☾ Insomnia and Insomniacs ☾

[Kat Jay Sparrow]

How many hours of sleep do you usually get on an average night?
Once I get to sleep I can sleep as little as an hour or even over twelve. Normally I get maybe three to six hours of sleep once I get to sleep, which recently has been like one in the afternoon so... yeah.
Have you ever had any hallucinations from lack of sleep?
Not that I know of, or remember. I've been very loopy from lack of sleep...
How long have you suffered from insomnia?
For over eight years.

[MissVenus]

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[Caffeini]

How many people do you know suffer or have suffered from insomnia? None at the moment.
How many hours of sleep do you usually get on an average night? Around 5 to 8. I don't think I'm a Insomniac (since I don't have doctors note for it) but when I wake up, I always feel so tired, like I haven't slept at all and that causes me headaches and sometimes I fall asleep during the day. But when I get around 3 to 4 hours of sleep, then I can stay awake just fine.

[gravestones]

How many hours of sleep do you usually get on an average night?
This varies a lot from night to night, week to week. I suppose if I could put it in an average, usually at least 4 hours of solid sleep.
Have you ever had any hallucinations from lack of sleep?
Years ago when I was heavily struggling I was awake for nearly three days. I began to hallucinate and "dream" while awake. Everything seemed far away and like it wasn't real.
How long have you suffered from insomnia?
I've struggled off and on all my life with insomnia. Currently I'm having secondary insomnia from my medications. I can go to sleep just fine because my medicine makes me drowsy, but staying asleep is nearly impossible. I toss, turn, grind my teeth and wake up exhausted.

[Coco Bunny]

I actually got a late Christmas present today - a dodow breathing light! It's apparently really recommended, so I hope it helps! Will report back after a few days on it's success!
Has anyone else got one of these? If so, can you recommend a certain brightness or exercise (8 or 20 mins?) or just how much it's helped you?

[LostForever]

How many hours of sleep do you usually get on an average night? I average 2.45hours a night though I sometimes nap for about three hours during the day
Have you ever had any hallucinations from lack of sleep?
Not that I know of

How long have you suffered from insomnia?
Since 4 years old

[overcastsky]

sometimes I fall asleep quickly and sometimes it takes all night. I don't think it's good to fall asleep right after i've been on my phone or anything with blue light, so recently i have been drawing before I go to sleep and it seems to be helping. I think I should pay more attention to the days im stressed out and see if there's a connection between them and the days I can't get sleep.

[rancidram]

I don't suffer from insomnia, but I am vitamin D deficient. Meaning I don't go outside a lot. I guess it's similar to insomnia because you are really tired. But you have no trouble sleeping. It's just that you can sleep too much. And it's exhausting when you wake up. Just thought I'd share

[Watermelonfruit]

Hi, i suffer from insomnia due to my ADD and bad anxiety. For anyone who needs help, try melatonalin gummies, the ones i have are 5g but i cut them in half for 2.5, which seems to work perfectly. They have been helping me feel more awake and im getting proper sleep! Finally.

[sweathie]

local insomniac here *peace sign*
my anxiety has caused this and i used to average like 3 hours of sleep and i'd actually die every single day
got on trazodone a few months back and its REALLY helped im just stupid over the summer because i haven't been taking meds so i'm up again. go to sleep at 1 and wake up like 4, yknow, like normal people do