Milliecat
New Member
hi! I’ve struggled with insomnia all my life, usually a mix of not beeing able to fall asleep, waking up during the night and also waking up early, a great combo, I know. I have better and worse periods with it, and right now it is at a crisis point.
Since being diagnosed a few years ago, I have learnt how many people on the spectrum have «signal issues», Like not feeling cold, high pain tolerance etc. And I’ve talked it out with professionals amd we have concluded that I am probably not getting the signal that says I am tired. Because I am never tired or feel like it would be good to go to bed now. I will, and frequently do, forget to go to bed because my body does not inform me that I am tired and that it needs to rest. The only time I realize I need sleep is when I have gone so long without a real nights sleep that I feel like I am about to vomit and faint at the same time.
Right now I sleep around 3-4hours a night, and usually have at least one night of no sleep each week. After not sleeping for a night I still do not feel tired, nor after 3h sleep in the course of 3nights. It is exhausting.
Forgetting to sleep is getting to be a serious problem, because it is mentally torturing to not get any rest, but my body just will not turn off. And just not sleeping does make me more «autistic» because all my masking skills just disappear, making everyday life and social interactions very challenging.
Anyone else experiencing similar issues?
Or have so much angst/anexity that you are so wound up that you can’t sleep?
Any advice would be great, but I already know all the common ones for insomnia so those are not necessary to repeat.
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I use seroquel for sleep every night, because without it I don’t have a chance.
Also, I had a really weird reaction to melantonin, where it made me worse, which is something I’ve never heard anyone else say, bit it is not an option. And it is not a delayed sleep disorder or whatever that is called.
Since being diagnosed a few years ago, I have learnt how many people on the spectrum have «signal issues», Like not feeling cold, high pain tolerance etc. And I’ve talked it out with professionals amd we have concluded that I am probably not getting the signal that says I am tired. Because I am never tired or feel like it would be good to go to bed now. I will, and frequently do, forget to go to bed because my body does not inform me that I am tired and that it needs to rest. The only time I realize I need sleep is when I have gone so long without a real nights sleep that I feel like I am about to vomit and faint at the same time.
Right now I sleep around 3-4hours a night, and usually have at least one night of no sleep each week. After not sleeping for a night I still do not feel tired, nor after 3h sleep in the course of 3nights. It is exhausting.
Forgetting to sleep is getting to be a serious problem, because it is mentally torturing to not get any rest, but my body just will not turn off. And just not sleeping does make me more «autistic» because all my masking skills just disappear, making everyday life and social interactions very challenging.
Anyone else experiencing similar issues?
Or have so much angst/anexity that you are so wound up that you can’t sleep?
Any advice would be great, but I already know all the common ones for insomnia so those are not necessary to repeat.
_________________________
I use seroquel for sleep every night, because without it I don’t have a chance.
Also, I had a really weird reaction to melantonin, where it made me worse, which is something I’ve never heard anyone else say, bit it is not an option. And it is not a delayed sleep disorder or whatever that is called.