[xRavenx]

I don't know what it is lately, but sleep seems like a chore. My mind keeps going to so many things I want to do....random videos I want to watch, up writing, researching stuff that enters my mind. Sleep almost seems scary to me or gives me anxiety. I have no desire to sleep.

Even when I feel kind of fatigued at the end of the day, my energy kicks into full gear at night. Although I've always naturally been a night person, the pressure to stay up where it's like one big party in my head is causing me to feel uncomfortable with the whole idea of sleep. I'm not sure what's causing this lately. My mind is over active. I can't turn off all the things I want to all night long. Can anyone relate? How do you cope with not wanting to sleep, when you know you require it? I feel so restless and that there's too much energy. Even Seroquel takes a while, and I'm on immediate release.

[Ripose]

I am generally all night as I try to get back into some of my previous interests such as writing, photoshop, blogging and the list continues for far too long. I get by with sleeping only an hour at a time night or day. But I stay up later at night between naps. This is the only way I have of coping. Even with sleeping pills I still only sleep an hour.
I think I get enough sleep (4-5 hours) but it would sure be nice if it was 4 hours in a row. But like you, there is just way too much to get done, whether that's true or not is another matter.

[Musician1980]

One thing that was helpful for me was learning that the body's desire for sleep will eventually win out over all of the things that get in the way of it coming. I've had dreadful insomnia issues at various times. It may sound dumb and I never would believe it would work but I found for me just focusing on the present and pretending I'm too tired to get out of bed eventually would do the trick, even though it could take an hour or two-three, but I'd stick with it and the sleep would come. Any thought that made it hard to sleep, I'd have my mind just tell it to "shut up, not worrying about that now."

It's important to curb the urge to do exciting things though cause that is starting to sound like hypomania and if you charge into it and then don't sleep, it will eventually turn dark. Annoying as it is, try to force yourself to sleep. I know how enchanting everything can be at night though. :-D Wish you the best!

[xRavenx]

Thank you. Another thing that distracts me when I go to bed is so much noise in my head. I do hear voices, although they haven't told me that they are going to hurt me. The racing thoughts are not necessarily worries....it's more like conversations or auditory thoughts disconnected from myself. It's also hard to stay still lately.

[ChibeeElf]

Originally Posted by xRavenx

I don't know what it is lately, but sleep seems like a chore. My mind keeps going to so many things I want to do....random videos I want to watch, up writing, researching stuff that enters my mind. Sleep almost seems scary to me or gives me anxiety. I have no desire to sleep.

Even when I feel kind of fatigued at the end of the day, my energy kicks into full gear at night. Although I've always naturally been a night person, the pressure to stay up where it's like one big party in my head is causing me to feel uncomfortable with the whole idea of sleep. I'm not sure what's causing this lately. My mind is over active. I can't turn off all the things I want to all night long. Can anyone relate? How do you cope with not wanting to sleep, when you know you require it? I feel so restless and that there's too much energy. Even Seroquel takes a while, and I'm on immediate release.

I know exactly how you are feeling right now as I'm experiencing the same thing, and it all started one week before spring arrived. Only thing is that I'm also seeing my purple dragon friend and my fiancé (she died 130 days ago) I also hear her. Just be careful, take it easy and if you need anyone to talk to then I will be there for you.

[5150DirtDiva]

Oh Raven! This happens to me to, it is the worst! <3

[xRavenx]

Originally Posted by ChibeeElf

I know exactly how you are feeling right now as I'm experiencing the same thing, and it all started one week before spring arrived. Only thing is that I'm also seeing my purple dragon friend and my fiancé (she died 130 days ago) I also hear her. Just be careful, take it easy and if you need anyone to talk to then I will be there for you.

I am so sorry to hear what you are going through. I appreciate your concern and will be there for you too, whenever you need to talk.

Originally Posted by 5150DirtDiva

Oh Raven! This happens to me to, it is the worst! <3

(((hugs))) Yes, it's terrible. It gets especially bad when manic, and I am starting to feel that way. I don't know how to control it.