Fear prevents me falling asleep. Posted: 12-22-07 15:01pm
for years now even in my own house i have
had truouble falling asleep due to some
paranoia that someone is in my house or
going to come into my house to kidnap or
hurt me and my family. I hear noises
sometime that make me suspect people are
there so i find my self out of my bed
checking on things throughout the night.
Im usually fine if someone else is in the
room but if its just me it can take hours
to fall asleep. I went to my bed at 11
last night but didnt fall sleep until 3.
pleaseee. I havent had any traumatic
experiences that would strike such a fear
in me so i have no idea what is causing
this issue.
any ideas??
thanks.
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MandMs
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Posted: 12-24-07 05:16am
Have you consult a sleep specialist
already?
Do you usually have strange and chronic
worries about other certain events such
as eating, leaving home?
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jensmith113
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Posted: 12-25-07 19:50pm
yes actually
there are many things i worry about
whether my car is going to crash
etc.
all of these far out things and there is
no way i control when they come.
the sleep one is most evident though.
i have not really told anyone about
this..
eating.. i've never really had a worry
there..
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jenzie
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Posted: 01-13-08 17:19pm
Do you watch scary movies? Do you live in
a bad part of town that makes you think
someone could come in your home?
Try to go to bed with happy thoughts. I
talk to God when I am scared and try to
think of happy things.
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MandMs
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Posted: 01-14-08 03:47am
Are you trying to ignore or suppress such
thoughts or images, or to neutralize them
with some other thought or action?
Do you recognize that the intrusive
thoughts thoughts you have are a product
of your own mind, and are not based in
reality?
Are you experiencing feelings of
depression?
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hollyjean
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I understand Posted: 01-23-08 19:38pm
Hi Jen,
I understand about your fears. I live in a
really safe place supposedly but a few
weeks ago I heard a noise but did nothing.
I woke up and the back door was wide open.
So since then I have had the same fears as
you. I have a 3 year old son and we have
our rooms upstairs in my home. We had
relatives over and sleeping in his room
for a few weeks and I wanted to get him
back in the habit of sleeping in his room.
The night I had him sleep in there, I went
into my bedroom and felt very uneasy and
had nightmares all night. I feel better
now with him in my big bed and the door
locked. I always want the door locked
behind me now. I also get so many fears
like you - mostly now because of having a
child and worrying about him like crazy.
Do you remember having anything like this,
excessive worrying when you were a kid?
The reason I ask is because when I was
little my parents were very violent and
abusive with each other. There was NO
stability. I honestly feared I'd wake up
with a parent lying there dead. This was
due to their extreme violence with each
other. one time I was 7 years old and I
was in my bed crying, so afraid of losing
them. My dad came in and heard me and told
me he wasn't going anywhere, etc. But such
instability, violence and chaos can cause
this - and stay with you for a long time
unless you try to face it I guess. Try not
to let this control you. Try to breath,
maybe meditate or pray. It really helped
me in the past to pray for God to help. I
think if you allow these fears to consume
you it will only get worse - somehow you
need to make it stop or lessen how much
you worry. I hope you can get help for
this. Maybe you could take something to
help you relax for a while when going to
sleep. Take care ok!
