These two are not nearly this different in size. Forced perspective!

I also don’t know why I’m telling BlueSky all this. Threads about people with insomnia and all the unhelpful things people recommend really grind my gears.

I don’t know if this person whose thread I was reading is experiencing these things, and I hope they’re not, but supplements and exercise are not going to help actual insomnia. It takes real, intensive help. And we deserve to sleep!

Also the anxiety had me convinced that a friend my husband was distancing himself from was going to come to our house and shoot him. It was all so real to me.

What finally helped? Seeing a therapist for cognitive behavioral therapy specifically for insomnia, and getting on a low dose of Zoloft. Why? Because I was fantasizing about taking an entire bottle of trazodone just so I could feel the feeling of falling asleep.

In my case, the bigger problem was some anxiety that - after having my first night of no sleep - kicked into high gear and became a vicious cycle. I was anxious about going to bed and then I couldn’t sleep because I was anxious. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

None of those things helped me. I tried literally everything (except acupuncture). So all those suggestions seem so dismissive. Our bodies are wired for sleep, and if you’re not sleeping, there’s a bigger problem.

I don’t remember leaving any blood on the carpet, thank goodness!

Also, he’s right, I have a terrible sense of direction.