I'm absolutely exhausted, I think I managed about 2 hours sleep last night broken up into 15 minute intervals throughout the night.
I've never been a good sleeper but with my depression/anxiety over the past 18 months it's got much worse. For a while my GP prescribed me sleeping tablets, but he won't give me any more now because they're so addictive.
I've tried all the usual suggestions of warm milky drinks, hot baths, writing down the things that are worrying me before I go to bed, avoiding too much stimulation before bed etc etc etc, but none of them seem to be helping.
I think part of me is scared to go to sleep in case something bad happens (I tend to get panic attacks once or twice a week, in bed when I'm trying to get to sleep). But I can't survive on the little sleep I'm getting - I'm totally spaced out and can't think straight at all.
What can I do to get a decent night's sleep?
2006-06-05
20:25:19
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Jen
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