Nightmares & insomnia

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!

Parents
  • Last night's dreams were just weird.  It was the second very similar one this week.

    I was traveling on a double decker bus and it started to fall over while we were going round a bend. And we all had to evacuate the bus in a hurry.  

    One moment I'm in a town the next in the woods between towns.

    Not sure what's happening???

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  • Last night's dreams were just weird.  It was the second very similar one this week.

    I was traveling on a double decker bus and it started to fall over while we were going round a bend. And we all had to evacuate the bus in a hurry.  

    One moment I'm in a town the next in the woods between towns.

    Not sure what's happening???

Children