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JohnnyBoy01
I have gone the last two days without sleep I do everything that is recommended and yet I cant seem to fall asleep. (It is just another proof that my body is trying to kill me. If I don't some sleep soon I will lose my...
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Written on July 23rd, 2008
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EricS
Fear is my old nemesis. He is always there. Making sure that I never get comfortable. With no comfort, comes no sleep. Ensuring that his reign never ends. I've no arsenal for this worthy foe, as my weapons have been taken from me.
The...
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Written on December 21st, 2008
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mysteriousmistymoon
No sleep never sleep.. since i was little i just happen to be up all night.. when i finally start losing my mind from lack of sleep i pass out for about 2 hours and uP I AM once more the madness begins whats break fast time when your up...
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Written on August 30th, 2010
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lilbopeep25
I haven't had a good nights sleep in almost a month. For some reason I keep waking up after two or three hours of sleep, then staying awake for another three or four, and maybe falling asleep for another hour or two. This routine is...
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Written on October 16th, 2006
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bassplayer
Tonight I really needed sleep. I had one of those days where I feel exhausted yet I just can't seem to shut my mind off. I don't want to take pills but your body needs sleep. What do I do? As I sit here writing this I am dreading the...
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Written on May 21st, 2008
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MrsLalaninjacakes
.............11.30pm Saturday 15th January.it sucks
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Written on January 15th, 2011
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BuckarooBonzai
I have had insomnia for about all of my life. I cant sleep unless I am heavily medicated. I get stuff on the black market because over the counter stuff wont do! My husband is the complete opposite and goes to sleep at 8:00PM each night...
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Written on March 4th, 2010
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JamesOMC
Looking back in life, I could safely say that my Insomnia started when I was a child.
Linked to the childhood abuse I recieved from my mother and step dad, I would rarely sleep. Coming into my Teen years, we had moved into a new house...
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Written on June 28th, 2010
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DenteAvvelenato
I am at the end of my 3rd day with no sleep. Feeling very surreal. Normally I don't allow myself to be this far gone but I've got a medical appointment tomorrow and use of my usual sleep aids had to be stopped. Its been interesting and...
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Written on April 11th, 2012
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Jadegt
the time me and my sisters had this bet that the loser had to be the winners wedgie slave. May my older sister made the bet I thought may and I would win and torture Sam my younger sister with Wedgies but half way thourgh the race Sam...
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Written on December 16th, 2010
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jayt76
Where do I start? I have such a love-hate relationship with sleep. I want to love it, but I can only hate it.
Because of my sleep apnea and my periodic limb movement, my sleep is often disturbed, regardless of anything else. Add to...
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Written on October 6th, 2006
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nightbloom26
I have alot of trouble sleeping mostly because my body doesn't shut off, well more likely my brain and then when I do go to bed I am up again a couple hours later. I was doing really well with a combonation of lunesta and clonipin don't...
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Written on February 3rd, 2007
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antiyou
i have to wake up in 3 hours and i havent even gone to sleep yet. why cant i sleep.
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Written on January 12th, 2008
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cinfullynn
It's late and you would think I could fall asleep after a long day. But then my eyes pop wipe open and I am wide awake for some odd reason or another.
It can be very frustrating if it lasts for more than a few days and I am forced to...
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Written on February 6th, 2008
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BlueGeorgia
Ok to begin. You must lay down and close your eyes. Duh..
Then concentrate on your breathing. The best way to describe it it to take a deep breath, pause for a second and then exhale, pause for a second then repeat.
Breathing is the...
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Written on May 21st, 2008
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SassySexySweetSub
I use to just have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep...and now because a stupid doctor gave me sleeping pills and kept me on them for four years my body cant put itself to sleep...the only way i can sleep without sleeping pills...
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Written on August 9th, 2008
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conceptualclarity
What I call back-end insomnia, when you wake up way too early, is not as maddening as front-end insomnia, but it can be quite debilitating.
I keep beside my bed a bottle of sublingual melatonin spray and spray some under my tongue...
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Written on February 27th, 2010
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garvan
i have been suffering with insomnia for over seven years now.Oh to go to bed and shut your eyes and fall off into a natural sleep now is so alien to me.I have worked shift hours for 23 years non stop,that is working earlies 6am x 2pm...
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Written on March 13th, 2010
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rmichelles
Every night I can lay in the bed for hours but my mind will not shut down or relax where i can sleep. I end having to tire push my body so hard and make it shut down to where I pass out for 8 -12 hours just to get sleep. I go to...
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Written on January 15th, 2007
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sdanamarie
OMG man, its nice to see that I'm not the only person who doesn't sleep well at night!! I will feel extremely tired, and go to lie down on my bed. My body needs the rest like a boat needs water to function correctly... but...
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Written on January 24th, 2007
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