Hi everyone,

I am not sure if others have had similar experiences with this type of sleep issue….. Basically what happens is that I start to feel physically tired. I yawn, my eyes get heavy, and I do feel sleepy. But as soon as I lay down in bed and my head hits the pillow, I can’t sleep…...... No matter how many times I yawned before or felt tired…. It’s like as soon as my head hits the pillow something happens in my brain and I can’t sleep…..

Last night I started feeling sleepy around 10pm which is normal for me. I go to bed usually around 11pm ( or try to at least). I ended up tossing and turning in bed last night and did not sleep at all :(

It’s like my mind starts racing and my heart gets hyper just thinking of things…... Then I start to think about my childhood and I get really sad and start crying in bed.

Last night I went to bed around 11pm feeling tired…... I kept tossing and turning…. It became 1 in the morning….. and then 2am….. and then 4am…...... and then I slept around 7am for 3 hours…........

I’ve been taking Unisom here and there to help with my insomnia. I feel like I build a tolerance to sleeping pills too though.

For example I’ve taken a sleeping pill in the past (sometimes 2), and I would start overthinking and I would get hyper…..

What can I do ?

I feel physically sleepy but when I lay down I just can’t sleep…... I toss and turn…... It’s so weird to be physically sleepy but my mind won’t just let me…..........

P.S I’ve had sleeping issues since elementary

I can’t remember the last time I had a good sleep…

Can anyone recommend some things that would possibly help? Has anyone felt this way before?

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