Re: Why can't I sleep

In Reply to: Why can't I sleep posted by Nick on September 18, 2000 at 06:41:53:

: Okay. I don't know if this can be classified as insomnia but here goes. At night I end up watching movies all night, and by the time I try to go to sleep, it's either too late to go to sleep or I can't. And when I do try to go to bed early, normally I can't. And as such during the day I'm always sleepy. I want to sleep at night, but for some reason I just can't. It's driving me nuts, because I'm only 15, and since I'm always tired during the day, I can't get my homework done. My grades and attendence have suffered for 3 years because of this, but I didn't seek help because I thought insomnia was like something you get from being messed up or something. Can you please give me advice?

Hi Nick! I'm not a dr. but I do have insomnia. Mine seems a little different from yours because I also have anxiety attacks, but this does not mean that yours is not as a bad or feel as terrible. I would talk to your doctor and see what he thinks, it may be a very simple explanation. Write back if you need to talk. rhonda