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How to overcome a fear of sleep?

Asked by Unbroken (10746points) January 31st, 2015

Obviously I do sleep. So this fear should be self correcting.. Given time, correct?

Well that is what I thought months ago. I only sleep when I’m exhausted. Or sometimes during the day or if people are around and awake.

See for a while there I would fall asleep and wake up in the hospital a day or more later. That scare seems like a thing of the past. Overall it has been several months since my last incident. But I still struggle with sleeping. Nightmares of accidents, emergency situations, the hospital getting my living wrong or throwing it out. Being at the mercy of others… Becoming a vegetable. Millions of tableaus.

I need to sleep at night. Get in synch with the rest of the world. Get in line with my circadian rhythm. It is important to my recovery and for optimizing my time with people and schedules.

I’ve tried soothing music, meditating taking pills..those worked a little too well. Waking up was arduous. Any other ideas floating in the ether?

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