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Old Aug 14, 2011, 12:41 AM
Therapy66 Therapy66 is offline
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Just at a loss for ideas....I've tried just about everything from reading, meditating and even perscribed sleep aides, but there seems to be nothing I've tried that stops my mind from racing, having flashbacks and even when I do finally fall asleep, I get nightmares of things I've seen as an adult, or things that have been done to me as a child. I'm exhausted and even so, there's times I don't even want to go to sleep, just knowing what awaits me if I do. I'm sure it's caused by my PTSD and anxiety disorder, but in no way do any of this help my depression what so ever. I've now been up for about 60hrs straight. I'm exhausted, but already overly anxious and afraid of the nightmares that are surely to follow, if I do fall asleep. I have mentioned this to my doctor, but he only offers more sleep aides, which does not get to the heart of the matter, like the cause and what can be done to at least help reduce the racing thoughts, anxiety, flashbacks and finally, the nightmares. Anyone else experiencing this?