Published on 12, July, 2020
I suffer from the dual evil of nightmares and insomnia and need help.
For example, today I woke at 4am from a nightmare and I cannot fall asleep (insomnia). I am also afraid to go back to sleep because in the past I have had nightmares following nightmares when I fall asleep after a short break.
With inadequate sleep I get up tired. With nightmarish sleep I get up tired.
I don't have sleeping tablets at home as a precaution. Because in my recent past I've attempted suicide by overdosing with tablets.
So I sit in bed. Either reading , worrying or on the internet.
Any Help or advice is much appreciated!
Today's nightmare, very simple.
A knocking on my wooden door by naked knuckles.
A woke up immediately.
I'm 99.99% certain the knocking was in my head and not real.
Previous similar nightmares is being woken up by loud buzzers or ringing sounds. Again not real.
Sounds a bit like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome Robert?
I've had it for years, when I have it waking up it's usually weird electronic buzzing for me (occasional and almost always accompanying sleep paralysis) or if I get it when I'm falling asleep rather than waking up (much more usual) it's gunshot/explosion sounds or voices shouting my name.