Last night, I couldn't get to sleep. All I could think about were my trans issues. I'd never really thought of a thought or idea "keeping you up at night" as literal, but now I now what they mean. I figeted all night, never feeling comfortable, and I could stop thinking about the same issues and desires over and over in my head. I usually don't show much of my emotions - mainly because i've tried so hard to suppress them all my life - but I started to cry.

Has anyone else ever been kept from sleeping due to their GID?

Many nights. When I didn't understand my gender issues and was worried.

Yeah. When puberty hit. And right after I faced the fact I was trans a couple years back.

I`m going through that rite now. I come hear and a vegeterian forum to read it seems to help but then rite when i go to sleep the dog needs to go out. Little Sh!# ! I call him now. It`s good to let your feelings come up and cry them out if you need to. It`s a good thing.
Angie,

I've never had trouble sleeping from GID per se, but I have plenty of trouble sleeping when I'm agitated and upset about other things. Isn't that basic human nature? Don't most people have trouble sleeping when they're worried and upset about something?

And obviously GID issues are a wonderful source of those anxieties.

Unfortunately, I've never found a way to get to sleep when I'm obsessed about something. I suppose sleeping pills would work, but I refuse to go that route.

Quote from: Aelita_Lynn on December 05, 2008, 12:12:52 PM

Has anyone else ever been kept from sleeping due to their GID?

For the past week and a half, yes... started with my reading Donna Rose's book, then Thanksgiving - a very surreal happening this year primarily due to my contemplating full transition - and topped off with a TS activist getting in my face.  So yeah, these things have a way of piling up and driving us off the emotional cliff at times... I was simply sitting watching a hockey game of all things with my son and wife the other night and almost just started balling right there....  help me when I get on hormones lol!  So it's normal sis... just go with it day to day and everything has a way of eventually reaching equilibrium again.

Yep, many nights and I think they call that Gender angst. Time in your transition will help you with that but you should remember that there may be other underlying causes such as depression or anxiety that are also contributing to it. You may want to consult you physician and see if there is anything he could help with. And Hon if you need to cry, you go right ahead and do it. None of this transition business is going to happen overnight, as much as we might like it to, so take care of yourself first, get healthy, the rest will come. Hugs

Wendy

I can never sleep...based on my mind constantly whirring about this TG issue among a myriad of other things.  Turned to vodka...not good...but have to turn the mind off sometimes..

Hopefully next week there is a light at the end of the tunnel

Flo

I've had insomnia since childhood and I'm familiar with mind-racing for all kinds of reasons.  Learning stress management helped a lot with the racing thing but sleepless was still a problem until recently.  I started a new antidepressant in September, Remeron, and I've slept well ever since.

Quote from: MarySue on December 05, 2008, 03:15:52 PM
I've never had trouble sleeping from GID per se, but I have plenty of trouble sleeping when I'm agitated and upset about other things. Isn't that basic human nature? Don't most people have trouble sleeping when they're worried and upset about something?

And obviously GID issues are a wonderful source of those anxieties.

Unfortunately, I've never found a way to get to sleep when I'm obsessed about something. I suppose sleeping pills would work, but I refuse to go that route.

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A while back I think I had trouble sleeping from my issues, but these days not to much....in fact I usually can get to sleep pretty easy because I've sometimes fried so many gears thinking about this during the day that by the time night came around I just fell asleep from exhaustion.

I used to have a difficult time falling asleep in general when I was younger, but since I started doing meditation it made getting to sleep a whole lot easier.

Though I will admit it is awful late right now, as I slept partially on the couch, woke up, and now can't fall asleep again .

Some nights when i worry about trans issues i just fantasize about what my life could have been or could be.. Just distract your mind with something before/while you go to sleep..
and yep crying definitely helps, so let it all out, noones watching you.

Hey,  i've been going through that the past couple of nights.  Literally couldn't sleep for 3/4nights.  Pacing a few times, feeling really frustrated.  I've been suppressing my feelings for a long time now, and they've finally started to break through....