How Did You Sleep Last Night?

[ms spock]

My sleep is of a lesser quality right now - but it does give me feedback to how much sleep has improved over the last two years.

 

[Gadgie]

I had my first nightmare in ages last night, just when I thought I was rid of them. It really knocked me back and scared the crap out of me!

I suppose that will teach me not to get so complacent again.

 

[Saint Nik]

Actually woke up around 1am this morning. Only had a few hours kip, woke up feeling jittery, on edge, a discomfort in my chest and gut :sick: trying my best not to succumb to my scary thoughts as I feel the panic and anxiety waves through out my body! Getting sick of overdosing on adrenaline, I know it's needed, but not as much as this! :mad:
So. . .slept shit last night and pretty much for the past week! :unsure:

 

[Saint Nik]

I had my first nightmare in ages last night, just when I thought I was rid of them. It really knocked me back and scared the crap out of me!

I have been the same, been plagued with insomnia for the past week and I got one night of sleep and that one night turned into the worst horrific nightmare, dreamt of corpses all around me, feelings of being trabbed, suffocating, panic within in the nightmare and shortly after it, feeling disorientated and confused! :eek:
How I wish I had the resilience of being a bairn again! :unsure: Or sleep so peacefully and right through out the night like (some) newborn babies!!! Or crash into sleep so quickly like a toddler, complete burn out and wake up bright as a button, fresh as a daisy! Do I remember these days ever happening??! No. Not really! :(

 

[ms spock]

My sleep has been poor lately and there has been less of it, so I put myself back to bed for an hour this morning, after some mindfulness practices. I slept an hour and then I did my mindfulness practices once again.

 

[FogAndClouds]

Woke up with a start after 3 hours of sleep and was sure I haven't slept at all because I was wide awake asap. Can't really complain, no bad nightmares, no sleepwalking, and 3 hours are quite good.

 

[Ellabella44]

Barely any last night. Up early again.

 

[Marie E.]

I've been having intense nightmares lately, not the usual ones. I think it is about a dormant emotion I haven't had to use in years. Seems my subconscious is telling me something. I will bring this up on the 11th with my therapist. I don't like to even think of or say the word . . . Rage. I have never learned how to deal with it, not as a child or an adult.

 

[theshadowoftheliving]

I've been up for twenty-one hours. Instead of sleeping I've cleaned my room, worked on work documents, listed things for sale on eBay, and watched bad reruns of Law and Order SVU (I love that show because the bad guys always get caught and the offenders go to jail; the victims always get understanding and support. Such the opposite from my own experiences ...). Trying to settle down to sleep now that the sun is rising.

I've been nightmaring all night lately. Nothing too terrible, but emotionally driven dreams that wake me up every night. I'd rather run myself to exhaustion and maybe sleep through the night than risk the dreams. But not sleeping doesn't help either.

Ignoring the light coming through the window. Drinking wine and reading a text book. Wish me luck.

 

[Truthful_Whispers]

Terrible. My body was exhausted, but my mind kept racing. It is like that almost every night. Has been for several years. The caffeine I have to use to curb my headaches makes it even worse. I often lay down with a box fan on high near me, to help drown out my loud thoughts and to help with anxiety. Putting on headphones and listening to nature sounds such as rain, flowing water, or wind can help sometimes. White, brown, and pink noise audio can be useful.

 

[Deleted member 30850]

I feel like crap so not well, apparently.

 

[Gadgie]

I can't even remember the last time I actually had a full nights sleep?

I suppose that will be the same for many others on here, just one of the down side things from having PTSD.