Abnormal sleeping fear?
Question:
I cannot fall asleep alone in a room unless someone is with me.
I'm too scared that something will happen to me while I fall asleep.
Ever since I saw the Excorsist a few years ago I've had this problem.
No matter how tired I am my eyes are wide awake.
Any Advise? Serious answers please.
Answers:
it was just a movie
Try seeking out free/low cost mental health counselling. This kind of fear you need help to get over.
Maybe leave the t.v. on when you go to sleep. Not too loud that it keeps you awake, but just enough that you can hear talking. Or, go and see a sleep specialist.
Good Luck
If you can’t fall asleep or stay asleep
Lying in bed awake can make you feel anxious and even less likely to fall asleep. If you can’t get to sleep within 15 or 20 minutes after you go to bed, or if you wake up in the night and can’t get back to sleep, get up and do something relaxing. It can help to
• Read something light or listen to soothing music in another room. To avoid over-stimulating yourself, keep the lights low.
• Drink a cup of warm milk. Research shows that milk contains an amino acid that may help you get to sleep. And the acts of heating the milk and drinking it slowly in a dim room can help you feel relaxed and sleepy.
• Write it down. If something stressful is keeping you awake, try unburdening your mind by writing it down. Some people find it helps to simply describe how they feel. Others find it helps to make a list of the things they’re worried about or that they need to do.
• Do deep-breathing or other relaxation exercises. Try inhaling as you count to five slowly, and exhaling as you reverse the count. Some people find it helpful to relax each part of their body in succession, starting with the right foot, right leg, right shoulder, right hand, and so on back down the left side.
I used to have this problem too. The way I coped with it was rather strange. I told myself, that if something happens to me while I sleep, it's just going to happen. If a killer comes into my room and is going to **** me up, it's going to happen. Yeah... I'm mental, I know.
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