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Cannot stay asleep since leaving my job

Autismman

I am not too stressed about leaving the job but I do feel I shut down somewhat in order to not have to process the full reality of the situation in one go. Since I have left I have changed my routine to sleep on the sofa in the front room staying up late and watching Netflix because sleeping in my bed feels as though I am going back to work, this may sound odd but it makes me uncomfortable. I’ve found myself waking up multiple times in the night for no apparent reason, I’ve even cut down on the caffeine towards the evening so I am not visiting the toilet so often but this isn’t the problem. There’s a deep sense of unease within me that seems to disturb me throughout the night, I have a lot going on outside of the professional world of work including autistic children and the uncertainty of where we are going to live soon due to being evicted. I’m good as suppressing my thoughts and worries as a coping mechanism so perhaps this is why my sleep is so disturbed. I had similar problems with sleep at the start of the year but that was coupled with severe anxiety, I am not sure how to fix my sleep issue, perhaps I shall have to wait it out.

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  • I am sorry to hear you are going through this.

    Sounds like me; and for me as well it's my everyday supressed issues that seem to disrupt it. I both struggle to sleep and with nightmares. Days ago I felt bad writing an email to my psychologist on her holidays. Then I had a nightmare about it.

    I find that these help:

    • Talking about it (not so helpful),
    • Doing sport (helpful),
    • Stopping using the phone or laptop after 7pm, and reading instead (helpful). 
    • Having a very hot shower or a bath if you have the chance (most helpful)
    • A bowl of oats at about 1 hr before sleep time (may not be best for other reasons though.) (mildly helpful)
    • Reduce caffeine (like you do; this is also essential for some of us)

    All of them are helpful, but for me personally it is the longish very hot shower the most help (and no phone afterwards.)

    Sadly, it does not stop the nightmares, but that's a different story.

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    Thanks for your reply, I didn’t mention the nightmares I’ve been experiencing either in my post but these have come out of nowhere directed by god knows who. They are often very bizarre to the point I lose all identity and am living the life of others. They often have fantasy elements like I’ve turned into a vampire for example. The strangest thing is I don’t dream, it’s a really rare occurrence for me until late of course. 

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    Thanks for your reply, I didn’t mention the nightmares I’ve been experiencing either in my post but these have come out of nowhere directed by god knows who. They are often very bizarre to the point I lose all identity and am living the life of others. They often have fantasy elements like I’ve turned into a vampire for example. The strangest thing is I don’t dream, it’s a really rare occurrence for me until late of course. 

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