Hi all. Iām interested to know how many of us have a serious sleep issue. So far I havenāt found much of a unifying thread between aphantasics, other than that weāre very familiar with what the back of our eyelids look like! But one common thing I have heard over the years is a sleep issue.
I have chronic insomnia. Interested to hear back from others.
That sounds very tough. I donāt have that level of insomnia, though I try to read or play a board game after about 10pm, avoid the news, etc. Thatās usually enough.
The main thing for me is anxiety, which kills any chance of sleep - including anxiety about not being able to sleep. I was on Mirtazapine during a bad period and while it did knock me out, I felt real drowsiness in the morning so it didnāt feel worth it. Iāve heard melatonin is much better.
Melatonin definitely does have a bit of a ādragā in the mornings (at least, does for me), but youāre right itās nowhere near the level of āurrrggghhhhā I felt after sleep tablets. Also donāt seem to wake up with ye olde āGhandiās flip-flops tasteā mouth with melatonin.
And yeah anxiety about falling asleep preventing falling asleep is horribly ironic isnāt it!
