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Originally Posted by Wild Coyote
My heart goes out to you. I cannot imagine taking beatings in my own bed, for failing to sleep..
It sounds like you're a candidate for "sleep anxiety," which works against any approach to sleeping?
I am told I have this (by a sleep specialist). Mine is from my father chronically having very violent episodes throughout the night(s). It's quite disheartening. I do not consciously feel any anxiety; there's more of a reticence to let go and to sleep. It feels like a very unsafe thing thing to do. :I also have night terrors. 
I do believe it's possible to overcome any "sleep anxiety," should you have any. I just have not yet found an approach which works for me yet.
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Edit: It's likely pain is also interfering with sleep.? |
One of the biggest factors to my insomnia and my T agrees I had one of “ those uncles “ between age 4 and 6 maybe 7. I heard the “ if you tell your parents I’ll kill them deals”
So I have a flat out fear of sleeping, I have done enormous work in Therapy about it all. But it can only help so much. It’s something that I just have to live with. Sucks.
I’m sorry your father had violent episodes