Sleep. Why do you elude me? Anyone else up?
I was pretty much fine, all day. Until it was time for bed. Which is late for most people, early for me. 2am. I went upstairs, got into bed, and my heart was beating fast, then seemed to slow to... too slow. I started to feel a shaky feeling inside. Looked for a chat. A meditation. A friend still up. No dice. Put on some spa music. Fell asleep for a bit, then woke with that same heart racing, jittery, trembly feeling. I have had night terrors, and general sleep issues going back to childhood. Its almost to the point, I fear leaving the house, though its where abuse happened but suffocates me too. I also fear going to sleep for the same reason I fear most things, like drugs, alcohol: I am afraid of that moment you are no longer in control of your mind/body.
For history: cptsd, bpd, did, trauma. Abandonment is a recurring theme in my life and unhinges me. I wasn't raised by my parents, but in the last 4 years I have had 3 tragic deaths in the family to suicide, an abusive relationship that ended (i realize this should be a good thing but he was also my only support and left), lost the woman who did raise me, my only child, and a new relationship with a classmate ghosted me.
When I was involved with the classmate, I was in a freeze state, with dissociation and dp/dr so constant that the did was leading to uncovering the presence of other alters. The abandonment and ghosting of my 2 main supports lead to worsening of the DID. Ive been experiencing switching for the first time and the alters...being known for the 1st time. Its a horrible, anxiety provoking experiencing that I isolate even more than I am, and feel out of control of... everything.
I hate to say it but the baby is the worst. She doesn't have the ability to speak at all. She communicates in images and feelings, so thoughts are no longer in words. Which is primarily anxiety, fear, such sadness at having no one. She is very difficult to comfort. The feeling of co consciousness is still so very taxing on my mind and body. I understand this isn't a standard situation so you don't have to understand, if you could just drop a word or two to comfort, I'd appreciate it. The movies the adventures of Winnie the pooh is a great comfort and drop dead Fred. What about you?
@DakotaRaven
Thanks for your honesty.
I appreciate you reaching out and being vulnerable.
I struggle to sleep and switch my mind off because my days are so busy and even though physically I'm tired, I cannot switch off, running through all the tasks that I need to complete the next day.
Music is my go to.
Or reruns of Law and Order .
💕💜
Thank you for your response. I appreciate it. I hope you're able to get better rest soon.
@DakotaRaven
Thank you kindly 💜💕
Thank you so much for posting this, I definitely feel your anxiety and all that you unfortunately had to experience.... It actually is very similar to what I went through and I struggle with alot... And no sleep
Thank you so much for your response. Although I don't wish these issues on anyone, that you share similar experiences is helpful in mutual understanding. Feel free to contact me here by message if you like. Ive been a long time member, but sometimes its not easy for me to navigate technology, especially here. It can be pretty overwhelming to think/navigate when dissociated.
@DakotaRaven Hi, i am new here and although i cant quite relate to your situation, but i relate to the struggle. and i believe if we all keep on going forward the answers and healing will unfold with time. so stay strong, we are all in this together somehow. you are not alone :)
still up, still at work 😒. won't see sunlight until 7am.
you're not alone. 🤗
Yeah, why are we all awake? 😂
@DakotaRaven
Has anyone tried these AI that generates a profile pic for your dating app (like this one: https://l.artics-us.com/truelove)???
They claim to generate natural-looking photos while still keeping your real face.
I don’t really like going out much, so if it’s actually at the quality shown on their website, I feel like it’s worth trying it.
Curious if this is actually real or just hype.
※I tried with GPT and Gemini, but the quality wasn’t as good as theirs. Maybe they’re using some specific tech?