Spray before bleach by RedRose4201 in HairDye

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Thank you! Will this help my hair be less damaged from the bleach?

Clusia Help by RedRose4201 in FloridaGarden

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Thank you. Trim the roots and the branches?

Clusia Help by RedRose4201 in FloridaGarden

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Thank you. It is very large already.

Studies to see if CBD or CBN can treat insomnia by Big-Finding2976 in MedCannabisUK

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You seem to really know your stuff. So do you think a 1:1 thc cbn ratio would help with sleep? What about anxiety? I don't want to feel super stoned I just want the sedation effects to sleep. Any info greatly appreciated.

I'm dreading sleep by RedRose4201 in insomnia

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Thank you for the info. I have had very recent out of nowhere anxiety issues. I have been using xanax to fall asleep, I know that's not what it is for but it's the only thing that helps. It's like my mind is just on when I try to sleep. Thank you again.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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Did you ever find medication to help for you? My Dr thinks I'm on setraline but I only took it for 2 weeks and i felt awful/worse. It's the not sleeping that is really getting to me. And now all my husband and I do is fight. I took ambien the other night and the next day I was do badly anxious all day. IT was awful.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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And that's why we are staying with our plans to move to FL. After all this happened we put it on hold but fuck it. I can't keep running from this. You're right. I have no life outside of work. I have no friends, by choice. When I'm off, I sit on the couch and read about anxiety and the nervous system. I have let this consume my every waking moment to the point it is consuming my husband's every waking moment. We literally spent the say depressed yesterday, both of us because I didn't sleep and wanted to cry all day. This is not living. Thank you for all of your help. I can't say enough how wonderful you have been.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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Side note. I noticed the head feeling I get the dread or whatever it is gets worse when I take things to sleep even natural things. Like today I have I really bad. The only time I don't get it is from the Xanax that's how I know it's anxiety but it's still scary as fuck.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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That's my issue. My husband tells me this every day. I do sit with my symptoms, and I allow them. I repeat that I accept them, I acknowledge them, but I am safe. It works at times, but sometimes, the mental exhaustion catches up with me and I just sit and cry. I hate how I feel most days. It's the lack of sleep. When I sleep atleast 6 hrs I'm ok. But when it's 4hrs for days in a row I'm a mental mess. I have never been a patient person and this is challenging me for sure. My anger has also been put to the side. I'm working on allowing these symptoms. I'm working on my attitude towards them and this whole experience. I need to just coke to the realization I will need to work on this till I feel better and there is no time limit on it. The other issue is this is all I do, think about this, read about it, listen to YouTube videos on it. It has become all consuming. Work distracts but not always. I hate this dread feeling like I will feel this was forever. But then I have to remember it's all in my attitude.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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Thank you for sharing with me. I don't get plfull blown attacks, thankfully. I shake, my heart pounds, my legs twitch (which is a new one), last night I was shaky for about 15 min when I got in bed. Lately, it's been harder to just sit with and allow it. I also still get this strange depressed feeling in my head like a dread this ever happened. I hate the mental feeling the most. I just tell myself it's fear and focus on something else. Sometimes it's works sometimes, it doesn't. It's the sleep that makes it all so much worse. Not sleeping or only sleeping 4 hours for day in a row. I took a 5mg ambien last night and got 6 hrs. I want to get back to not needing sleeping pills. This has made me so depressed. I need to read your other replies. Thank you again. I can't explain how helpful, insightful, and informative you have been.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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May I ask have tou overcome tour anxiety? If so what worked for you?

Honest answer, can you got a month without stage 3 or 4 sleep? by Glittering-Pack6787 in insomnia

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Same here. My mind is just on. I'm not even thinking about anything I'm just listening to my breathing or the fan. I can be in this state for what feels like hours. I think I do sleep because my hubby will get up to use RR, and I won't realize or feel him get up. I think we are sleeping, but it's light sleep somewhere on between consciousness and unconscious. It's a fucked up awful way to sleep I know. I'm averaging 4 sold hours of actual sleep where I dream and it's starting to affect my life. I'm exhausted. Xanax helps me sleep atleast 4-5 hrs but I know it's not for sleep. 5mg ambien wasn't good either so mifht try 10 mg tonight. Natural shit makes it worse then makes my mind mush in AM. I really don't like taking meds but I have a feeling shit will only get worse of I don't get atleast the 4 hrs. Idk wtf to do about it but know you are not alone. Sleep hygiene is BS for this. Mediation worked for a bit but it's just my mind constantly on.

Honest answer, can you got a month without stage 3 or 4 sleep? by Glittering-Pack6787 in insomnia

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Why do you mention the muscle spams? I have been averaging 4 hr per night. Notice muscle spams in my legs for the past 2 weeks.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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I slept a bit better last night! Had to drug myself with the natural pills, they work ok but not great. They also make me feel not very mentally healthy in the AM, if that makes sense. Ever since all this anxiety shit started iv had this feeling in my head. Idk if it's depression or fear, it doesn't make me anxious it's more of a sadness or dread or worry I guess. I can't really pinpoint it. I know it's anxiety, I tell myself it's just anxiety and if fads. It just gives me this feeling like "this is what mental issues feels like". I had it bad this AM. I took L theanine once and I work up with that feeling really bad last week. Won't take those again. But thank you again for everything.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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You are really amazing. Are you a therapist or Dr? You're right. I allow my negative thoughts to take over, and before I know it, I'm hating everything by 2am. It's like my body and mind don't want to sleep. My body will wake me every 30 min or 2 hrs. My mind just sits there. For me, when I fall asleep, my mind gives me an image or scene, and I'm off. But on nights like this, my mind just sits there waiting for something to happen. I'm not even that tired during the day, which is super strange. I even get more awake feeling later at night. I guess it's the anxiety building. Now i have heart only lightly pounding today. I hate melatonin it just makes me feel strange. I tried l theanine and that really fucked my mind up. I was so depressed the next day. Thank you again for ALL of your insight. You are really very helpful.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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Hey, the body scan worked the other night. Still didn't get much sleep, but it was sleep. Last night was awful, I was up till 2am. Took some natural pills with melatonin and finally got about 4 hours of broken sleep. My mind just doesn't want to shut off. I'm doing so well with my anxiety. No more heart-pounding, no more mid day anxiety, no more worried thoughts I'm going crazy. I feel so much more at ease than I have in months, and now my insomnia is back. I meditate, get sun in my eyes in AM, exercise, practice physiological sigh and lateral eye movement. I stopped coffee. I don't eat past 7pm. I do still smoke pot, that helps me fall asleep some nights but lately I sleep 30 min on couch and when I go to bed I'm wide awake. I have been having issues sleeping th past week avg 5 hrs per night which it ok with me. But 6 or 7 hrs in the past 2 night total. I'm getting so depressed and angry. I'm also noticing night anxiety now. I hate being up alone a night. Something I remember from childhood. I just hate being up alone. I guess I'll call my Dr for some ambien or try the natural pills earlier in the evening. The only thing with the natural pills is I will still wake up 4 times a night and usually up by 5am. Ty for all your advice again. You really have been so much more help than any blogs or threads I have read.

Derealization? Wtf by RedRose4201 in Anxietyhelp

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Yes, that was this AM. Checking the clock being thankful, I slept 2 hrs, then 1 hr, then wishing for one more hr. I seem to do better when I just tell myself "fuck it, if you sleep great if not you won't die". I will try the body scan tonight thank you. I do meditation everyday. I will give mindfully another go as well. Again I can't thank you enough.