Trying to Sleep

[DarthKobold]

Howdy. My name's Jacob, I'm 23, and I've had issues with depression for a while. Since I was around 11 or 12.

Just thought I'd introduce myself. Another terrible day led to another sleepless night, but this time I did some websurfing instead of self destructive thinking.

Either way, y'all seem very friendly here, and that's just the sort of thing I'm looking for these days.

[SadJo]

Hi Jacob. Have you tried Tylenol PMs? They help me sleep. I talked to four doctors about taking them every night, and all four said there's no problem.

[Monty]

Hi Jacob,

From one insomniac to another, I have great sympathy for those who can't sleep.

Was wondering how long that this sleepless has been following you around.

I have a good friend that also suffers from insomnia. Often she only gets 4 hours a sleep a night. A good night for me is 6 hours.

Like most things until you experience it yourself you don't really "get it".

Hope that this cycle ends soon.

Looking forward to learning more about you.

I often end my posts with, sleep well. Really hope this is true for you tonight.

[DarthKobold]

Thank you for the greetings!

Basically, I can try and force myself into a semi-stable sleeping schedule for up to a month at most, before it inevitably slips off the slope and I find myself unable to sleep except for maybe four hours at night, and maybe two in the afternoon.

It's better now these days, as there was a time I went two weeks without seeing the sun.


It started a few years ago, but I was able to get it mostly under control up until a few nasty events a couple years ago kinda threw me into a breaking point. I'm only now beginning to reassert control over my own life.