fear of not sleeping and feeling even worse

[lili2701]

yeah you're right I can do that sometimes but not always like for ex if I have sthg coming up that i've been preparing for months like for ex a trip somewhere with a friend, then my stress will be extremely high cos it's like I can't cancel a whole trip + i'm not the only one involved as my friend is waiting for me and also it's not only the stress of having to cancel it's also the furstration and the anger of not being ok enough to do what i've been waiting for weeks to do, we need to see people etc to be happy you know? and its like this insomnia wins again if I let it sabotage me, although of course I do that to myself, part of anyway. I'm working on it, not easy! Alos I have a very light sleep so wake up at any noise, even with ear plugs I wake up easily, it's mad. Maybe if my amgdaa was not on high alert my sleep would not be disturbed so easily.

[Jeffy14]

Lili,

You should try acetaminophen (Paracetamol)to sleep better.
It really puts me to sleep. I take 1g before going to bed.
Also, it seems GABA and 5HTP help people.

[Chronicfatiguetreatments]

Lili,
You should try acetaminophen (Paracetamol)to sleep better.
It really puts me to sleep. I take 1g before going to bed.
Also, it seems GABA and 5HTP help people.

Benadryl works really well for me. Ive been taking it for a long time for sleep. Its nice because i don't have to worry about getting a prescription for it.

[lili2701]

thanks! well 5HTTP does not work if the stress is intense, but actually nothing works when the stress is intense and even if it does i feel aweful when I wake up so I'd rather not take anything, I need to calm down, thats what works best obviously!

[niaholt]

I am exactly like that too. I did try TMG + 5htp and it did work for a while but now too chemically sensitive.
I tried to plan Xmas Day how I wanted it but woke up at 2.30 am and was a wreck for the day....then kids not working in with my plans and I went to pieces becasue of lack of sleep. When I feel better, I seem to be able to coax myself back to sleep saying it does not matter. However now that my adrenals are low I cant....fear or something takes over.

[lili2701]

Nia, I'm sorry for your christmas day, I can imagine how bad you were feeling both physically and psychologically as it is so frustrating, isnt it?
My best friend is coming home this week, she lives in Prague and I'm so happy but so scared already to not sleep. I have tapped on it already and it went down, I so want to spend the NYE with her and feel so tired. God, hope it'll be fine, I've got work to do then!