Posted by Emily Elizabeth on September 26, 2005, at 11:09:01
In reply to Can't sleep in my bed or bedroom - need advice, posted by jerrympls on September 24, 2005, at 23:50:25
Have you tried any of the sleep meds? Are you trying to avoid taking one? Or did they not work? One thing that helped me was to use Ambien. It helps with the getting to sleep thing a lot. Some people have probs b/c they wake up again, but for me, my biggest prob was getting to sleep and taking Ambien took care of that. It was also helpful in breaking my bad habits surrounding my bedtime. For example, I would sorta fall asleep on the couch, but then I would wake up and need to get ready for bed. It would interfere with quality sleep.
Additionally, one of the hardest think abt having probs falling asleep is that sometimes you get stressed out b/c you are not falling asleep! How ironic, huh? Does that happen to you? I find that it helps to tell myself, "Okay, you can't sleep, let's do something else for a while." Then I get up for 15-30 minutes, and do something to re-focus (de-focus?) my mind. Usually I watch TV (in the dark) or look at a mindless magazine.
Hope you get some relief!
Best,
EE
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