Is insomnia really just a fear of facing tomorrow?

Question

I've often found that when I'm feeling my lowest, I have the most trouble sleeping. As fellow or former insomniacs, do you experience the same issues? Whenever I get into an existential mood or get anxiety about an important event happening the following day, I can never sleep. My brain toils endlessly. I find comfort in the night and the silence. I never fear falling asleep, but I do worry about what tomorrow may bring. I sleep best when I stop asking questions, although it's in my nature to wonder. What's your reason for staying up late and never sleeping?

Answer 1

For me, it's in my brain chemistry.  But having worrying issues also will keep me awake.  For worry or your brain "toiling endlessly" I recommend tranquilzers such as Xanax  or Hydroxyzine; there are others.  Also, what helps me deal with worry is to sit down and come up with an action plan, e.g., if this happens tomorrow, I'll do this.  If this other thing happens, I'll do this.  Or I can do "this" to  prevent "that"  bad thing from happening.  Personally, I take a double dose of Ambien every night because my insomnia is really bad and has been so for at least 15 years.  Also, try reading "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Dale Carnegie. Don't worry about the future; live one day at a time.  I also take anti-depressants (Prozac) for when I'm feeling down, since I have major clinical depression.

Good  luck!

Carey

Answer 2

I can fall asleep easy but wake about 3am cannot get back to sleep till about 6am but I do not know the reason

Answer 3

Fear or anxiety about the next day; excited anticipation of the next day; napping during the day; coffee etc.

I have mental and physical insomnia. Sometimes my mind is tired, but my body is wide awake! I tend to find reasons to stay up really late so I can fall asleep when I finally do go to bed.

Answer 4

Sometimes it is, but there could be other factors.

I used to feel the same way. Please take this into consideration. It worked for me, although I am not you.

I had overwhelming anxiety. It turned out to be my use of Splenda. Yup Splenda. How could something that taste so good, be so bad?



I like to say sucralose, not Splenda, because that is what Splenda is. And it is in a lot of stuff. Sadly, the package doesn't have to say Splenda or diet to have sucralose in it. You have to read labels. So, you might be using it and don't even know it!



Sucralose is poison. It ruined five years of my life. I had a laundry list of medical problems while taking it, including overwhelming anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia, gastrointestinal issues and more.

Go ahead, google: anxiety splenda or anxiety sucralose or insomnia splenda or insomnia sucralose



The slogan, "Made from sugar..." is very misleading. Splenda might be made from sugar, but it is far from sugar. The resulting chemical is an organochloride (chlorocarbon). Organochlorides are typically poisons.



carbon monoxide - made from oxygen so its like a breath of fresh air

Answer 5

Is living the fear of yesterday? Is grass the fear of dirt? Is clowns the fear of normal colored skin? Whatever you wanna say.

Answer 6

Ive had alot of insomnia nights. Usually when I'm SUPER excited about something or worried. The best way to keep from having those kind of nights is to clear your head don't ask any questions or even think about anything. If that doesnt work you can still get some rest by just laying in bed and not tossing and turning to try to get comfortable. You let your body rest and you wont be as tired as you would have been if you were tossing and turning.

Answer 7

I usually see something good on tv and that gets me to stay up late, or if I am talking to family members back east I will stay up cuz that is my "quiet time" when everyone else is asleep to reflect and be " depressed" about missing my family

Answer 8

Yes, that happens to be exactly the cause. I can never sleep when I'm either fearful of for say taking an exam tomorrow or exited because its my birthday, both always leave me in such a stressful state of thinking through every possible scenario for the following day.

I also don't sleep at times though in fear of dreaming. I can have some pretty horrible dreams that I just like to avoid sometimes to I'll usually hold off on sleeping till I'm to the point of literally passing out on the keyboard.