Only able to sleep 3-4 hours during lockdown/everyday.. (Any Solutions?)

[NichD]

Hi there, I'm a male currently at the age of 22 years old, this routine happened after the lockdown started, and really hit my anxiety and depression in the early of July.

During the lockdown, I feel like I'm being trapped at home. I lived alone where I have no one to talk to, usually I always go out and work before lockdown happened. Now, I only spent my day at home for about 2 months where I have no one to talk to and spent my time mostly on my computer and phone. Every night when I go to bed, I just can't sleep at all I tried many things, for example, taking sleep vitamins, exercise, meditation but it not helping me out when I tried to sleep. This makes me feel so stressed out during night time when I go to bed my mind always thought "it's another night I won't be able to sleep again".

It's been like a month I've only been able to sleep like 3-4 hours or even less and slowly I'm getting weaker and sick. My body always feels really tense and extremely tired but yet every time I went to bed I always can't sleep at all. At some point, I wanna take sleep medicine but I'm scared of side effects. Since I can't sleep really well my anxiety and stressed getting worst by day. I always started overthinking some things, scared of unnecessary things, and mostly scared of going to bed.

Does anyone have advice or solutions about this, how I can get back to sleep normally?

[NichD]

Hi Keeeks84

Thank you for your reply, lockdown has been absolutely terrible for me especially because I live alone. I never heard about rooibos tea before! I look it up on google it seems that is said to have a soothing effect. I would definitely give it a go and hopefully, it can help me with my sleeping problem! Thank you.

[Keeeks84]

Hey NichD,

Have you had a chance to check out the rooibos tea yet? I tend to have 2 cups a night and sleep really well.
I live alone also and it is very hard. I asked NSW health if i was able to live with my family during lockdown and they said that I could. Is this something you could do?

[Sasquatchion]

Hello NichD, I am also a male of 22 and have similar sleeping problems.

Unfortunately I cannot give much advise in terms of actually getting to sleep consistently, as I have been prescribed medication from from psychiatrist that assists in both my depression and inability to sleep (it makes me extremely drowsy). However, in the times when I have not been on my medication I found that applying the blue light filter on my phone (most modern Android or Apple smartphones should have this in their settings) greatly helped as it made my screen not as bright.

I find that music does not assist me in sleep, however I have turned to listening to a variety of video essays on YouTube (to the point where I am one of the few with a YouTube premium subscription, just so I can keep them downloaded on my phone). I find the voice in the background quells the voice in my head more than music does. I'm therefore not thinking about how little sleep I'm getting, but instead concentrating on the essay being spoken in my ears and then I usually find myself asleep.

Nevertheless it doesn't hurt to give it a try and please remember even if you feel alone at home, there are plenty of us all in the same situation (I also live alone and am in NSW lockdown). Stay strong, we're in this together!

Cheers,

Sasquatchion

[white knight]

Hi,

Lots of replies here which is great.

Here is a link-

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/staying-well/a-good-nights-deep-sleep---sleep-apnea-and-cpap

TonyWK

[Learn to Fly]

Hi NichD,

How do you still these nights? Has anything improved for you?

Take care.