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Jan 11, 2013, 08:48 AM
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Someone help i can't sleep. My thoughts are all over the place. I don't know what to do. Sleeping meds don't even help!
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Jan 11, 2013, 09:56 AM
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I would get a counselor to help with the thoughts all over the place and work on better sleep habits so sleep knows its place. Presumably you get tired and sleep sometime, just not at night when you'd like to? Night is quiet and our thoughts and worries can get the better of us if we have not trained them and/or if we have problems we are trying to avoid, our thoughts scatter, trying to help us stay away from the problems.
Grab a single thought and "work on it" and keep your mind focused on that thought you have chosen, or read an enjoyable book to give you something to focus on as you fall asleep. I read before bed, think about what I'm reading and enjoy those thoughts.
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Jan 11, 2013, 10:15 AM
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I don't sleep at night. I work all night every night. When i do sleep i have nightmares. I should gave been asleep hours ago. I can't talk to counselors I've tried. I can't open up to them.
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Jan 11, 2013, 11:48 AM
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Avoid caffeene, TV, Computer, video games, and heavy meals before going to bed. Relax one hour before going to be to let your mind quiet down. Listen to soft music or meditiation CDs before going to sleep. Try a day job.
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Jan 11, 2013, 04:40 PM
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I wish i could get a day job! Maybe with any luck I'll get the job a applied for but then i will be gone anywhere from 6 months to a year at a time.
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Jan 12, 2013, 10:07 AM
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I slept for like 2 hours yesterday have been up all night and still going strong!
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Jan 18, 2013, 02:56 AM
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Trick3210, I have the same problem. I can't sleep and if/when I do it is always TERRIBLE nightmares. No meds work. And I can't focus on life anymore. It's affecting my health... I don't have a solution but I feel your pain
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Jan 23, 2013, 10:12 PM
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Is Seroquel an option or have you tried it? It works wonders for my racing throughts. I work shift work so my "sleep routine" is all over the map. Sedatives don't work, but the Seroquel allows my brain to relax.
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Jan 24, 2013, 12:20 PM
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Try 1170mg. of "Avatar"
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Jan 25, 2013, 04:24 AM
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Interested to...also work night shift, I usually do good to get a solid 2 hours before I wake. ): no fun
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Jan 25, 2013, 09:03 AM
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you may have sleep apnea, i found out in did, but i still get nightmares every night and sleep with a box machine a hose that pressured air flows through, not that it doesn,t work,for nigtmares, but boy i get a good nights sleep as it made me be able to get to sleep in the first place
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Jan 25, 2013, 08:37 PM
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i've had sleep studies before. wouldn't they have figured that out then???
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