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What happens every time I Google ^^^^^^

248RPA, that's funny. I'm glad you posted it.

StampySquiddyFan, I don't know if you actually want to do this yet, but since you're already waking up at school time, maybe you want to start working toward that schedule at this point. If not, then you might finally adjust to a later wakeup, only to start school and once again be exhausted. Either way, I know it really sucks.

Sometimes if I'm really anxious, and there's no way I'm going to fall asleep, then I get up for a little while. Maybe even stay up for an hour or two, on purpose, so I'll get better sleep when I finally do feel tired. Since I had the time, I did that this morning and felt better than if I had tossed and turned.

^Yes, tossing and turning is the worst feeling! If I have to get up early, then I get even more anxious about the trying day I'll have if I don't fall asleep damnit. I try for feelings of calm acceptance, like, I'll get through the day, this is my time to rest, phrases like that. But I often don't feel better. If I'm really wide awake and not too lazy, I'll get up and do some stretches or yoga until I feel calmer. That doesn't always work but it has the advantage of giving me a sense of control over my situation.

That always happens! I get so anxious about being tired the next day and not getting enough sleep that I just can't fall back asleep. I'm going to try stretching next time this happens- hopefully it will get rid of some of the anxious thoughts by distracting me .

As far back as I can remember, I've always craved more sleep than everyone else seems to. I've realized though that it's not necessarily more sleep I need. It's more quality sleep and less of that light, anxious sleep. Antidepressants have helped at different stages of my life, but they haven't been the perfect solution either because they also make me drowsy.

Yeah- when I was little, my mom couldn't even shut a drawer with the door closed in another room because I would wake up. I'm a pretty light sleeper and always have been. I've never been on antidepressants or other SSRI's, but it seems like there is a lot of bad side effects.

I enjoyed the story as well. It's a description of myself !

Well, there are tradeoffs. Antidepressants are a good solution for many people, especially if starting at very low doses and slowly working up as tolerated. Everyone's different, and also, people have different reactions to the same medication at different ages.

I got very annoyed with a psychiatrist when I was around 13 though. I was just starting to try medications, and we tried two in a row that actually made me more anxious. I said I couldn't function like this, but the psychiatrist said I should keep taking the medication anyway, that somehow the side effects would go away. They were bad enough that I refused and had to try something else.

I felt my psychiatrist was being cold and dismissive. He's the one that diagnosed me with OCD by the way, although I've since had that diagnosis questioned. Since there's no question I've had obsessions and compulsions though, the OCD label he gave me has helped me to find solutions and people who understand.

Ugggg. I've had psychiatrists like that before. They're the kind that don't listen to their patients no matter what they say. I haven't had that great of an experience with psychologists until now.

I am rather envious of my GF as she has the ability to fall alseep in 10 minutes or less , I asked her secret and she said she just listens & concentrates on her breathing , I tried it and it's rubbish and doesn't work but just thought I'd share as it might work for someone else.

Haha I wish I could do that! I'll try concentrating on my breathing, but night is when my thoughts run wild, so I don't think I'm falling asleep any faster tonight .

Maybe you need to having really boring sounding breathing for this to work

Haha . It won't work- my breathing is too exciting!


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