Carers under 30...

yes lets call him Fergus. sounds like a fergus to me @Former-Member

ive been working very hard, i try not to rely on medications but its something that i need to help me be able to at least semi manage on my own.

ive been trying heaps of coping strategies but half of the time i cant get them to work or they dont work.

last night i tried using all the coping strategies i had for 2 hours before i rung a helpline and the helpline told me to just continue the coping strategies and to take care and that was it.

my sleeping routine atm is take meds at about 8ish be in bed by 10 and hopefully alseep by 11. and my alarm is set for 7am everyday so i can try to get into that routine as well.

i dont have caffeine or anything like that after 630, lights are off except one hallway light so we dont trip over but the rest is off.

and most of the time my phone is away after 10 unless its a crappy night

i know what you meant 🙂 @Former-Member

i was jsut saying all the things i was doing- do you have any other tips for sleep that im not already doing?

and also i jsut got out of a psych assessment with my local MH team and they ahve confirmed i have serve GAD (genralised anxiety disorder) depression and complex PTSD. as well as now Health anxiety and BPD (borderline personailty disorder) health anxiety not a shokc to me but the BPD is something new and never thought id have that but i have it mildly

ok cool so i can still have my nightly cup of tea @Former-Member

and ill stop whatever i realise has caffine in them by 3pm as well. i dont really have much caffine- maybe a glass of coke about lunch time but thats about it

thanks for thinking of me @Former-Member

ill take a read soon, not long got home (8pm) so jsut resting abit. im exhausted and not really in a good headspace

hope your doing ok...?