Posted by Snoozy on May 22, 2003, at 2:00:59
In reply to I get scared, lonely and dread going to bed, posted by jerrympls on May 21, 2003, at 1:14:09
Hi Jerry -
I did go through a period in life where I had these feelings. Now it's the opposite though - I don't want to get out of bed, just pull the covers over my head.
I remember when I had this, there were all kinds of issues going on. My personal life was a disaster, I couldn't adjust to the new city I was in, trying different AD's. And the more I worried about sleeping, the worse the insomnia became. Many nights it would be midnight, and I'd be wide awake, and say to myself I can read for an hour or two, I'll still get 5-6 hours of sleep, I feel fine now, I'll be able to get by on that. When the alarm went off, it was quite a different story!
You may want to see if there are sleep meds that would work better for you, and maybe get the sleep apnea checked out.
The other thing I tried was good "sleep hygiene". (That phrase just seems odd to me). You know, stay out of the bedroom until you're ready to fall asleep - don't read or watch tv in bed. If you don't fall asleep within 30 minutes, get out of bed and go to another room. I find it helps to have some type of ritual shortly before bedtime - like watching Letterman or some other tv show every night.
Do you find that you have this same sleep anxiety on the weekends? Or are you just so overwhelmed by lack of sleep that it doesn't matter? Good luck, I hope you find something that helps.
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