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Re: Advice please - another bad patch

Posted by Lynne on November 07, 2001 at 02:31:16:

In Reply to: Re: Advice please - another bad patch posted by Beth on November 06, 2001 at 07:23:09:

Thank you Beth and Andrea for your comments. Last night I had yet another sleepless night (it's now been 2.5 nights with no sleep at all and I even took a Sonata, which did not work) and here I am at work (what a masochist - but I don't want to take too many sick days off, for obvious reasons).
Sigh! My life has been like this for so many years now - most of my working life is spent feeling exhausted and on the edge of a nervous breakdown and my social life is non-existent.
Oh dear, I'm in a bit of a negative phase I see. It's hard to be positive in these conditions, but I am trying. Last week in comparison was wonderful, so I suppose I am getting better if I look at it in the long term.
The annoying thing is that when I look in the mirror I look normal! So different to how I feel inside! That's another reason that other people find it hard to understand such a problem. Apart from those days when I have to keep closing my eyes (like extra-long blinks) because my eyes are so tired. Today is one of those days.

Beth, I don't think it would be a good idea to increase my time in bed to 6.5 hours, given that I'm not sleeping at all at the moment. It would just make me more agitated and frustrated. The Books (we all know which ones) say that you should reduce your time in bed rather than increase it if you still can't sleep. But the thought of getting up at 4.30 a.m. is a bit much for me. Gregg Jacobs says that it shouldn't be reduced to less than 5.5 hours though.

It's so ridiculous, I've been following sleep hygiene rules for years, to no avail. Going to bed at 11 p.m. all the time and missing out on social occasions is no fun, but I know from bitter experience that if I break the rules a new brutal bout of insomnia is certain. Last night I even went jogging after work (20 minutes) and for a walk after dinner. That, together with the Sonata and the total exhaustion still did not knock me out! I stayed in bed, more relaxed than usual, but seemed to be in a state of half-sleep most of the time, certainly not proper sleep. And I know it was not proper sleep also from the way I feel today - extremely tired and nervous.

Anyway, thanks for letting me let off steam and thanks for the advice!


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