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!
Bad nightmares last night.
A mixture of my last two jobs and the sci fi horror DVD ( under the Dome) I was watching last night. I woke up shaking.
Sorry you had a rough night Robert. Did you manage to get back to sleep after waking? I've had to resist the urge of watching overly excitable films before bed as they often influence my dreams. Books can also have the same affect, which is a tad ironic given everyone tells me to read a book instead of watching a film.