r/sleep

I don’t know why I have a light on and I know nothing will happen to me so why am I scared. Whenever I try to sleep my like brain just makes me nervous and keeps me awake. Please any tips

I made BoreMyBrain - it reads the most boring content I could find (tax law, municipal codes, etc.) in a monotone voice until you fall asleep.

No ads, no signup, just hit "Generate Boredom" and let the dullness take over. Works on any device with speakers.

Built it because counting sheep never worked for me, but listening to someone read zoning ordinances does the trick.

I'm a huge mouth breather at night and can tell when I wake up. I tried using like basic KT tape and it works but worried about realistically ingesting that much glue/adhesive every night. Myotape seems to be one of the only ones I can find going around the mouth for adults but want to know if that actually keeps your mouth closed and works as well?

Yesterday i woke up at like 4 am and was very tired, i tried sleeping but that didnt work because i kept hearing sounds - sometimes buzzing and sometimes unnatural human vocals. And i really only have it when i close my eyes and try to rest. Is there any explanation for this?

Can't turn your brain off at night? I made BoreMyBrain.com - it reads the most boring content I could find (tax law, municipal codes, etc.) in a monotone voice until you fall asleep.

No ads, no signup, just hit "Generate Boredom" and let the dullness take over. Works on any device with speakers.

[boremybrain.com]

Built it because counting sheep never worked for me, but listening to someone read zoning ordinances does the trick.

I struggle to go to sleep every night, usually I’m up until about 4 and then I finally end up passing out. In turn I sleep in later than most people but everyone always assumes I’m lazy and just want to be in bed all day. I’ve tried over the counter and prescription meds, talked to my doctor about it and am doing the things recommended to me but I still struggle every single night. I feel like the o my reason I end up going to sleep is because my body just can’t take being awake anymore. I want to change this cycle and have people stop viewing me this way for something I can’t control because they just assume I’ve been sleeping for like 12 hours instead of the average 5 I’m getting.

Since I was a kid I’ve had troubles getting to sleep (once I’m asleep I’m fine and don’t wake up). As I’m trying to sleep at night when I have my eyes closed I get this overwhelming feeling somethings going to attack me and I have to open my eyes, I’m 24 now and still get it. I also get imagery of scary faces or something like my brains trying to scare me and I’ve tried to fight against it and keep my eyes shut but it generally feels like I’m being held at gunpoint. I also have to sleep with a light on cause pitch darkness makes me very uncomfortable.

Any advice at all is appreciated :)

So I was great sleeper until 2.5 ago. I used to sleep whenever wherever how much ever I want. I used to sleep the moment my head hits the pillow. But about 2.5 months ago it all changed when I decided to fix my sleep schedule, worked great for week or two and then one day wasn’t able to sleep till 3:30 am and that started my insomnia. Fast forward now I can’t sleep at all, even if I do it feels so unnatural that I am forcing it or something or my body just randomly shuts down. Idk what to do at this point losing all the hope I cry when I look at my old photos life was amazing I was so full with energy. Now all I have is thoughts of ending it, and feeling that I will never be normal again. I don’t why I am writing it here maybe for hope idk at this point.

According to AI, this is the problem- I wake up at about 7:30 to feed my dogs, but Im tired and don't need to be up that early so I go back to bed and get up and hour later. Does anybody have a similar experience?

.i should find another space to sleep the snoring ain’t gonna stop this eve.

Recently been struggling with psychophysiological insomnia, no anxiety or depression just can’t sleep.

Started 7.5mg mirtazapine a couple of weeks ago. Sleep has been fantastic since, getting 7-9 hours each night feeling refreshed, although I have read that tolerance can build quite quickly and I ideally would like to come off it before I am at the point where I experience withdrawals.

Also not sure if I’m just noticing it more now but when I run my hands through my hair several strands come out each time so I don’t want to lose my hair.

Has anyone used mirtazapine for 3-4 weeks to get sleep back on track then come off it and sleep has corrected itself? Hoping for some advice on whether to stick it out on the mirtazapine or come off it to restore natural sleep.

Because im fasting and I haven’t sleep well so i need to sleep to gain more focus and intelligence.This is my first reddit i think we call it and im just saying random stuff waiting for the post word to light on to press it and go around the world please turn on how should i turned it on I commented something cool and it wont go worldwide because I haven’t posted 5 things

So basically i just cant sleep. It started yesterday, had my 3rd monster this week, the day also started pretty normal. Some stuff happened, i was stressed a bit but that just happens every now and then. Then night arrives, i stay up until 4am because i couldnt sleep and then my eyes finally start getting heavy. Pretty normal, right? I then got called by a friend and received some even more stressing news and then all my exhaustion went away in an instant. The next few hours were rather interesting, i wasnt sleepy, but my heart felt really weird. Idk how to properly explain it but it feels like i gotta throw up from where my heart is, my throat also feels closed and i felt like i was constantly stressed. That was from about 5am-1pm. Friend calls me again, the thing got solved and everythings fine. I doze off for an hour, didnt really sleep, but i feel fine. Throughout the day i didnt eat nor drink much cus i didnt feel like it, other than that everything was normal tho. Played some games on pc, handled some work i had to do and then just chilled till it turned dark. Around 8pm i just started getting stressed again for no reason, i was just watching spookston. Now its 1:30am, nothing changed. Im still not sleepy, i still feel stressed for idk what and my heart feels really weird

I'm suffering so bad from sleep deprivation even though I sleep 10 hours a day. Bloodwork comes fine. Sleep apnea is suspected as Ive been told I cant breathe on my back, but even when i sleep on my side Im still so tired.

Its inducing anhedonia, brain fog, fatigue, I'm suffering. But the thing is Im not falling asleep during the day or anything, it's like my body is forcing me to stay awake while my eyes and head feel like I need a whole days worth of sleep.

What can I do?? Im broke as hell too because of this stupid sleep problem so I cant even afford to get my own CPAP or device or whatever.

I work 4 hours in a day and im already exhausted. Its been going on for like 2 years or so now, its straight up torture.

I've been testing different sleep sounds recently.

Some people say rain works best,

others swear by brown noise.

If you had to pick one, which helps you fall asleep faster?

Brown noise

Rain

Ocean

Fan sound

I use very loud white noise throughout my sleeping time in order to not be disturbed, but dishes and cutlery noises pierce right through it like a bullet into my ears. I wake up immediately and typically have to stay awake as the dishes/cooking/whatever the heck they’re doing takes like 20-30mins. Is there a way to cut out this noise completely? I have DSPD so being woken up by it early in the morning is actually day-ruining.