Re: help with insomnia sought

[Guest guest]

I'm sure there are sleep clinics in England, although I don't know how you'd

get into one without a GP referral. Perhaps you could ask your GP to refer

you? Otherwise, I'd recommend trying alternative medicine - either hypnosis,

herbalism or homeopathy might work well. If you've got a local health store

you will probably find adverts for local qualified therapists, otherwise try

looking in your Yellow Pages. But make sure the therapist is qualified and

preferably registered to their professional body - a good therapist makes

all the difference.

Hope you get some sleep soon!

Kerry

[Guest guest]

, I am going to be absolutely no help here, but I could do with swapping

with you. I keep falling asleep at the computer whilst I'm typing. so my emails

end up a load of rubbish as my brain goes off in a tangent and to sleep, and I

write what I'm thinking. Spelling goes to pot too. Last night resulted in me

sending one which started off quite sensibly giving advice about nappies but

ended up woffling about how I must get outside and wash the windows to try to

get rid of all the Daddy Longlegs which are congregating on the cobwebs out

there!

(Is it a 'good' year for Daddy Longlegs as we have thousands around here?)

Only suggestion I have is start a business from home and let it take over all

your free time. Then you start thinking about your business all the time, and

end up trying to stay awake later each night in order to do more.

Miranda

www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk

[Guest guest]

Miranda, I will never know how you manage to run TT, keep up with UKparents,

AND keep up with NCT coffee - I've just gone back to receiving mail from

this list and I'm already thinking of going back to no mail again because

I'm getting *NOTHING* done. No wonder you fall asleep while you're working!

Kerry

PS Yes it's a very good year for Daddy Longlegs... and spiders...

[Guest guest]

Not exactly the same, but I can't sleep with DH's snoring, even though

I now know I snore almost as badly myself! We have slept in separate

bedrooms for years ( Now I am so used to it that I couldn't

contemplate any other way. Sad I know (

As to breathing heavily, well, before DH started *really* snoring,

earplugs solved that. I can sleep quite happily with the radio on all

night, however!

Ruthie

> QWondered if anyone had any advice as to whether there i such a

thing as a

> sleep clinic in england. I have been an insomniac since Jan 2000,

and cannot

> get to sleep without total silence, and no movement (coped ok when

DS was in

> same room, as I was just soooo tired, I fell asleep).

>

> Ocasionally I give it a go at sleeping together, but I get panicky

when DH

> starts to go to sleep and breathes heavily, then I am convinced I

wont sleep,

> and its a vicious circle. I am not depressed, stressed, or on

medication, so

> I dont know why I am suffereing from this.

>

> I have only slept in the same room with my DH anout 7 times this

year....he

> is very understanding, but we both really miss sleeping together,

and I want

> to get my problem sorted out...without the help of tamazipan (which

my dr

> prescribed!).

>

> Anyone got any similar experiences, and advice?

>

> Thanks alot,

>

>

>

> Mum to Rohan (7 mths)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Ocasionally I give it a go at sleeping together, but I get panicky

when DH

> starts to go to sleep and breathes heavily, then I am convinced I

wont sleep,

> and its a vicious circle. I am not depressed, stressed, or on

medication, so

> I dont know why I am suffereing from this.

>

> I have only slept in the same room with my DH anout 7 times this

year....he

> is very understanding, but we both really miss sleeping together,

and I want

> to get my problem sorted out...without the help of tamazipan (which

my dr

> prescribed!).

>

> Anyone got any similar experiences, and advice?

I don't have any experience of this, but you could try something

which we have done in the past when one of us is stressed. We bought

a video on massage (which was supposed to be quite erotic actually!)

but we found it so completely relaxing to be massaged that it made

the recipient fall asleep every time - use warm oils and relaxing

scents, make sure your room is warm and you won't be disturbed the

first few times you try it - after a while you will relax at the

first touch :-)

If your DH gets the hang of it then maybe he could help you to get to

sleep before him and then his snoring won't disturb you. Make sure

he " tucks you in " so you don't wake up feeling cold though!

>

HTH

Ruth>

>

[Guest guest]

http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/cebmh/whoguidemhpcuk/leaflets/11.html

worth reading through.

(DH always takes a long time to get to sleep (has done ever since he

can remember), not helped by me having the ability to start snoring

in the middle of a sentence. He is better for doing some reading -

he's not sure that he actually ends up with any more sleep overall,

but it is less stressful)

--

jennifer@...

Vaudin

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 22/09/2001 14:48:40 GMT Daylight Time,

miranda@... writes:

> Only suggestion I have is start a business from home and let it take over

> all your free time. Then you start thinking about your business all the

> time, and end up trying to stay awake later each night in order to do more.

>

> Miranda

Its not that I am not tired miranda, I am exhausted, but i cant get to sleep.

i wish it was that simple!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 22/09/2001 20:48:01 GMT Daylight Time, ruthie@...

writes:

> As to breathing heavily, well, before DH started *really* snoring,

> earplugs solved that. I can sleep quite happily with the radio on all

> night, however!

>

> Ruthie

>

Tried earplugs but I can hear him through them, and I get paranoid about DS

as I have slept through him screaming, on the rare occasions that I do fall

asleep (average about 3-4 broken hours a night!)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 22/09/2001 21:58:50 GMT Daylight Time,

ruthselby2002@... writes:

> If your DH gets the hang of it then maybe he could help you to get to

> sleep before him and then his snoring won't disturb you. Make sure

> he " tucks you in " so you don't wake up feeling cold though!

>

Good idea, but I know DH to well, he will get in the mood for other things (

;P ) and then I wont get any bloody sleep at all...LOL

Thanks to everyone for there advice, the best advice I had from my dad is to

have a couple of glasses of wine...so thats what I am doing now!! (it is

8.30pm, incase anyone is worried!!)

[Guest guest]

on 23/09/01 08:28 PM, choneybeee@... at choneybeee@... wrote:

> Actually think I might have a phobia rather than just insomnia, as getting

> panick attacks in the night and have terrible dreams.

Just wondering do you think seeing a hypnotherapist would help? or some form

of counselling?

> Wine seems to be making me dozy, might watch some Sunday night TV, its so

> boring its bound to have an effect!

What about a really boring book too? If I think of any I'll let you know!!

Hope you can get some decent sleep soon, sending you some {{{zzzzzzzzzzzz}}}

vibes

Jenni

Jenni & Gethyn

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