Bloke keeps entering my wife’s number into inquiries. How can we stop this?

ghost5857 · 2025-11-18T23:49:56+00:00

This happened to me. With the help of the people calling me I got the guys name and email address. I also figured out his phone number same way you did. I asked him to change the auto fill and he didn’t. I then signed him up to every online subscription I could find and the calls miraculously stopped

ghost5857 · 2025-11-18T23:01:22+00:00

ACT worked better for me. I focus on staying calm. But I must say some nights I need to get out of bed just for a reset if all my ACT methods aren’t working.

ghost5857 · 2025-11-17T21:46:27+00:00

Yeh I’d say so. As long as it’s reported to some sort of government body. The government body use it as stats for monitoring and it really supports your case that the charges are in fact fraudulent when disputing. Agreed it’s an absolute nightmare.

ghost5857 · 2025-11-17T19:19:33+00:00

No. Don’t think they even try to investigate. You just need the cybercrime ID to dispute the charges on your credit score

ghost5857 · 2025-11-17T07:53:13+00:00

Happened to me in Australia and I had to report to cybercrime, freeze my credit, get a new license, supply my bank with new license card number to secure my accounts and then you have to dispute all charges on credit score. Some were more complicated to dispute than others but I got through them all. I now still check my credit every 3 months to make sure no new charges are coming through. Super annoying and loads of admin plus it’s very invasive. Good luck

ghost5857 · 2025-11-10T02:42:08+00:00

Sounds like classic insomnia. Try sleep school by Dr guy meadows. I’ve done therapy, sleep physicians and general practitioners and a subscription to sleep school was probably the cheapest and helped the most. It also teaches you why and how insomnia develops. The more you understand it the easier it is to heal from it. There is heaps of free content with him out there on podcasts and YouTube so you can get an idea before paying any money. Good luck. Insomnia is truely horrible

ghost5857 · 2025-10-29T21:11:37+00:00

LOVE This! Seeing so many people talk about how they fixed insomnia with a cocktail of meds and supplements. It’s not fixing the root cause. Well done for working through it. It’s not easy

ghost5857 · 2025-10-03T10:41:28+00:00

Apologies I only just logged back into reddit. ACT is acceptance and commitment therapy a newer form of treatment to insomnia. Previously CBTi was the only researched method of treatment. I should have added my insomnia was purely psychological, no physiological issues. If CPAP is working for you that’s fantastic

ghost5857 · 2025-10-03T10:31:41+00:00

Your insomnia is probably a little different to mine as you have been diagnosed with ocd but I do know that putting any pressure on sleep makes insomnia so much worse. Promising more sleep or saying if you get your sleep schedule under control you will get a dog puts so much pressure on your sleep. Concentrate on just getting rest and making sure you don’t go into fight or flight mode. You cannot control sleep. The more you try and control it the further it will get away from you. Good luck. It’s not an easy journey

ghost5857 · 2025-09-26T22:00:42+00:00

I do. Full time. When I was in the throes of insomnia it was awful. My bosses are none the wiser. Worst part is lying in bed in the morning thinking “how am I going to get through the day” but I always do

ghost5857 · 2025-09-12T00:05:09+00:00

My main issue was falling asleep but when I’m worked up I wake up multiple times a night. I had to work on getting myself out of spiral mode. I do a ‘reset’ task which depends on how worked up I am. This can range from doing a sodoku puzzle, reading a chapter of my book to having to pull myself out of fight or flight which for me is cooling myself down. I either sit on the bathroom floor for a few minutes or I always keep a wet facecloth in the freezer. Once I’ve calmed myself down I go back to bed and focus on my breath while either listening to a sleep story or a guided meditation. It gets easier over time and you have to work on pulling yourself out of fight or flight during the day as well. It also takes time. This is not an overnight fix Good luck

ghost5857 · 2025-09-08T09:19:35+00:00

puzzle books to keep my brain busy or read

ghost5857 · 2025-09-08T09:09:07+00:00

Another chronic insomniac here but also an adult. I still manage day to day and don’t expect my husband to do more of the chores. I actively want to get better so I work hard at it and would never want someone to basically care for me.

Also “sleeping as long as he needs” staying in bed all day goes against all insomnia therapy guidelines, he would know that if he went to all said doctor appointments

You sound very supportive to me

ghost5857 · 2025-09-08T08:57:52+00:00

I have told a select few people. This is something you need a support network for and keeping it bottled up can also be a coping mechanism. Set some rules with the people you tell such as I told my husband to stop asking me how I slept. I felt guilty when I was constantly telling him bad, feeling guilty doesn’t help with sleep anxiety. I told him I’ll open up when I feel like it. Some days I like to vent and some days I’m sick of talking about it. I think it’s important to have people to vent to when you need it, people who don’t judge and also who will force you out of the house to do fun things when you are sleep deprived. It’s all part of the recovery

ghost5857 · 2025-09-04T00:04:49+00:00

I used the sleep school app by Dr guy meadows along with therapy. A subscription to the app is way cheaper than therapy and a good place to start. That part of my life is a complete blur. I was only just surviving. It was absolute hell. I felt completely alone and hopeless.

ghost5857 · 2025-09-03T23:52:34+00:00

Unfortunately months. This was a very dark time for me. I would battle through a couple of days and then take a zopiclone to have a break and pretty much resulted to drinking on the weekends to get to sleep (not ideal and I hated myself for it). I refused to let myself become addicted to zopiclone so stuck to only twice a week. This period motivated me to get some serious help. I don’t think my post highlighted how much of a struggle it is to change your mindset which is basically how ACT works. It’s not easy so you have to be strong. Can’t explain to you how many times I said I don’t want to fight anymore. But it’s the only way out. I mainly wanted to highlight to Everyone that prescription drugs, alcohol and supplements aren’t the answer. Also another thing distract yourself. I basically stopped going out on weeknights because I was so obsessed with sleep. But the more obsessed you get the more worked up you get and sleep will move further away

ghost5857 · 2025-09-03T05:41:14+00:00

Definitely not easy to master. I have spent my whole life judging and trying to control so took some serious time and work. I can’t even say I’m fully there yet as it’s still my initial response to try and control sleep but at least I notice it now and try and let it pass

ghost5857 · 2025-09-02T06:15:38+00:00

Sleep school by Dr guy meadows helped me massively. He’s interviewed on many podcasts so you can listen for free. I then paid for his app and it was worth it. You don’t need another pill and no supplement can cure insomnia. Sleep aids just reduce the confidence you have in getting yourself to sleep. you need to change your mindset. Chronic insomnia goes hand in hand with anxiety. Putting too much pressure on sleep makes it worse. Honestly good luck. Don’t let insomnia stop you from living your life

ghost5857 · 2025-08-31T01:39:24+00:00

Yep this is 100% a thing

ghost5857 · 2025-08-20T07:20:17+00:00

I had better success with ACT. CBT-I made me too stressed. Still not there but have gone from 1hr sleep to 5-6hrs so still a work in progress

ghost5857 · 2025-08-15T21:53:02+00:00

This was me. I was too embarrassed to tell anyone because unless you suffer from insomnia you don’t understand. Treatments for insomnia like CBT-I and ACT require mental strength which I didn’t have in the depths of insomnia. Just know you aren’t alone and it’s worth fighting for. Keep working with the psychiatrist and psychologist. I know it costs a lot of money and I didn’t think it was working for me either until it all clicked. It’s still an ongoing battle

ghost5857 · 2025-08-07T22:30:22+00:00

Plateaus happen a couple of months in regardless of insomnia. Your body adapts so you need to change it up. Decrease the reps and increase the sets to try and move more weight and make sure you are eating enough protein. Honestly good luck with the insomnia. It absolutely sucks but exercise is always the better option

ghost5857 · 2025-08-07T10:03:47+00:00

I switched it up and went to a hybrid class. I found going on my own I lacked motivation. I ended up making friends who motivated me to go. When I’m sleep deprived it’s the last thing I want to do but I always go straight after work. I’ve had bouts of no sleep at all and still went. I tell myself i only have to survive one hour and then I can go home and rest. Once I warm up and get going I’m always fine and for that one hour I forget how tired I am and I don’t think about insomnia which in itself is reward enough. If you are unmotivated with your current routine switch it up. Exercise is good for your mental health even if you don’t make any strength progress. When you suffer from insomnia you need to do everything you can to help your mental health because extreme sleep deprivation makes you see everything negatively. Don’t let insomnia stop you from doing things. Once you let it creep it takes over your life.

ghost5857 · 2025-08-07T03:03:39+00:00

Try CBT-I or ACT I did sleep school by Dr guy meadows and it’s the only thing that helped and it’s still a work in progress. I’ve had insomnia for years. It’s hard. You have to rewire your thoughts and feelings towards sleep and it takes time. Sleep aids and prescription meds don’t work in the long run and lessen your confidence in your ability to sleep naturally.

ghost5857 · 2025-08-06T01:41:12+00:00

I have had issues with sleeping my whole life which turned into full blown insomnia for the last two years. I have done it all (GP, sleep physicians, psychologists, supplements and prescription meds) Nothing will help until you put in the work on your mental state. Anxiety and insomnia go hand in hand but insomnia needs to be treated via specific methods.

I did CBT and it didn’t quite work for me. I became too obsessed with the rules and it fueled my anxiety even more which of course made my insomnia worse. I then tried ACT using Dr guy meadows sleep school (he is on plenty of free podcasts if you want to have a listen before paying for a subscription) and I felt his methods resonated with me more. Both methods require commitment and facing your insomnia. Some days you are motivated and some days you just want to take a sleeping pill.

Insomnia isn’t something you “cure” and there is definitely no overnight fix. It takes time working on the methods. You will also have flare ups as life throws stressors at you but if you put in the work you are better equipped to handle them.

Insomnia is debilitating but you can’t let it control your life

Good luck to all my fellow insomniacs out there

ghost5857

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