Do you suffer from insomnia? If so why?

[thegreenyogi]

[RebelinSteel]

I have an on and off relationship with sleep, some nights I can do 8 hours, other times I’m getting 4 hours sleep or less lol. I have been on here at 4am and then work for 8am 🤦‍♂️. Since Friday I’ve not really slept other than in friends car, had a sleep from Birmingham to Liverpool, then none until we drove to Manchester.

[DrPepper12]

Damned if I know. I've went for THREE sleep studies and tried every drug, herb, supplement, essential oil and process known to man and THE ONLY thing that has EVER worked perfectly, completely and reliably was alcohol. Yeah, that didn't turn out to well...

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

When the physiological way gives no results, you know where to head for answers !

[IslaTheWitch]

ADD + any stressful event I didn't process during the day...

rivers of thoughts, overthinking and multiple negative scenario analysis happen at the same time... it's impossible to fall asleep :D

[Smashingdoozy]

Yes. It's likely because of childhood trauma. My birth parents never really put me to bed, I would just fall asleep whenever I was tired wherever I was. So I never really learnt how to go to sleep. Sounds silly. I am much better now after a lot of therapy and sleep studies.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Please engage with @DrPepper12 you have valuable infos for him :D

[Smashingdoozy]

@DrPepper12 what's the prob doc?

[DrPepper12]

I've done 3 sleep studies since onset of insomnia with puberty. I've been poked, tested, prodded and they can't find a thing. It's very frustrating. I feel you!

[Smashingdoozy]

@DrPepper12 night owls unite 🦉

[Mwolf]

PFMT, Vaginismus, Vulvodynia, Dysmenorrhea, IBS-M, Migraines, Nausea, Vomiting, Kyphosis, Hypothyroidism, & Heartburn. PTSD and anxiety from sexual shaming/emotional/physical/verbal/psychological/medical (MSbP survivor) abuse.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

[Mwolf]

@Maybe_Maybe_not WDYM?

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

I just had to rely to metaphor to express my speechless moment, it's.. Difficult to tell more about it...

[OtterMan68]

not after I quit sugar, started waking up earlier, no caffeine in the evening, and taking magnesium supplements an hour before bed.

Also, I use my bed for sleep. No reading, not watching TV, etc. That way my body/mind associate my bed with sleep

[MrGSpotHer]

I've hyper insomnia I never really sleep even if it feels like I have, I can only guess it is because I thought I'd get more stuff done and do more things in my limited time and as a kid I thought sleep was a weakness that holds me back I didn't think I needed it untill I was older

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

In my case, it's either because I'm overstimulated, cognitively, either because I live difficult times I can't fully cope with. Amusingly, these two reasons can very much overlap lol

[MemeSupreme]

yep it fucking sucks but you get used to it... kinda

just bc bad childhood and probably genes. gotta smoke to help with that

[ohsheeT]

Yes this whole week I have to be able to sleep it's 1:31am
I really should go to bed but I don't know why I don't.

[petitedollbabee]

Nope, as soon as my head hits the pillow I’m out 😴 if I don’t sleep when I have the chance then I don’t get to sleep at all.

[exitseven]

I have to use a CPAP machine so if I wake up in the middle of to pee I am up for the rest of the night. I might get 3 or 4 hours of sleep.

[DrPepper12]

Have you tried Gentesta? It's for bladder spasms It's a calm your bladder at night. I've had some pretty good success with it.

[exitseven]

@DrPepper12 I have chronic UTIs because of a sports injury and I drink lots of water. That is why I pee in the middle of the night. I was on some med that made me empty my bladder completely but I really do not think it helped.
Actually I am having a procedure that hopefully will fix the problem.

[rachel776]

i have reverse insomnia, if i have 7 free minutes i can sleep if i want to

[MicahRaine]

"I don't suffer, I just have it"

I'm not sure. I think it started with dreams and then continued because of screens.

[Nikki1989]

Yes, started as a 14-year-old. If I manage 4 hours a night of sleep, I am happy.

[patrick994]

Unfortunately I do suffer from it, the cause I do not know, I hope to find a remedy.

[Fireguy17]

fortunately no.
I'm asleep before my head hits the pillow.

[Kelly6]

@thegreenyogi Yes I do have insomnia and its impossible to fix it.

[Maybeyoutoo]

Yes, I couldn't sleep last night because I went to bed at 20:00 and woke up at 01:00.

[Agape93]

Trauma and nightmares

[lexie_xo]

yes problems and trauma

[ChicoFromThe305]

At times, not too sure why

[Light_beam]

Sometimes.. no big deal

[Kingofkings1992]

Yes, depression

[Xawyx]

No, I can sleep quite well.

[power_wolf]

sometimes. i nap too much

[EnjoytheDay777]

Anxiety

[TheCaller]

Nope

[eagle1951]

nope

[Anonymous]

Stress