I have extreme difficulties sleeping. I am super hyper-vigilant.

I grew up that way. I was the "family watchdog" (even before I was 4- 5 years old) because of the place I had slept and the responsibilities I was given. I slept near the front door, just because there was only room on the sofa which was near the front door. We were often bothered in the middle of the night by my violent father (parents separated/divorced) and/or by the police, commanding I open the door when they were looking to arrest him. It was an ongoing nightmare.

I have not yet gotten over the sleeping issues. I have been treated in major trauma centers, too, over the years.
My sleep is horrible right now. I can also now get hypomanic (no sleep) as a part of both CPTSD and a more recent traumatic brain injury which caused me to show more bipolarish traits (BP-2), too.

I did much better with sleep when I had my German Shepherd Service Animal. She guarded while I slept. She has passed on. I have been a mess with sleep again, ever since. The traumatic brain injury was a more recent random assault in a park in daylight, which only fed into the CPTSD more and caused a head injury and worsened overall symptoms. *sigh*

I hope you can resolve your sleep issues soon. The sooner, the better, if possible.


WC