I have a lot of issues with the falling asleep part of the night. This can last hours for me. Almost all my flashbacks happen as I'm falling asleep, and it's also when most of my abuse happened. Add in the potential for nightmares, and the racing thoughts, and it's a big struggle.

I can distract myself from these thoughts easily by doing things.....but that doesn't let me sleep. And as much as it would be easy for me to be up all night and sleep all day, it does not work with my schedule. I know there is a balance between dealing with the emotions involved in bedtime, and not allowing them to take over my mind, causing physical stress and anxiety. But I just had no idea on how to get there.

Does anyone have tricks for getting through the night and feeling rested the next day?