Anyone have any suggestion on how to turn off my head so I get more than a couple of hours sleep at best.
FormerMember
I have been like this for years following a family trauma. If I can't drop off when I go to bed, usually around 11.30, I am awake until well whenever!! been awful tonight and still not like sleeping! I have literally tried everything from 'finding a nice place to relax in my head' to ironing at midnight. Gets worse in the winter when it is dark at tea time for me at least. Function normally all day, no snoozes or power naps, but if I am a passenger in a car, I do drop off! Maybe thats your answer! Get someone to drive you round!
I try to switch off, but its hard. My brain resembles hamster wheels at bedtime. saying that I often catch up for a 6 hour sleep after 4 bad nights so due one tomorrow night!
I have been like this for years following a family trauma. If I can't drop off when I go to bed, usually around 11.30, I am awake until well whenever!! been awful tonight and still not like sleeping! I have literally tried everything from 'finding a nice place to relax in my head' to ironing at midnight. Gets worse in the winter when it is dark at tea time for me at least. Function normally all day, no snoozes or power naps, but if I am a passenger in a car, I do drop off! Maybe thats your answer! Get someone to drive you round!
I try to switch off, but its hard. My brain resembles hamster wheels at bedtime. saying that I often catch up for a 6 hour sleep after 4 bad nights so due one tomorrow night!
I so know what you mean! I just read your profile and it sparked strong memories for me when I was diagnosed with womb cancer five years ago. I remember finding it so hard to sleep. I would wake up every hour or so, sometimes with a thumping heart as well.
My top tips for better sleep are:
1. Meditating. Not necessarily at night, even. I found the headspace app invaluable.
2. Giving up alcohol.
3. The occasional sleeping tablet. It helped me to reset my clock, as it were.
4. Keeping busy and getting some exercise
5. Talking to others in the same boat. I see you’ve joined the breast cancer for the under 50s group. Posting in this community really helped me.
It’s basically about managing the anxiety and it might help to look through this information:
Thank you, I’m only 42 and no not started treatment awaiting test results to find out there grand plans, the only 1 good part of my body I like/liked (34DD) .
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