I am not sure I have GAD or not.
I have been having chronic insomnia for more than 10 years now. I couldn't turn off my brain at night. Even if i manage to fall to sleep, i would only sleep 6 to 7 hours at most and i feel dead tired in the morning. (I generally need 9 hours of solid sleep each night in order to function properly the next day.) BUT, if i go to bed (at or near bed time) just to lie down and rest (eg, before taking bath) without the intention of actually sleeping, i would fall to sleep pretty fast. [Strange, I don't know why.]
I've been having this problem since 10 years ago, at which time i started to have the following feelings: (i) hopelessness, (ii) loneliness, (iii) anxiety, (iv) lack of energy, desire, etc
I am taking Remeron now, and, as a result, don't have any sleeping problem. But, obviously I don't want to take it forever.
My questions are:
(a) What's my problems? and
(b) is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy the [better] answer to my problem?
2006-11-22
02:30:45
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