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Well looks like I'm back here again...
:-( someone knock me unconscious please |
#813
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Why can't I sleep anymore lol
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#814
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I really needed the sleep tonight 4-5 hours driving after a 4 hour train journey is going to be so fun this evening
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#815
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^^ Yes! And got it home without crashing! Hope your day was bareable
^ Consistency is my main problem, it's just so easy for me to stay up later and later |
#816
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A black Mk8 Civic 2.2 ES It's a bit more worn than I'd like, but I was fed up with looking
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#817
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Why am I slap bang daylight awake at such a pointless hour?
Let me sleep, brain. Or don't come crying to me when you're a zombie at 3pm. I know I have 2,628 regrets to uselessly mull over on a loop. Can I not do that later? |
#821
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^ I can relate. I'm allergic to life
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#822
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I wish my brain had instant suspend and resume. Although if it was like my laptop, half the time I woke up I'd be deaf in one ear and unable to feel my feet. |
#823
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Yeah, I can't stand not being able to sleep, without Mirtazepine I would be awake all night every 4th night or so, some nights my brain just won't stop. Mirtazepine causes odd side effects like hunger for fatty foods and really miserable nightmares and night terrors - still worth it for me.
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#824
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Somebody just switch my brain off please. Preferably permanently. It's just stuck on a loop of self-destructive crap.
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#825
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Still wide awake, my mind racing, despite taking some diazepam at bedtime. I wonder if a sledgehammer to my head would knock me out.
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#826
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^ Noooo
Hope you manage to get some shut-eye soon |
#827
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Can't cope with this
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#828
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Consolida, you must be exhausted! Have you tried any of the suggestions in the Insomnia thread? I'm sure your mind must be unable to switch off right now, but whatever it takes, I hope your sleep routine improves very quickly.
Sent from my SM-J330FN using Tapatalk |
#829
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^ Thanks Greg
I actually managed to get some sleep last night although I can't say I'm feeling any less lethargic this morning. It doesn't help that it's hibernation weather outside - cold and sleety. I shall come back as a Tortoise in my next life! |
#831
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^ It's good to hear that the kickboxing eased your anxiety and in turn helped you to get a decent nights sleep mutedsoul. Maybe it's something I should try
Another horrendous night I made the big mistake of looking at the BBC News and seeing the various headlines of the tabloid papers. I don't know why they have to keep calling it a 'killer' virus. Anyone would think they enjoy panicking people. If the virus doesn't finish me off the anxiety will. |
#832
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^ Sorry to hear you had another bad night, Consolida. I do know what it's like to lie there with your brain racing, although it's a much rarer occurrence for me these days.
I know that some of my posts may appear dismissive of the threat from coronavirus and I do believe that it's sensible to take precautions, but I try to put it into perspective: I don't know if I should say this, what with this being a group of anxiety sufferers, but statistically you're more likely to die from an accident in your kitchen or from being hit by a vehicle - the threat in this country (where only one person so far has contracted the virus whilst in the UK) is among the lowest worldwide. I know that you have other matters closer to home on your mind right now and this probably means that, in a heightened state of anxiety, you're more affected by this than you might be at another time. I hope that you're able to get a decent night's sleep soon, whatever's on your mind. If it makes you feel any better, when Trump was talking about the first death in USA from the virus, one of the factors which apparently made the victim more at risk was that she was MY AGE! I'm not even 60 yet and suddenly I'm in a vulnerable age group (whatever happened to 50 is the new 40!). I know, of course, that your main fear is not for yourself but for your family, particularly your mum, but honestly, it shouldn't be much more than a reminder that hand washing is good practice. Sent from my SM-J330FN using Tapatalk |
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^ Thank you, as always, for your kind words of wisdom GI
It probably wouldn't come as much of a surprise to anyone who is unfortunate enough to remember some of my previous posts that I have a tendency to obsess over health related matters. Apparently the over preoccupation with ones health and the health of loved ones is now referred to as suffering with 'health anxiety' which at least sounds less dismissive than the previous term 'Hypochondriac'. Over the years, especially since having a child, I've experienced an increasing fear of dying and not being around to look out for my son plus the fear of losing those I love. The fear has become so all consuming that I struggle to find much enjoyment from life now. My mum's recent cancer diagnosis and now the non stop talk about the corona virus has plunged me into a depression and no matter how much I try to rationalise the situation I can't shake off this impending feeling of doom As I'm not that many years younger than you GI I have to admit that the thought of you being in a vulnerable age group isn't particularly a comforting thought I am always appreciative of your kind words though I've always been an avid hand washer and if I have to use a public toilet I'll often attempt to open and shut the door with my foot or elbow rather than my hand. That said, I still caught an awful flu virus a couple of years ago Apart from everyone increasing their general hygiene I guess there's not a lot else that we can do and the rest is up to our immune systems to sort out |
#834
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^ I think health anxiety is different to hypochondria, or maybe the distinction is in my mind? I think of the latter as a condition of which sufferers believe they have certain illnesses, rather than worrying about catching them (although I'm sure many hypochondriacs do that too).
I wasn't in any way trying to invalidate your concerns, merely to offer some perspective. I hadn't realised that people were panic-buying to that extent (or maybe it's just Tesco shoppers, it's quite rare that I shop there) but, in my area at least, hand sanitizer is readily available in most shops so the Tesco shortage is probably temporary. I have noticed this morning, though, that there a couple of small signs up at the airport relating to coronavirus. Sent from my SM-J330FN using Tapatalk |
#835
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^ Nooo I didn't think for one second that you were trying to invalidate my concerns and I apologise if it came across that way
It's only recently that I've heard people using the term 'health anxiety' so I typed it into google and the first thing that came up was... Health anxiety - NHS 18 Feb 2020 · Health anxiety (hypochondria) is when worry about your health starts to take over your life. Includes advice about symptoms and treatments. I imagine over googling everything is a symptom of 'health anxiety' too |
#836
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^ I can understand why you are particularly worried about your husband Nanuq. I would suspect that if there was a link to the virus at his workplace himself and his colleagues would be given no choice but to stay at home for a period of time. I think a lot of people will start working from home where possible if the situation escalates before getting better (I'm feeling hopeful)
Although my mum is very old and could be described as having had a good innings it doesn't stop me from worrying about her. I'm now trying very hard to take on a more pragmatic approach after getting myself into an absolute panic the other night and am hoping that this virus may bring communities together albeit only if they are wearing gloves and have anxiouslondoners gold fish bowls over their heads Wishing you a lovely restful nights sleep too Nanuq xx |
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Think I'll be the only one left on the forum in the end, just jabbering away to myself....
Oh well. Fretting yet again about the flipping virus Although I barely leave the house nowadays I've washed my hands so much that they are chapped and sore. However, my teen, who is always out and about, and regularly uses public transport told me that he didn't wash his hands on arrival at College today because there was no time and that there is no sanitiser in the toilets anyway. He certainly isn't a dirty lad and it's the same with the other students but apparently he even ate his lunch without washing his hands beforehand. Wtf!!!! If the country is so worried about the spread of Corona then why can't easily accessible hand sanitisers (similar to those in hospitals) be provided to schools and colleges? I know I'm a neurotic nutter but I'm besides myself with worry. Then there's my ill but very independent mother who is still insisting on using public transport and going into busy public places. Neither of them have any hand sanitiser which you can carry around with you and use on the go because greedy folk have cleared the shop shelves of it, probably to sell online for immorally extortionate prices. Anyhow, I was rummaging around in a draw and came across a small travel sized hand sanitiser that I bought a year or two ago. Now I'm deliberating whether I should give it to my son or my mother. My heart immediately tells me to give it to my son, but my head says I should give it to my mother who being old and ill is extremely vulnerable I HATE everything about life right now and want to at least be able to sleep for awhile so I can temporarily escape from my thoughts and worries but I can't sleep because my mind refuses to switch itself off |
#838
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^ the risk is still incredibly low at this time. Your son and mother are extremely unlikely to cross paths with anyone carrying Coronavirus.
Actually I would think it better to give your son the sanitizer because he's more likely to catch the virus from close proximity with other people and then pass it on to someone else in the family. Except chances are he won't use it. But in both cases the risk is very very low at the present time. Sorry that's probably not as reassuring as it is supposed to be. |
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^^ Your words are actually very reassuring AL and I appreciate you taking the time to respond x
I gave the hand sanitiser to my son as he was leaving for college this morning as I figured, like you, that he is the family member most likely to come into contact with the virus and possibly pass it on to my mother. If I find out he hasn't used it today I shan't be a happy bunny |
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@ Nanuq - I'm glad to know that I'm not the only person here worrying so much about all of this, although of course I wish you wasn't so worried because I know how utterly horrible it feels to get in such a state about it
Like your dad, my mum is in poor health. She is 85, has Emphysema, and the other week was diagnosed with a type of incurable bone cancer. I also worry about my son and husband who are my entire world and my reason for living. And if something happens to me my son will have no parent although my husband is an absolutely fantastic stepdad who I know will always look out for him. But if something happened to my husband as well as me then my son has absolutely nobody at all. I even worry when my husband and myself go out in the car incase there's a fatal accident and my son is left with no one. This way of thinking is making me ill but I can't stop it. It's been made worse by the fact that a school just 10 minutes away was closed down for a 'deep clean' after a child's relative supposedly came down with the virus. Btw, I don't think it's rude of you at all to sanitise your hands after shaking a teachers hand. It's a sensible and responsible thing to do under the circumstances especially as your husband has suffered with health issues. In some places people are no longer shaking hands and are banging their feet together instead! I know I'm worrying excessively but I do think some people aren't taking it anywhere near as seriously as they perhaps should be. I guess there has to be a happy median between the two extremes. |