I used to be a great sleeper and I would have fallen asleep no matter who was in talking or what was on the tv and I would listen to him breathing later when I woke up unwell to get myself back to sleep but now I don’t sleep anymore at night or I don’t sleep for days and then sleep all day and it feels like a nightmare ground hog day and everyone else is sleeping so I just sit with my thoughts and pictures and our shitz zu daisy snores and sometimes I think it’s him just for a second and then I break all over again, is this insomnia caused by greif and any tips for me please anyone xxx
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Hello @NormaJean, I’m so sorry for the loss of your partner. Sleep problems are common during grief, though I know that may not make it feel any easier to bear.
You’ve asked for some tips, so I wanted to share Mind’s, “How to cope with sleep problems” resource with you.
I hope this is helpful; maybe someone will have some other suggestions to share. Grief is hard work, so please be kind to yourself.
Take good care,
Seaneen
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Thank you very much x
@NormaJean (Great Name) sorry for your loss but my sleeping is really bad and has been for years, I take ZOPICLONE 7.5 mg every night and I get 3 or 4 hours every night which I get by on ask your doctor if you can see him. for the last 10 years or so I was scared to sleep in case my Sue had a attack and needed Oxygen or worse so I think Subconsciously I trained myself to get by on little sleep but like you now and again I do just fall asleep all the day through. take care hun you are not alone Dave Liverpool
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I too take Zopiclone. I wouldn’t manage without them. I can just about cope with the days but nighttime too would be overwhelming x
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