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Q: scared to sleep
asked by: labohemianartist on January 11th, 2008
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I don't know when it started. but I've never been a day person. I love the night. But I used to be a whole lot better about going to bed...like around 11PM. but now since college extremities of homework and stress...I get scared of going to sleep because I feel like I have so much to do. The irony is...because of sleepiness..I don't get much done. But i am so unconsciously determined to keep myself up! it's frightening! its daylight at times when I fall asleep...I have to FORCE myself to fall asleep!

I know I have had issues with my mother (not seen her in 3 years) and all her "scary moments" were at like 3 in the morning.

and then I fell off the top bunk sleep walking and had to go to the hospital my first year in college...and slept walk a couple times before when I was on some medication (luckily off of it). So now I feel I have no control over my body when I sleep.

the singulary scary part is I just don't like waking up in the morning. the feeling of going..."it's another day..." just makes me go "ugh..."


so what is this? Post traumatic stress? or am I just wanting to push myself to the limits? or is this some kind of act of rebellion?

Oh..I'm also ADD. let's not forget that part!
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jenzie
replied on January 13th, 2008
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Some people are just night owls. But if you nap in the day, you'll never be able to get back on schedule.

Have you tried Melatonin? Exercise? Relaxation?

Stress does play a huge role, that's for sure.
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datagirl
replied on February 8th, 2008
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Same thing happens to me! I would have to tell people that i'm a sleep-phobic; that I have a fear of sleeping, because I'm just always constantly doing whatever I can to not sleep when night time comes.

I used to think I was manic depressive or bipolar for acting this way, but now I just realize it's just the way I am. I think I naturally need more excitement and activity and drama during the day to exhaust me... and if i don't get it, i just won't sleep until i find it... which i never do; so i'm exhuasted all day long.

I am sick of being a night owl. It's hard being nocturnal all the time... and its' gotten to the point that i would "nap" while working...
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Cicatriz
replied on February 15th, 2008
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I can dig your post laboh, I just can not get into sleeping some nights, like tonight!

Its 5:10 am and i just do not feel in the mood to go to bed, sure at 6 or 7 ill pass out and wake up around 2 pm but i do this a lot. And i should take medication for this but since I get tutored and dont go to school and, ive been a little anti-social from my panic attacks, i dont care if i sleep all the time Smile
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jenzie
replied on February 17th, 2008
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You will feel better though when you get on a better sleeping schedule
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