COVID-19 Lockdown and Sleep: How are you sleeping lately?

Hi all, same here, feeling stressed and not sleeping well. If anyone is interested there is a free stress control course starting on Monday for 6 weeks. If you are interested it will be on you tube and can be accessed at 2pm or 8pm on Mondays. Type BLOCKEDstresscontrol[.]org/BLOCKED on you tube to subscribe. Course materials are found on www.stresscontrol.org to read/ down load/ print. Tbe person who is running the course is Jim White, a scottish psychologist that works with the NHS. I'm  going to give it a go xx

@Turbogran 

I am really struggling with waking up during the night Having dreams that concern my late Father who died nearly 30 years ago. I also struggle with IBS & Diverticulitus when you get them together I really am up & down to the toilet all night then am sleeping in till 2PM which is not good for me 

I find it very hard to sleep I'm scared of closing my eyes incase I don't wake up I'm still coughing continuously, because of my emphysema my arm aches all the Time with my lymphoedema, never know which way to lay I worry about every little thing ,I'm praying every night to wake up in the morning my anxiety is all over the place I like watching the soaps bug that has caused me grief watching the storyline about yasmeen and geof ,as when you have been through domestic violence it brings all the pain and anger back again just lately everything is doom and gloom my PTSD is worse ,I'm scared my cancer will come back as fighting that it's hard to cope with plus all the worry of my other illnesses I get so anxious anc scared I lie awake ages ,my tinnitus doesnt help me either it's like machine working then my headaches so its very hard for me .when this all ends I shall still be scared of it ,it so hard not being able to see my children and grandchildren and great grandson not being able to give them nanny cuddles I hate it ,June 1st will be my birthday I'm mot even looking forward to that ,as I know I cant celebrate it with my family it is so worrying with everything I'm scared when my husband goes shopping incase he catches it it's such a sad time for everyone I hate it it's like the whole world as come to the end our skegness is like a ghost resort it's hard for people looking after animals our nature land is struggling it's so sad Tiger 

Sleep during this pandemic has been no different from any other time for me.  Having a disabled partner who needs help in and out of bed an average 3 times a night means being awake for about 20 minutes a time with on a good night having spells of 1.5 hrs sleep between each time.. Result being tired all the time to a degree.

My sleeping pattern is off the scale . No sleep at n8ght and falling to sleep around 7.30am for about 3 hrs. I'm exhausted 

I have medication that helps me sleep. To that, I have added 6 mgs of melatonin. I have researched it and you can take up to 10 mgs safely. Sleep experts suggest no screen time the last hour before you go to bed because it disrupts your body's sleep wake cycle. Instead, do some reading just before bed and get the TV out of your bedroom. Another thing that helps are weighted blankets which you can get on Amazon. The weight does something to calm your nerves. Try aromatherapy too, along with meditation to some soothing music which you can find on Youtube. Deep breathing exercises help as well. These are things I have learned in the past six months as I was going through a mental health crisis. I am happy to pass along what I have learned. Rest and sleep well my friends!  Leah

@Turbogran hi , try the government help again as it changed ,my son just got his now ,after being told he didnt qualify the first time x

@Courtney_J  I have been sleeping terribly, hard to fall asleep and very restless, waking up many times. A night.

@Courtney_J 

im still sleeping good despite the coronavirus concerns