.It took me a long time to begin to have more regular sleep patterns. I felt like I was more in control and I felt more empowered. Every night when I turn the tv off I immediately play a very comforting app that feeds my soul. I listen to the Glorify app. It is calming and soothing and uplifting for me. I always listen to the reading and application of the Bible verse. It’s a beautiful site that reinforces the idea for me that I am not alone and I am loved. I can choose to follow up with music and sleep stories. It has been my routine for two years now and I never skip a night. This might not be appealing to you but I would hope you could find something that lifts you up and comforts you when you are struggling and feeling so alone and frustrated. For anyone interested in the app you can check it out free for as long as you want. When I really began to feel my mind was engaged and I was making progress was when I signed up for it. Then it opens up a constant daily meditation routine specifically for me. I began doing the meditation routine during the day and soon realized it would help me at night when I need to quiet my mind and put my mind at ease. I know I felt like the nightly battle would never end but it gradually got better. Now I have 1-2 bad nights a week and I know I can still have a good life in spite of it. I spent many years sleeping two to three hours a night if I was lucky. I asked God to show me a way out of a horrible situation and my prayer was answered. Not an easy way but a very positive one.
OCD is so strange because I feel so mentally exhausted 24/7 but i’m so good at masking it that like it’s like i can think double. I’m not sure that makes sense. But i am so used to the OCD thoughts racing through my head that i can respond to my environment whilst completely existing in my head. I can have conversations when intrusive thoughts are taking over my inner dialect. I feel like i am even doubting whether i have OCD and whether it’s all just an excuse. I feel like my rumination hasn’t stopped for the past 3 years. Everything i used to enjoy or look forward to, is now dread and tainted by the thoughts telling me i never knew. I don’t even know what i like or who i am anymore. The thought of getting help and talking through it all scares me because what if i’m invalidated or if i speak about it too much then what if i don’t stop thinking. I’m so exhausted
Anyone have problems sleeping? Like thinking about falling asleep and it never happens? Or is this just ocd?
I went to bed at 4am and had semi ok rest for two hours, I woke up anxious and awake like not tired. It’s 8am and I want to go to bed and I can’t Has this happened to anyone else? I hate this
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