[Mikey]

Hi im totally new here, and suffering from bad ocd thoughts. Had a horrible summer with little controll ower this, but my medicin is doing some work now, that i started this summer. I´ve had really bad sleep the whole summer and it´s been a evil circle. I´ve managed to sleep ok maybe a week or so now, but not ewery night. The last 2 have been a disaster again, i wake up really early and can´t sleep after that, just roll in the bed and feel totally cracy with my compulsive thought´s, it´s like im way too hard on my self and destroy my sleep, when both the body and mind tells me too sleep. It´s like that i gotta insure just this last thought, but it newer ends, and after many hours rolling in the bed when i finally give it up with the sleep, im totally broken and don´t feel like i have much controll to calm this down.
Is there anyone else that has this sort of problem with sleep?

Hi Mikey,

Yes, can relate to that. Are you taking anything to help you cope with this though?? Either a sleeping tablet, relaxing techniques or other coping strategies e.g. maybe trying to tire the body out during the day so you hopefully sleep like a log etc.

As you know, the body can't keep up with lack of sleep for extended periods... Not to mention how it affects one's overall functioning.

[Mikey]

Well yes i have propavan for sleep, but have been taking it down the last week, when i finally been able to sleep somewhat ok. But then it goes up and down. The med keeps me slow in the head the whole next day, so im been taking only a halv a tab when i got a bit better, and then tried to quit that too, and slept the first morning ok(Friday). But after that it´s been totally downhill again.
I just got some healing from my mother, and it was calming.

[damajdancer]

Hi Mikey, and welcome to PC.
I have similar problems with sleeping.
I used to take Valerain Root, only it made me jittery instead of relaxed.
Now I am taking melatonin, it works very well.
I hope you can figure it out, and soon!
-Megan-

[Mikey]

ok, isn´t melatonin the sleep substance in brain witch makes us sleep?
wonder if it´s hard to get subscribed...
anyway i think i´ll manage whitout it as long as i can get enough support, witch has been mostly my mom now that my therapist has been on a long vacation.
I just have to get all the stuff out, and try to work with the CBT myself, untill i get that therapy.
Demajdancer: du you have ocd or any other problems than sleep?

[damajdancer]

Melatonin is also a pill which helps the substance in your brain kind of even out. You can also get it over the counter.
I do not have ocd, but I do have trouble sleeping, for other reasons. I have severe anxiety and depression. I went through quite a bit in my life where Im not always functional.
You can PM me if you'd like to know more about it.
But all the things that have happened to me have affected my sleeping and other daily things.
Take care,
-Megan-

[Bethsway]

Yes I have been waking up at around 3:30 every day and am so exhausted...I am taking clonazepam now and last night was the first I slept until 6...hoping it is going to continue...if it doesn't I just get up and get on compute...no sence tossing and turning back and forth...it doesn't help me fall back to sleep...and when I get on our site here...and read and answer questions...I beging to tire again...go back to bed about 5...for an hour...hope you find a way to get your sleep...us depressed people don't need this...lol

[Mikey]

Bethsway: ok, i too have woken up that time during the summer, mostly at 4, and if it was pass 6 then it was great

but the worst part is that i could´t fall back to sleep after that, and still have only managed to do that just a few times.
Today i had school and it was a disaster for me. Even though i did sleep to almost 6 now i think. I just have to work more with my ocd, witch is hard without the therapy.

are you working or anything right now Bethsway?
i truly hope we will get normal sleep soon.

[Bethsway]

Mikey....I do work...I get in the car...don't look at anyone go to work and do the same thing on the way home...when I get in the door I colllapse...from exhaustion and anxiety.. Work is the only time I go out....I dread going ...I take alot of days off...Last night I woke up at three again and couldn't get back to sleep...the meds haven't worked yet...and how are you doing Mikey?

[Mikey]

ok, sorry to hear that. Well im not too good, yesterday was really bad, and im working on trying to be softer to my self with this ocd. I think today i slept about 5-6hours, so better than you i guess, but it´s harsh not to be able to catch all the beed sleep.

[Bethsway]

yes sleep is important...specially when we have problems...we need our rest to cope with them...well hope you sleep like a baby tonight...lol

[JustAPixie]

((((((( mikey )))))))

[Mikey]

thanx! ((((((((Tanya Grave))))))))

[Mikey]

Yes i know, im gonna talk to my doctor about this, if it has to do with my medicin that i allways wake up too early. Im taking citalopram and it was worse in the beginning.
Hope you get better sleep too soon!

[Bethsway]

(((night))) mikey....sweet dreams!!!