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Mental Health Support

HereSince1628

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4. I have lots of issues with bad dreams and wakeful nights

Reply to Liberalynn (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 05:27 PM

Oct 2013

In addition to seeking meds, I'd urge you to pay attention to things you control re sleep hygiene.

I fight the urge to sleep at 7:30 pm. Nothing in life illuminates my evenings and carries me to 10 pm.
As a consequence, I'm in bed by 8 pm and I wake 7 hours later--in the middle of the night, usually with a memory of
a dream that illustrates in exquisite detail just how badly I've screwed up my life.

And being fully rested, I have nothing to help me deal with an inability to fall back to sleep.

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Backsliding [View all] Liberalynn Oct 2013 OP

I've had that waking up libodem Oct 2013 #1

I have Chronic Depression and Anxiety Disorder Liberalynn Oct 2013 #2

I'm glad to listen libodem Oct 2013 #3

I have lots of issues with bad dreams and wakeful nights HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #4

Sorry to hear you are having issues with sleep as well. Liberalynn Oct 2013 #5

sleep is all. mopinko Oct 2013 #11

I agree Liberalynn Oct 2013 #12

me too. mopinko Oct 2013 #13

visualization helps me when i can't sleep fizzgig Oct 2013 #6

Thank you. The hot bath sounds like a great idea. Liberalynn Oct 2013 #7

i get the lavender scented baby bubble bath fizzgig Oct 2013 #8

I use hydroxyzine also TexasBushwhacker Oct 2013 #9

I will look into that as well. Liberalynn Oct 2013 #10