How Can I Sleep When My Stress Level Is So High?

We all know how much stress affects every part of our life, and we have all been told to reduce our stress levels. How are we supposed to do that? How do we sleep with so much stress weighing on us? Managing stress levels and insomnia is a challenge.

Useless recommendations for managing my high-stress level

I know I am not the only one who has had more recommendations for handling stress than I can handle. I have been told to try meditating more times than I can count. How can I clear my mind to meditate? If I were able to do that, I would be able to silence the stressful thoughts to sleep.

I have also been told to try medication. Despite being on plenty of medication, I still have plenty of stress. The only type of medication that would clear my mind is a sedative.

I am not taking sedatives. I refuse to take sedatives.

Unable to lighten the load and manage fatigue

Since the usual suggestions for dealing with stress do not work for me, what am I to do? How do I get enough sleep when my stress level is through the roof? I don’t. I drag myself through far too many days, desperately trying to function so I can get things done.

Try as I might, I am unable to reduce my stress level. It doesn’t help that there is always something being added to the already numerous stressors in my life. I have tried to lighten that load, but, again, I just cannot do it.

Stress-induced panic attacks keep me awake

Today I have added additional items to my lengthy list of things to worry about, and I know I will sleep even less. Stress is taking over every waking moment of my life, and with my insomnia, I have a good bit more moments of being awake than I can handle.

How can I sleep when I worry about so many things? I have spent years trying to answer that question, and I have found no solution. It’s just 1 more item on my worry list. Sometimes my brain tires of spinning in circles and shuts down out of sheer exhaustion. Sometimes I end up having a panic attack and get even less sleep.

Depression caused by stress agitates my insomnia

Stress inevitably ends up causing varying degrees of depression. At least that has been my experience. A lack of sleep only fuels my stress and ends up pushing me into a depressive state. Depression can cause me to stay in bed longer, but I don’t get more sleep. Being in bed does not mean I am sleeping.

Dragging through the day is exhausting, and not getting enough rest to recover from struggling with fatigue only worsens matters. This vicious cycle of sleepless nights and worry-filled days is absolutely exhausting.

Trying to find ways to get more sleep

How can I sleep? I have spent a couple of decades trying to find an answer to that question, and I have found no solution. I have only discovered ways to fight fatigue while hoping for sleep.

Do you struggle to get enough rest because of stress? Have you found an effective way to manage your stress level and insomnia? I would love to hear about your experience.