Insomnia And Voices

[Louise1988]

Hello

I can't sleep. I haven't been able to sleep for over a month. A maximum 3-4 hours a night. The voices are terrible. Flashbacks regular. Nightmares, nightly. So much noise, and so little energy. I am sitting at work, so tired I can't imagine surviving until the end of the day. My head hurts all of the time. I have sleeping tablets now, so hopefully it will get better...

I just don't know how to continue when I am this tired. I asked my psychiatrist if he could remember how it got better in the past - he just said "time". Unfortunately that "time" has nearly always involved a psychiatric admission and I couldn't bare that!

Anyway, I just wanted to get out of my own head and write this. Thanks, Louise

 

[shimmerz]

Has the psychiatrist prescribed any meds for you Louise? I would be concerned about sleep deprived psychosis.

 

[Louise1988]

Hello, yes - he has. It has been a slow week but there has been some improvement. Thank you for your response @shimmerz :) x

 

[Deleted member 29899]

Hi Louise. What do you mean about the 'voices'? Do you mean you are imagining voices (hallucinating) or do you mean you are having flashbacks of real people talking?