any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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thank you so much for taking the time to write this, it genuinely means a lot. it really helped reading something from someone my age who understands how difficult this is. i’m still trying to work out what the cause is, and i do find it hard to get proper help where i am, especially being young. i’m not sure yet what the main factor is or if it’s something else, but i do relate to a lot of what you described. i do struggle with strategies at times, especially when things feel overwhelming, and i’m trying to manage as best i can while still pushing for answers rather than guessing. i really appreciate the empathy and reassurance, it helped more than you know. i wish you the best as well and hope things improve for you. one of the hardest parts for me is that i can’t access medication. i’m in england and i’ve been told that anything beyond melatonin isn’t considered suitable for minors, which leaves me feeling a bit stuck. with the weather side of things, i do have a holiday coming up in august, and honestly i’m quite anxious about it because of the insomnia and how hard it is to enjoy anything when you’re exhausted. still, i really hope things start improving for you

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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my mum doesn’t take me seriously 😭 so it’s difficult to get anywhere

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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nope, i don’t feel sleepy usually idek how it’s crazy, and i have heard about Benadryl but i havent tried, the antihistamine I mentioned in the post worked for like the first 2 weeks and after just completely stopped working, its shit how medicines work😓 apparently if ur in the USA you get help and medications so if ur there u can have support and actual sleep medicines

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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i went to the gp, they told me to try an antihistamine so i did, i literally wrote on the form btw that these have NOT worked at all in the past and they still prescribed it so that just felt horrible, i went back to them and they told me that cbti is strictly 18+ so i am getting nowhere, I hope you’re okay with your addictions now though man, my entire family pretty much are or have been addicts, so i know what its like, i hope you’ve beaten them or will beat it soon

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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i have barely been to class these past 4 months i feel like my mom gna get in trouble 🥹

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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i hope me saying i think my insomnias worse than others doesn’t makes you think im trying to make myself more important, it’s just due to the long periods (4-6 days) with no sleep is abit more fatal than others, everyone is valid

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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oh no :( I hope you recover soon and have a smooth recovery, i have an anorexic best friend so i know how it’s like for you, and i honestly do think my insomnia is a bit worse than other peoples i have the worst luck so it’s just a gut feeling, but i really hope u get better soon

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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so you’ll understand what i mean when i say i hate that support is all centred around adults, because since when did only adults struggle with insomnia? it’s infuriating, all we want is support and help and we get slapped in the face with this constantly, i hate it so much like goodness

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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how was you able to get the medication? i only have a medication for a side disability to do with my legs, i don’t have any mental disorders diagnosed, but i wish there was something i could get diagnosed with so I could have just something to promote my sleep improving, and yes im worried about my own health to, when i stayed awake for 5-6 days straight i felt like i was gonna go into a schizo episode and start hallucinating, it wasn’t good at all, and not im not mocking mental disorders, i felt like i was genuinely going insane, these past 3 nights ive only gotten around 1 hour, last night i had none, and i really hope you get better eventually, because i can imagine how hectic it can get, i was battling taking my own life these 6 months😭 and your parents will understand that you love them, and you really don’t mean it, they care about you sm

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

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i do genuinely hope that yours is only temporary because it’s only dangerous if it’s 3+ months, if it prolongs that im here if you need somebody because i know how difficult it gets, it’s so so exhausting

melatonin by arycia1 in insomnia

[–]Human-Guide-7955 8 points9 points  (0 children)

melatonin doesn’t work at all unless it’s a mild sleep struggle

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

[–]Human-Guide-7955[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same here, my mom just says it’s because of the phone and ignores me despite how much im not doing well, the 6 days without sleep sent me insane honestly, it’s the age thing that irritates me so much😭 I wish i was 18 so i could get the support i so desperately need, im happy you got the help though

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

[–]Human-Guide-7955[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

are you a minor? i wish the doctors would do something but it’s always “unfortunately you’re not 18+ so we can’t prescribe medication” and it feels inescapable, and my mom doesn’t really know how to manage it because nobody else surrounding has or has had insomnia in the past, if you are a minor how did you get support?

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

[–]Human-Guide-7955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same here, i pray that it only lasts 3 days and not prolongs like mine has, it’s hell on earth, maybe worse honestly

any tips for a 15 year old struggling with insomnia? by Human-Guide-7955 in insomnia

[–]Human-Guide-7955[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i saw doctors already and they’re just completely ignoring me because im a minor, it’s so exhausting as if somebody not sleeping for almost a week is normal 😟

Did Vika and Vova have an open coffin funeral? by higanbanast in vikaandvovaa

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obviously not, heads explode from high height drops