I'm writing a book and my character has insomnia, I was wondering if any one out there can help me with my research on the condition. I'm looking for a person, preferably a female - as my character is a woman - to help me with a first hand account of what its like.
2006-09-06 07:18:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Racing thoughts, tossing and turning, unable to relax, ***** with herself
2006-09-06 07:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can go to sleep easily nearly every night. After I've been asleep for two or three hours, I wake up. I read, watch tv, make a cup of tea and play on the computer until I can relax enough to go back to sleep. It's frustrating being awake. If I let the insomnia make me too angry, I can't go back to sleep at all. I'm always tired the next day. If this goes on for an extended period I beging to experience depression.
2006-09-06 07:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by mjkinoh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3 Steps to Cure Insomnia Forever!
2016-07-13 08:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!
1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.
2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.
The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.
After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net
Ohhh..and Good Luck!
2014-09-17 09:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had it for years. Comes in giant waves and lasts for months. It usually had to do with my mind racing with ANY kind of day to day thoughts that keep me from getting a good night sleep. Althought I do sleep but it's only for like 1-2 hrs a night. So I end up watching television to put me to sleep but it doesn't always work. I end up falling asleep around 4:30 -5:00am. Somehow, maybe because I've had children, I've managed to function at work on only a few hrs of sleep a night. Its' when I get home & I sit down a minute that exhaustion overcomes me & I slip into a power nap (15-20 mins). I have found that total body relaxation, where you focus on relaxing one part of your body at a time starting with your feet & working up towards your head, works very well.
Insomniacs do sleep, just not as long as a normal person needs to. And often they don't even realize that they do sleep! Hope this info helps.
2006-09-06 07:34:11 · answer #5 · answered by Nick Name 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not fun at all. Human beings need sleep to regenerate cells and allow the brain to "cool off" and take a break. Sleeping is necessary to live a healthy life, and those who suffer from insomnia can often miss out on life because of the condition.
2016-03-17 09:13:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the inability to sleep adequately. Causes may include poor sleeping conditions, circulatory or brain disorders, a respiratory disorder known as apnea, stress, or other physical or mental disorders. Insomnia is not harmful if it is only occasional; the body is readily restored by a few hours of extra sleep. If, however, it is regular or frequent, insomnia may have harmful effects on other systems and functions of the body.
2006-09-06 08:49:21 · answer #7 · answered by Britannica Knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only have it two or three times a month, but I can't get to sleep and go downstairs to get on the computer or do something to make me a little more tired, then try sleeping on the couch. About once every three months I end up staying awake for two days straight because I can't sleep.
2006-09-06 07:21:53 · answer #8 · answered by RuneWitchSakura1988 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me! Me! It's a terrible feeling........tired all the time. Can't concentrate or hold a thought at times. Headachey and just plain worn out. It's frustrating when not being able to sleep.
2006-09-06 07:21:16 · answer #9 · answered by shizzlechit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tired all the time, but unable to relax, unable to sleep. When you're so tired, it's also hard to focus on anything, hard to get anything done. So... it's not like those sleepless hours are going to anything useful!
2006-09-06 07:36:18 · answer #10 · answered by btsmith_y 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋