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I'm having a bad time at the moment. I'm not sleeping at night (I've tried milky drinks, exercise, lavender oil, over the counter sleeping tablets although I'm a bit reluctant to take these as I once took a whole box of them when I couldn't sleep and it was horrid). I have been self-harming. Today I took the day off my voluntary work (which I really enjoy but just couldn't face) and stayed home as I hadn't slept last night. My mood is really low, I've put a razor inside myself so Randomboy is going to be upset with me later as he hates it when I do this. He won't be back for a while yet and I'm barely coping, I'm having thoughts about ODing and other nasty stuff.
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I know how horrible not sleeping is. I dont really sleep unless ive smoked some weed. If your insomnia is due to an anxiety disorder, sleeping pills will be less effective, as they wont override the adrenaline, and over the counter sleeping pills are shit anyway.
Please take the razor blade out
Is it just the lack of sleep making you feel awful, or is there more to it?
xxx
Can you go for a run or something? I find that I can sleep much better when I've pushed myself at the gym because I've physically exhausted myself to the extent that my brain can't override my body. If I don't go to the gym for a few days I have horrendous trouble sleeping.
Other than that, please take the razor blade out. You're only doing it to piss Randomboy off in the forlorn hope that he'll leave you so you don't have to let him be close to you.
I second this *hug* Wish I had something useful to tell you
In the meantime *hug* because insomnia is horrible and stressful at the best of times.
Take care
(got any tamazepam going spare? lol)
Thanks Kat
I KNEW you'd be one to comment on that too! lol x
ETA: I didn't get very many as I have a tendancy to scoff whatever I get all at once. So I get all my meds 7 days worth at a time.
Ive taken temazepam and still laid there awake all night plenty of times
Zolpidem is better in my expe. Had one of those at 2.30am after lying awake for 3 hours and it managed to get me to sleep in the end
I hope your doctor gives you more help than mine, who pretty much said if night sedation wasnt working, then theres nothing else they can do
Hello,
the doctor suggested salt baths to heal my stitches after mrs moo appeared - but the midwife said that lavender oil works much better - just thought i'd pass it on.
xx