Sufferer Mva

[apf]

Hey Everyone

This is my first time talking on a forum.
I've talked to about 3 different counsellors since November 2014. After a few sessions with eachI leave as I am never fully able to open up to some one face to face.

I have been struggling with anxiety and depression especially the last few months. In November 2015 I started having flash backs. From November- March every time the sun went down my heart started to race and if any small thing was stressing me out at that time I would shake and cry until I took medication.
I stopped taking medication in the middle of March. I feel much better without the flashbacks

I am struggling now with falling asleep and when I do fall asleep I only sleep for about 2 hours (if I am lucky) before waking up. When I wake up in the middle of the night I am usually drenched in sweat, heart racing, and need to take a step out of my back door before I am able to catch my breathe. I have been working on myself (hobbies, friends) to keep myself distracted which has helped a bit.

Thank you

 

[ladee]

Welcome @apf, hope you find the community helpful and supportive. Good to see you here.

 

[Friday]

Welcome to the forums, APF! :)

Yep. Sounds familiar. Sigh. Sleep is a really hard thing for a lot of us. Falling asleep, staying asleep, nightmares, night sweats, acting out dreams, cat naps, sleep dep, never knowing what mood we'll wake up in, oversleeping, waking up tired & going to bed wide awake, flashback-nightmares, totally fictitious 'I have too much nightmare fuel' nightmares...Oy vey. List goes on. And screwed up sleep? Makes everything harder. Whether it's sleeping 20 hours a day, or not even managing to knock the worst of the sharp edges off of sleep dep with 2 hours. It's just so damn hard to live your life when your sleep is f*cked sideways.

 

[cat-lady]

Welcome Mva! Glad you are here :)

 

[EveHarrington]

Welcome to the forum! :)

 

[ShodokanJenn]

I'm sorry you've been having such a rough time. Many of us here have significant sleep problems. I hope being here helps you to feel less alone.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

Welcome to the forums :hug: I hope this place helps you. It's very useful because of the bulk amount of people who feel similar and understand. There is a lot of advice and support to be found here :) I hope that this amazing community helps you as much as it helped me, reading all the similar stories, and learning a lot along the way. Hugs if you accept :hug:

 

[intothelight]

Welcome to the forum! :)