Are You More Tired Upon Awakening Than When You Went To Sleep?

[Grama-Herc]

Well, I appreciate all the info on my sleeping or lack there of. But CJ. I can sure relate to the way you feel now that you aren't working. The way I feel now compared to when I was working is like night and day.

 

[jailed]

Same problem try going to bed at same time every night, nothing wrong with nap in afternoon. I have tried meditation, thoguht it was stupid and i am definitely not very good at it but it does clear the mind jsut before bed. Does it work every night, not a chance but every once in a while a nightmare free night, what a great feeling.

 

[Beli Mawr]

Same problem try going to bed at same time every night, nothing wrong with nap in afternoon. I have tried meditation, thought it was stupid and i am definitely not very good at it but it does clear the mind just before bed. Does it work every night, not a chance but every once in a while a nightmare free night, what a great feeling.

Okay dokey, so this does happen. I'm not crazy. I will be able to fall asleep right after starting a yoga vid one night, next nite liquid melatonin, benzos, a guinness weightlifting and exercise all will not work. If I do start to fall asleep, I get the most awful nightmares, they affect me the next day.

So different stuff does work sometimes and not others. Anyone else have that problem?

I have neighbor downstairs, started banging on the ceiling and screaming, hitting his wife and baby, and his son. The ptsd means once he does it, I can't fall back to sleep. I got from the apartment manager that this is essentially some sort of payback for my testifying at an NNSA hearing about my Dad's death from plute exposure at LANL.

So I can't control him, but me-okay, so it's not my fault. You guys get the same thing-one night something works, next, your mind and body bring up the horrors from the past.:hello:

 

[Mick]

Mick,
I don't know if you are on any anti-depressions or sleeping pills. Some of these like Ambien have now been noted for people waking up in the middle of the night and driving, walking ect. A side effect of this drug.
If you are, I would check with your doc.
sunnydaze

No that was before I was on any prescribed med's I was self medicating at the time lots of alcohol and drugs. I don't know if I was sleep walking or just too drunk to know what I was doing But I't was very different from most of my drunken wanderings of the time.

Now it's the night fights ect... in my sleep

 

[Mick]

Not working has been both good and bad for me. I don't have the worry of will I sleep tonight ? As well physically I'm feeling better than I have in years. How ever now I'm dealing with the fact that I have PTSD for the first time in 14 years and it's a roller coaster ride for sure. I have a lot of guilt with not being able to work and my wife having taking the entire financial load right now. That is hard for me.

 

[Grama-Herc]

Mick I can't say I understand the way you feel as far as the financial aspect of this, but you must admit that the mental side is a relief.

Beli Marw----- I like the reference to the feeling that you don't HAVE to sleep due to work the next day. I have discovered the best sleep for me is the nights when I have NO appointments or obligations the next day.

My mother does not understand how I can sleep so much. She only sees when that I collapse---finally---in the afternoon and sleep for hours due to n o sleep the night before. I wonder if there is some reason we can sleep during the day but have so much trouble sleeping at night>?

 

[Mick]

I wonder if there is some reason we can sleep during the day but have so much trouble sleeping at night>?

I't is an odd thing but I have no problems sleeping in the day

 

[Mina]

Short answer, yes, I am often more tired upon awakening than I was before I went to bed. Before I was diagnosed, my MD thought I had sleep apnea, in part because of that.

However, it's getting better now that I've been going to therapy for a few months and aggressively working through things. I feel a little more rested than before when I wake up. I can still sleep for 12 hours and be tired, but feel like maybe it did me some good...I don't feel like I was battling something all night. It's as if because I am spending some conscious time on dealing with trauma, my brain can relax a little and not work so hard to process it when I'm asleep.

Lately I've been sleeping with my teddy bear and GloWorm doll from when I was a little girl (I'm 30), and on the nights when I'm not having nightmares, I awaken clutching them tightly, not having moved much during the night. Vast improvement. They're very comforting for some reason.

Oddly enough, I too have no trouble sleeping during the day.

 

[Auburngirl]

I normally awake rested but maybe twice a week I wake up feeling awful, like I need most of the day to recover from my sleep. I've usually had nightmares (that I may or may not remember, unfortunately today I remember them), and all my muscles hurt (especially my jaw, face, neck, shoulders).

I completely understand the sleeping in the day thing, I sometimes have a morning and an afternoon nap (like a toddler).

 

[Grama-Herc]

I wrote the first entry in this thread in May of 2008. I am still battling this issue. I got up this morning totally exhausted just like I did yesterday.

I've reread every post here and something caught my eye that I missed before. That is what did I do yesterday. If my day was full of stress of anxiety, etc. could that cause me to be some worn out. I am going to pay close attention to this. I had to go out into the world for the last 2 days and total exhaustion seems to be the result. Especially since yesterday I went to a new place and spoke with a stranger. In fact, I spoke to 3 strangers. That is a biggie for me.

So because of a bit of progress, I can barely keep my eyes open. Oh goodie Going back to bed. Good Night/actually good morning.

 

[disconnect]

Absolutely. I haven't had a 'restful' sleep in a long time. I think it's because my nightmares won't let me sleep?

 

[Artista]

YES. Not always worse, but just as tired or worse. I forced myself to run yesterday even though I woke from a nightmare to get rid of some of the cortisol in my blood. It helps. Even tired, it helps. Just walking would or even pacing if I was THAT drained.

I wonder at times if I will ever feel rested again??!! Then again most adults with kids claim that never happens any way, but I think i cold be more rested than this. A brain vacation would be the thing!