Posted by insomniac6622 on September 05, 2009 at 15:51:34:In Reply to: Re: Not feeling so brave today posted by velsor on September 04, 2009 at 13:49:47:
Hi velsor,
If it helps I know how you feel. I went on a camping trip the last
few days and left the sleep meds at home. I had an awful time sleeping but at least the sleep I did get was natural which is always
encouraging to me. I does frustrate me when everyone seems to be
blissfuly sleeping and I just stare up into space, at least the view
was nice. You know when I look back on my experience, and this is just my experience, I know medication has helped people but I think
this is sorta how my problems began. I always had some level of insomnia but fairly managable. Then I started watching all these great
commercials fo stuff like ambien and lunesta. So my wife says why dont you just take some meds. My doctor was more then happy to prescribe some ambien. Well, I think there was a subtle change in how i viewed my insomnia. Instead of being something that I could
manage I started to view it as more of a "condition" that needed to be "treated". Obviously the meds didnt make things go away for me then I had one horrible night of worry and been fighting it ever since. Yes I think about how I used to sleep maybe not perfect but
I WANT IT BACK if you know what I mean. Just a side note my wife sleeps like a baby and yes I still love her but it just goes to show
how devious of an animal insomnia can be. Can anyone else relate to this? Need to let go stay positive and it seems therapeutic to share info, I hope I can help.
- Re: Not feeling so brave today velsor 04:52 9/06/09 (0)