I am a 36-year-old male. Almost all my life I’ve been a very good sleeper(most of the time), but now for some reason, out of the blue, I started suffering from debilitating insomnia.
It started off with falling asleep at dawn and then sleeping for only around two hours. Then, the next day, despite huge pressure, I had 0 sleep and tonight again, no sleep whatsoever. I feel like my whole body is shutting down, to say the least, and my mind convinced me now that I have lost my ability to sleep, and that I will just continue deteriorating until I pass.
It is possible that anxiety/OCD kickstarted all of this but I have no clue why I am completely unable to sleep now. I fear what will happen if it continues like this………will I be hospitalized or something?
Did anyone go through something similar, and if yes, how did you overcome it?
Hi. I am twice your age and like you i used to get brilliant nights of sleep then quite suddenly not so good in more recent years. Lots of experimenting and research but no pills, im dead against pills, even now where i`m borderline for cholesterol meds, i`m working with it to find an answer but no pills. Some years back totally cut out caffeine, my suggestion, get it out of your life although slowly and not cold turkey. For last 2 years prior to bed i make and drink a hot chocolate using powdered cacao (not cocoa as that is already processed) get it from Grapetree or Amazon in kilo bags. Large mug, half to 1 TBSP cacao, fill 3/4 of the mug with boiling water and top up with milk plus 30secs in microwave to top up the heat. You might find it an acquired taste but be patient and persevere. Cacao boosts the ability of our body to make its own stem cells. It`s ok to drink this a few times a day but i just drink it prior to bed. It would take far too long to explain my whole story about drugs and alternatives. Other ways to manage/overcome the situation such as vitamins and minerals plus quality of food intake, ie, remove processed/ultraprocessed food and very importantly, exercise! This process will take some time to realise so be patient and don`t expect any results in the short term. Good luck.