[Mr Green]

Hello, I have stated in an introduction thread that I am currently battling a mental health issue. I think here would be the most appropriate place to explain that in a little more detail.

Whenever it is day time, my symptoms are much less noticeable. It is very rare for me to start having my problems flair up during the day. However, as it soon as it turns into the middle of the night I start having problems. I have had a few bad incidents when it first started hitting me bad about two years back.

To be honest I think after a certain incident it just made my mild symptoms into worse ones after the fact. I was in some chat room and someone had an open cam. What I saw terrified me so much and I had to report what I saw. My friend suggested I should of gotten help after that but at the time I thought I was OK.

I am not sure what it is about night time. I like the peace of it, I have a large family and it gets very peaceful and I like to have my alone time. Today I have been good luckily. Whenever I have thoughts about it I will post about it here. I feel like this will be easier to deal with if I just type it out.

[Skeezyks]

Thanks for sharing this. Night time can be difficult for me as well. It typically starts around dinner time. My nervousness & anxiety being to rise. I feel kind-of disassociated... almost mildly dizzy. I tend to wake up in the middle of the night feeling anxious & slightly paranoid. I'm an older person though. And I think what I'm experiencing is similar to what is referred to as Sundown Syndrome.

I'm also fond of the peace of nighttime. One thing I have begun doing if I wake up in the middle of the night & have difficulty getting back to sleep, though, is I play some quiet music... often Japanese bamboo flute music or something similar. It seems to help. I hope you are able to find some solutions to your difficulties.

[*Beth*]

That's a horrible feeling, when there's a specific time of the day (or night) that is hard. I used to experience that every afternoon.

You didn't mention psych care or meds?

[downandlonely]

I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm also wondering if you are seeing a psychiatrist or therapist.