help with curing my Insomnia

[mei800]

Hi, My name is Kevin. i have been suffering insomnia for about 2 years. Recently, i found that the reason i can't sleep is because i was worrying about not able to sleep.Sometime if i don't want to sleep, i slept without a problem. When i want to sleep i could never sleep quickly. i am constantly thinking about very trivial things.   After i learned the cause of my insomnia, i tried to relax into sleep, however, sometime i felt sleep quickly. Other time i will get very frustrate for not able to sleep after i relaxed my body and mind. can you offer me some advises on how to improve my current situation please! Thank you every one for help. !

[alexanderreyes]

I have been on  Rozerem   for several years now as a sleep aid and it seems to help. I still have bouts of imsomnia every two to three weeks, but on the other hand, I don't need to take my  Rozerem ]
every night -- if I'm really tired, I will fall asleep pretty fast. I am always in bed by 9 or 9:30 because I have to get up early work.

[mei800]

Thank you for all your advises!!!!!

[KatEyes]

Since you've been dealing with this for some time, I'm guessing you've already googled sleep hygiene and applied the principles. Hopefully you have also been evaluated for any possible underlying sleep disorders that could be contributing to your sleeplessness. For years I thought I just couldn't sleep. Turned out I had OSA and limb movement issues. There is a subspecialty of sleep called Behavioral Sleep Therapy. Maybe one of those docs could help you. The AASM web site lists those doctors by location so maybe you can find one in your area.

[tigger490]

hi kevin, i am also suffering from insomnia, for 2 years also since my mum died.  i find my self thinking and worrying about the stupidest things before i get into bed, i find it so hard to fall asleep, when i do however, the dreams and nightmares start, when i wake after having one, i just cant get back to sleep.  my doc prescribed me a sleeping tab called zimovane, so far they havent worked very well.  

however, i do have some tips that can help, this is going to sound really silly, but when you get into bed, imagine a box with a lock and key beside the bed, close your eyes, in your mind, open the box, anything that is bothering you or those thoughts that keep going round in your head that are causing you not to sleep, imagine transporting them from your brain to the box, then close the box and lock it, then imagine putting the key in a drawer and telling your self that your problems or anxieties are locked in a box untill the morning.  it might sound really silly, but trust me it does work on helping you get to sleep, also try not to drink anything for an hour before you go to bed esp caffine.  

i hope this helps, not being able to sleep is horrible, i know, but hopfully we will over come the problem!! if you ever need to talk no matter what time of day or night lol just pm me xx