Mind is racing: Can't sleep/Going Crazy
Mind is racing: Can't sleep/Going Crazy
I've been trying to get to sleep forever now.
I made myself turn the TV off and go read, even though I wasn't tired.
I read for an hour. Turned some soothing music on and all I can do is think.
Racing thoughts ...... then tell myself to shut up. I tried a meditation thing but can't concentrate long enough. I put lavender oil on to relax me.
Now I'm drinking hot tea.
I cannot be late to work tomorrow (today). I'm going to get fired. How the hell am I going to drag my butt out of bed in the morning!?
I'm lying there thinking about ........ everything. I've got to get to sleep so I don't get fired. Then, remember my favorite book as a kid, then think about my meeting tomorrow, then it's something else.
I'm feeling like I can't get everything or anything done. I can't do anything right. I need to start seeing my therapist again. I can't stand how I look. I need to stop eating like a cow. I need to workout. I need to eat right. I need to help out more around the house. I need to make a budget. I need to ........ freaking sleep.
I don't know what to do and I don't know if I'm going crazy or what. Why the hell is my mind racing like this?! :wtf2
I made myself turn the TV off and go read, even though I wasn't tired.
I read for an hour. Turned some soothing music on and all I can do is think.
Racing thoughts ...... then tell myself to shut up. I tried a meditation thing but can't concentrate long enough. I put lavender oil on to relax me.
Now I'm drinking hot tea.
I cannot be late to work tomorrow (today). I'm going to get fired. How the hell am I going to drag my butt out of bed in the morning!?
I'm lying there thinking about ........ everything. I've got to get to sleep so I don't get fired. Then, remember my favorite book as a kid, then think about my meeting tomorrow, then it's something else.
I'm feeling like I can't get everything or anything done. I can't do anything right. I need to start seeing my therapist again. I can't stand how I look. I need to stop eating like a cow. I need to workout. I need to eat right. I need to help out more around the house. I need to make a budget. I need to ........ freaking sleep.
I don't know what to do and I don't know if I'm going crazy or what. Why the hell is my mind racing like this?! :wtf2
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Gosh PD....
I just don't know what to say. The Serenity Prayer?
A bubble bath with soothing music?
Make a list...out of your head ...onto paper?
I hear our BB often induces sleep...
Here is a link that might be useful...
Insomnia? 42 Simple Tips to Help You Get to Sleep - Insomnia treatment, cures
I'm sorry to see you are having difficulties.
I just don't know what to say. The Serenity Prayer?
A bubble bath with soothing music?
Make a list...out of your head ...onto paper?
I hear our BB often induces sleep...
Here is a link that might be useful...
Insomnia? 42 Simple Tips to Help You Get to Sleep - Insomnia treatment, cures
I'm sorry to see you are having difficulties.
It`s ok to stay sober
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Location: Central NC
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my sponsor tells me to lie there and count my blessings.I`ll eventually go to sleep.I have tried this and it worked for me.A racing mind is common at first in most cases.The only thing I have found to slow it down is the 12 steps.
I was plagued with that at early sobriety. I was remembering conversations I had with friends when I was in elementary school! Stuff I've kind of forgotten that happened 10+ years ago was all coming back to me all at once like it only happen yesterday. It was definitely overwhelming but that part has seem to calm down now. I guess that's what happens when we give up the drinking. All that stuff that we forgotten from our past comes rushing back in like a two hundred foot tidal wave!
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Hi PaperDolls
Glad you fell asleep. I am still plagued by sleepless nights or waking every 2 hrs. Last night no exception so I started to pray, I had forgotten to before falling asleep and I guess I must have fallen asleep after praying cause next time I looked at clock it was morning. Have a great day
Glad you fell asleep. I am still plagued by sleepless nights or waking every 2 hrs. Last night no exception so I started to pray, I had forgotten to before falling asleep and I guess I must have fallen asleep after praying cause next time I looked at clock it was morning. Have a great day
Im pressuming your newly sober/clean...
Early stages are tough...
Once i stopped fretting about not sleeping...guess what..i fell asleep.
The more i tried the worst it got..
Bottom line in my drinking was i slept for england anyway so it wasnt like i was lacking..lol
Now im always asleep..lol
Go for a long walk....bike ride...hot bath...or dig a hole as my sponsor once said..lol
Try to relax rather than try to sleep...then it will come.
god be with you....trucker
Early stages are tough...
Once i stopped fretting about not sleeping...guess what..i fell asleep.
The more i tried the worst it got..
Bottom line in my drinking was i slept for england anyway so it wasnt like i was lacking..lol
Now im always asleep..lol
Go for a long walk....bike ride...hot bath...or dig a hole as my sponsor once said..lol
Try to relax rather than try to sleep...then it will come.
god be with you....trucker
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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In the early days, I would be up for a week straight. Then I would start hallucinating and my body would just shut down and I'd be asleep for 3 days.
It was a horrible cycle, but it got better. Melatonin worked well for me. So did working on lowering my blood pressure. I also found a quick 20 minute walk around 6pm would help.
I also have a really cool "rain" cd I got at Target. I like the sound of rain, and that helped too.
It was a horrible cycle, but it got better. Melatonin worked well for me. So did working on lowering my blood pressure. I also found a quick 20 minute walk around 6pm would help.
I also have a really cool "rain" cd I got at Target. I like the sound of rain, and that helped too.
I have no advice PD. I do sympathize with you though. I still suffer from insomnia myself... I haven't found anything that works for me. I try not to obsess on it when I can't sleep. I know that's easier said than done but beating yourself up and going through the list won't help. I guess I sort of made peace with knowing I probably won't sleep if that makes sense?
Anyway... big hugs. I hope you do get some sleep and I hope you don't get fired! Maybe a night job might be worth thinking about ?
Anyway... big hugs. I hope you do get some sleep and I hope you don't get fired! Maybe a night job might be worth thinking about ?
I've been trying to get to sleep forever now.
I made myself turn the TV off and go read, even though I wasn't tired.
I read for an hour. Turned some soothing music on and all I can do is think.
Racing thoughts ...... then tell myself to shut up. I tried a meditation thing but can't concentrate long enough. I put lavender oil on to relax me.
Now I'm drinking hot tea.
I cannot be late to work tomorrow (today). I'm going to get fired. How the hell am I going to drag my butt out of bed in the morning!?
I'm lying there thinking about ........ everything. I've got to get to sleep so I don't get fired. Then, remember my favorite book as a kid, then think about my meeting tomorrow, then it's something else.
I'm feeling like I can't get everything or anything done. I can't do anything right. I need to start seeing my therapist again. I can't stand how I look. I need to stop eating like a cow. I need to workout. I need to eat right. I need to help out more around the house. I need to make a budget. I need to ........ freaking sleep.
I don't know what to do and I don't know if I'm going crazy or what. Why the hell is my mind racing like this?! :wtf2
I made myself turn the TV off and go read, even though I wasn't tired.
I read for an hour. Turned some soothing music on and all I can do is think.
Racing thoughts ...... then tell myself to shut up. I tried a meditation thing but can't concentrate long enough. I put lavender oil on to relax me.
Now I'm drinking hot tea.
I cannot be late to work tomorrow (today). I'm going to get fired. How the hell am I going to drag my butt out of bed in the morning!?
I'm lying there thinking about ........ everything. I've got to get to sleep so I don't get fired. Then, remember my favorite book as a kid, then think about my meeting tomorrow, then it's something else.
I'm feeling like I can't get everything or anything done. I can't do anything right. I need to start seeing my therapist again. I can't stand how I look. I need to stop eating like a cow. I need to workout. I need to eat right. I need to help out more around the house. I need to make a budget. I need to ........ freaking sleep.
I don't know what to do and I don't know if I'm going crazy or what. Why the hell is my mind racing like this?! :wtf2
Hey PD,
I have the same problem with sleeping pretty frequently. Sometimes I also wake up really early and can't go back to sleep due to a cluttered mind. One thing that has really helped me is to put the earbuds in and listen to a really boring talk radio show. TV seems to keep me awake, but the talk radio usually puts me out in a half hour or so. Good luck!
I have the same problem with sleeping pretty frequently. Sometimes I also wake up really early and can't go back to sleep due to a cluttered mind. One thing that has really helped me is to put the earbuds in and listen to a really boring talk radio show. TV seems to keep me awake, but the talk radio usually puts me out in a half hour or so. Good luck!
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