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What are you grateful for?

"I thought everything was stacked against me. I'm grateful for that gift of remembered resilience. Would I have chosen that route of learning? No, but we often learn from adversity...

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Is your insomnia worse on Sunday nights?

Does anyone here have sleep issues on Sunday nights? After being off work for a few days or being on vacation I always have trouble sleeping on Sundays because I...

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Help!

I've been struggling with sleep maintenance insomnia for around 18 months, and I'm struggling to find any professionals willing to take an interest that can offer some sound advice, so...

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Do any of you have tips for stopping anxious thoughts so you can actually sleep?

Normally I can fall asleep just fine if someone else is awake at the time and if it's not completely outside but that obviously can't be always the case. My...

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Unemployed, constant worrying and had extreme benzo withdrawal

My psychiatrists told me it was perfectly fine to take my medication to help me sleep. Problem is now I'm addicted to it and really want to taper off of...

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a sleep aide that worked for

I hope this isn't violating any terms on this forum but I just wanted to post this out here in case it helps someone. After stopping my antidepressants about 15...

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Hyperarousal

I got hyperarousal after a psychiatrist gave me some medications. What happens is when i try to initiate sleep there feels like a structure forms behind my brain that feels...

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Questions about sleep restriction

Hello, I want to get on CBT-i, and I have two worries about sleep restriction. 1. I have to drive two miles to and from work every day (math professor)...

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Clonazepam for Sleep Disorder

Does anyone have experience taking Clonazepam for any sleep disorders? I have just been prescribed it for NREM Parasomnia but I am worried about its side effects, and apparently it...

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Horrible insomnia for many many years

I'm in my 60s and have struggled with insomnia for decades. I can't seem to settle my mind down enough to drift off. I'm having a horrible time. There have...

How not to catastrophize and get angry about sleep?

I have had on-and-off insomnia for the past five years, and did CBTi from November 2023 to April 2024. It ended up working well. I still had occasional bad nights...

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