![]() Right I'm getting round a pizza -) Certainly if the body is hungry it can keep a person awake. Continual disruption of sleep is used as a torture method when it certainly can become dangerous. ![]() Lack of sleep in your situation is unlikely to kill you. So I never deny myself sleep and usually sleep in the night. My mind obviously waiting 4 the alarm to ring I can sleep on a linen line when my brain shuts off. The nights prior to going away if the alarm is set, I often don't sleep until the early hours. I have a light on background all night so that I won't have to wake completely on my 1-2 bathroom visits. My evening routine is a deep bubble bath with very good book. Early hours my mind would say "not another night, how will I cope in the morning". ![]() Stop looking for going to sleep, a habit I got into. 1 night I woke telling myself that it hadn't killed me and I was doing my job without problems. It was when I moved that I realised that I hadn't had a good night's sleep for years. and breath! I had 8 years in a very busy job with not sleeping well. It just happened and I never worried about a bad night, even though my son slept badly for 7 years! I never game sleep a thought before Peri. I know it is Cortisol/Adrenaline based due to Peri. I guess I am looking for reassurance and empathy from people who have been through this. ![]() I know what I should do but find it impossible to stop my brain telling me these awful things. Been to GP (yesterday), My brain is so foggy now I can only think about 1)The fact I won't sleep tonight and 2) A few more night of this will kill me and 3) I love my kids so much. Yes I have read all the Sleep Hygine aids, the books the audios. I am exhausted but get into bed at 10pm and am not only wide awake but hyper, heart racing. For me it is the fear of not sleeping that fuels the anxiety. I had a bad 10 day stretch a few yeas ago but since then have generally been OK or only have the odd night. I have had two consecutive nights with no sleep and am terrified it will kill me. Taking HRT can reduce the risk of osteoporosis.I am back on here having thought I had nailed Peri and the anxiety train it brings with it.
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