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Kindred Spirits

Posted by hopeandfaith on January 28, 2005 at 06:39:05:

Reading these posts makes me feel like I have found some kindred spirits. I am a young mom, I work full time, and I too have been at the brink of what I thought I could ever handle. I was hospitalized three months ago because I had become so depressed about living my life with insomnia that I was suicidal as well. What scared me the most about that experience is the utter lack of control I felt. At that point I would go two days in a row without sleeping more than an hour, and then maybe a night with 5 hours, then a night with 0 sleep, and it was hell. While I recognize that things have gotten better, I still get shaken to the core if I have a bad night like I did two nights ago. I get momentary glances at healthy sleep thoughts--a wow! moment that is like an inspirational revelation about how I should feel about sleep. Then I battle the constant insomnia devil that sits on my shoulder. Sometimes I win and sometimes I lose. The point of my message is that I take heart in reading all of your postings because I know you understand me completely when no one in my life does-not my husband, my parents, my friends, siblings etc. I will take all your suggestions and offer my support. I am going to try SR next week for the first time and I'm nervous about it, but wish me luck.

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