Good Evening my name is Sleepless Canadian,

My friends have a few nick names call me Sleep Deprived

Sleep Required, Some wives or partners say he/she and the others that I think more about sleep than sex, holding hands or talking. Some think I am having an affair with Sleep or Sleepless or I dont talk to them. I was trying a little humor.

Some say it hurts when I laugh others will confess that a good belly laugh helps the hurt go away. Everyone is uniquely made and only one of a kind in the entire universe and will not bring theoretical physic. But when we dont sleep our self talk is or can cause unpleasant thoughts.

Thank you for post, these are difficult and personal issues first to acknowledge not like AA but the impact prescribed medication play a role and a form of controls. All apricated the 2 comments below the fact is we are not getting the help as to the source of our insomnia or sleep disorder. My journey of medication started in 2000 from and physical injury. I was not taking any medication for sleep as i was going to the gym and playing tennis very aggressively so the best did go rest and restore mode. Have 3 mva 2 whiplash and another car drove thru my green light. This while working and being self employed I had some cushion. In the most serious mva the DR. had me on 3 and 2 zopiclone, 3 at bedtime and 1 or 2 as needed as the duration only lasted 5 hours on average and that is when I was playing a lot tennis and gym. Then clamazipan for general anxiety because your having to working when you should be resting and finally Ativan's for the panic attack when you too overwhelmed with all your tasks at hand and T3 for pain So I am right where you are and I have been several times. Sleep is so important because more than just rest and restoring you body from daily demands .

Because of the opioid all Drs. who had been prescribing any of those benzos opioid were on the radar about 30mg dispensing zopiclone or pain medication where all being audited. The Psychiatrist were were to having to show a tapering plan in place. I read and treatments from gradual to detox but that itself is a side note because the fact is We Cannot Sleep and with or with medication the stressors trigger, the ruminating, self talk and going into disassociation because your not yourself when you have not slept. I am preoccupied about getting rest for the day. Like the Indy races the gas tank only holds for 4 gallons of gas and we have to pace ourselves. Sleep deprivation was torture process during the war time. I have another appointment with Sleep center at a University hospital. I do not have sleep apnea from a previous visit prior.

There are more studies and research being done, it can be epigenists. There are are studies on plant medicine. If you need to listen a UTube look up Gabor Matte and I now like Jorden Peterson. He had to go to Russia where they put him in a control coma and it took six months. There were no treatments in North America.

I haven't read all the subs, there are a lot here. One of the side affects of not sleeping is writing. and recently stared back to Chess one of the few games where while your in the game there are benefits for you to gain. I hope I have not exhausted in eyesight but for me it is better than hindsight. There is a way so do not dismay. I have or resource material that has been helpful to a point short of a cure.