Insomnia: when you’ve tried everything and still can’t sleep

[msugal]

I wish all those having trouble sleeping get a better sleep. I know how tough and painful it is to lose quality sleep.

[eastwood]

Psalm 4:8 ESV
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

[mary-ellenwood]

Followed this method to a T for my daughter, who had horrible insomnia and was lucky to be able to sleep even one hour for months. This video might have saved her life, it was the only thing that worked and with no sleep meds.

[gypsylee]

Reading comments helps me more than the video (and other insomnia videos). Knowing I’m not the only one is so comforting because with insomnia you feel so alone and think everyone else sleeps normally! Thanks guys 🌹❤️☺️

[captaincat]

My problem when I had insomnia was that I was 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 to sleep - putting effort into something that should be effortless. I was also worrying when I did not manage to sleep, with each hour the stress would build as it got closer to my wake up time for work I fixed it by trying not to sleep. I thought to hell with it I'll just stay awake the whole week. The first night I didn't even go to bed, . I cleaned my house top to bottom and went to work the next day. The second night I fought to stay awake and fell asleep at 4am, so I got 2 hours. The third night I was so shattered I fell asleep on the sofa about 9pm and slept til about 1am, went up to my bed still groggy and slept another 5 hours. And for a week thereafter I had a normal sleep cycle. I still get insomnia now and then, and I repeat the process I just mentioned. The best trick to beat insomnia is not to resist it but to embrace it. Use the hours you are awake for something purposeful. Don't stress about it, just go with it. When your body needs sleep it will happen, just ask any soldier doing their basic training.

[smartxalex]

Finally, something that is different than just "have better sleep hygiene, bro". I'm looking forward to trying this.

[ananavarro]

I have had terrible insomnia for almost two months now. Due to this problem I'm terribly depressed and anxious. Im desperate and feel so alone. It has turned into a vicious cycle that I can't get out of. I have not been able to go to work either. I'm so desperate.

[tomfaz]

I know how you feel, you are not alone! Let’s not give up hope.

[ladydeeluck]

I have sleep anxiety. I’m always tired. When I was younger I never had issues with sleep. Thanks for this video!

[healnu]

This is not helpful at all for those who don't sleep AT ALL for days on end. People are desperate and need a real cure.

[Holman-Western-Cape]

I couldn't sleep for a year. AMBIEN/Zolpedim didn't work. My psychiatrist diagnosed me with secondary insomnia due to stress and anxiety. I was prescribed Quetiapine which has been life changing.

I still practice sleep hygiene, which assists.

[chikenmilk]

Im trying to sleep and the white background hurts my eyes.

[angiebonponsiero]

I understand what he is saying and I have done it myself. Gone through being awake all day and all night and all day, when I went to bed I woke after two hours sweating, heart palpitations, managed to calm myself down by 4 am. When I then went back to sleep, but I slept for 12 hours, no-one could wake me.

[lucillasallabank]

I am a night person and that's that. I have tried for years to adjust to a 9-5 lifestyle but have never managed. I was just constantly sleep deprived. I just didn't want to go to bed early at night.

[joegardiner]

Jesus I’ve been suffering with anxiety and depression for the last few months and this last month I’ve been going to sleep from 10 pm and waking at 4/5.00 am without fail, that’s probaly heaven to some sufferers

[paperchain]

Glad you are smiling cause I 've been awake all night

[ejlonergan]

I've been dealing with sleep issues since my late 20's. At first it was helpful; I was the first to the gym, first to the office. But now in my mid 50's and I am getting 4 on a good night; but there are mostly bad nights of 1-2 hours.
I feel like I have tried more or less everything. I quit drinking alcohol, stopped drinking coffee after the mornings two (large) cups (though I cut it out totally for a trial but didn't help), started doing 10K a day in walks most days of the week, lost 20 kilos as a side effect to the Keto and intermittent fasting diet. I eat around 3pm so it's not eating late. I'm taking vitamins and mineral supplements. We started putting sleep music in our TV with the sleep timer. No phones in the bedroom.
I tried this; Dr. Christianson's very logical and sound approach several times over the years; I call it a "re-set" when I do the exhaustion method. What I haven't been able to get too is a rhythm of improvement.
But what is tough is how it is effecting my mood which effects how I am with my wife and son. I'm snappy and get pissy about things all the time...honestly I am not fun to be around more and more of the time.
I'm trying some homeopathic drops now. I honestly don't know what the heck I'm taking...but desperate times and all that...

[sirbilliam]

I find myself needing to do this about once a year. Life will happen where I need to reset the time I wake up. It's always a difficult process. Word of advice for the first day and then some, keep yourself busy. Resting will only make you tired. I had done this in highschool for my graduation project because the topic I chose was about sleep and all the reasons people can't sleep and how to fix it. I had tried this wake therapy on myself to test the effectiveness, and it helped. It was a 2 year long project I had done in about 3 months, and at the end when I had to give the presentation in front of panelists I was well rested for about a month consecutively at that point and my anxiety was down. This is something I have done since then whenever I need to wake up at a different time due to a different job or whatever. I suggest starting this on a Friday morning so you get Saturday to be exhausted and sleep Sunday morning. It also helps to wake up on that Friday at the time you're going to be waking up at throughout the week. So if 7 am is the time you want to wake up, make sure you are awake and rested the best you can be 7 am that Friday you'll be starting.

[mercysmith]

I tried everything natural to sleep but when I felt like my brain was about to explode, I even tried Ambien for 3 days which didn’t work.
FINALLY, what did work was castor oil lightly applied to my face, temples and wrists. Plus 2 magnesium pills right before bed.
Sounds crazy, but I was able to sleep and got my life back.

[sodas]

Might also just be metabolic, I was over exercising, under eating and not getting enough carbs which eventually lead to nutritional deficiencies etc (at the time thought I was being healthy)I was putting my body in a constant catabolic state which will cause the body to stay awake and alert, as it is meant to. Think about what you are doing and what messages you are sending to your central nervous system via the way you eat exercise and live...you might be putting your body in survival mode and your body is doing what its meant to be doing.