Can’t sleep

[Depression = 72% of members]

I feel tired. I am tired. I can’t sleep, though. No particular reason. No heavy thoughts at the moment. Just the random stuff that floats around daily. I miss my boy. Maybe that’s it. I don’t know. Does anyone else ever have trouble sleeping  when it feels like nothing is wrong?

[JNChell]

I feel tired. I am tired. I can’t sleep, though. No particular reason. No heavy thoughts at the moment. Just the random stuff that floats around daily. I miss my boy. Maybe that’s it. I don’t know. Does anyone else ever have trouble sleeping  when it feels like nothing is wrong?

[GaGrl]

What do your sleep cycles look like? Are you having trouble going to sleep? Sleeping but then waking at 2 or 3 AM?

I was waking at 3 AM and running on so little sleep that it was affecting my ability to function during the day. My therapist diagnosed a type of anxiety-based depression -- which happens when we deal with circumstances out of our control (my sister had inoperable, metastasized Stage IV breast cancer at age 31). He referred me to a psychiatrist who could prescribe the right meds, and I took a relatively short course of antidepressant that re-established my sleep cycle.

[JNChell]

Hi, Gagrl. I usually wake before my alarm goes off. It’s set for 4:30. I do wake up in the middle of the night often. Midnight, 2’ish, 3’ish. I look at my phone and feel lucky to have a couple more hours to sleep. I’m forcing myself back into the gym starting tomorrow. I know that lifting and cardio reduce cortisol. Hopefully it will help with sleep.

I’m sorry to know about your sister.

I try to stay away from meds and look for natural supplements. Pills scare me. I witnessed what they did to my dad. He shot a hole in the ceiling with a shotgun during, what I would call, a manic episode. I’m very wary of pharmaceuticals.