General How Well Do You Sleep, As A Supporter

[amethist]

Last night was awful. I had a spasm in my back and it kept me awake for hours.

 

[amethist]

Slept a lot better last night, no back spasms.

 

[Sweetpea76]

I'm feeling like I could use 8 solid hours right about now :dead:

 

[still_i_rise]

I've been dealing with insomnia again since last weekend when I found out he'd been having an online affair and then made comments alluding to suicide. I didn't sleep at wink that night for fear that he would take his own life. I've been getting by (barely) on 3-4 hours a night this week. Even after taking Benadryl, melatonin and magnesium citrate last night I got about 5 hours total in spurts of sleep.

Even before this, my sleep was usually broken up. I am a light sleeper by nature. Since he got diagnosed and went through an especially rough period last summer, I wake up at least once in the middle of the night, listening for either him playing video games or snoring. He sleeps in the living room because of his PTSD. If he is snoring I usually go out and make sure the TV and lights are turned off because I don't want the TV to wake him up from his sleep.

The odd time, he wouldn't be in the house when I woke up in the middle of the night & my heart would drop and I would be sick with panic. Usually he would be in the workshop talking to his counselling service on the phone. I told him time and time again to please stay in the house when he talks to him. He says that he doesn't want to wake me. I tell him I'd rather that than to go through the panic attack of not finding him there. But still he goes out to the workshop. I know the anxiety and panic I feel is nothing compared to what he goes through but still it's pretty nerve-wracking.

 

[amethist]

Last night was bad. Hubby woke up at 2am and could not get back to sleep.

 

[still_i_rise]

My husband has been hospitalized for a week and a half now. I'm still waking up in the middle of the night anxious and listening for sounds of him in the house. I wake in the same anxiety-ridden state. It takes me a moment to remind myself that he's in the hospital and that he's ok.

Coming off of a crappy weekend of sleep. ACCCCCKKKK!!!

 

[amethist]

Back to waking up 3 or 4 times a night.

 

[Wastinglight]

God I feel tired. My guy hasn't slept well for more than a month now, as he's changing his meds. Again. The new one wasn't working, so he's being stepped down off it. Most nights he's up and down like a yo-yo, and even though I can usually cope with lack of sleep, it's starting to wear on me as well now. I can only hope that the next medication they put him on will work. Seven months of med changes and counting...

 

[amethist]

Had a bad night last night, but have been sleeping better most nights.

 

[amethist]

Sleeping a lot better, no hot flushes to wake me up.

Hubby is not waking me up either, he is dealing with his nightmares himself.

 

[amethist]

Had to use essential oils last night as not been sleeping too well again.

 

[amethist]

Had another night of back spasms on Thursday night, but all fine and a good nights sleep last night.