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Why Am I Unable To Sleep At Night ?

Hi! I'm a fourteen year old girl and I have been having trouble sleeping for the past six months. I lay in my bed for up to five hours trying to sleep. I used to love to sleep and would get around ten hours of it a night. Now, I get around six. It is not every night that this happens either. It's about four nights a week. I usually try to make myself sleep by taking an antihistamine and a melatonin pill. Sometimes that works, other times it doesn't. I want to be able to fall sleep again without the pills and without having to worry. I worry about sleep almost all of the time and I believe that this worry makes it even harder to fall asleep. I have tried many relaxation techniques and many do not work or if they do, not more than once. I have told my parents all of this, but they will not get me help. Do you have any suggestions to what I should do or what is wrong with me?
Thu, 24 Jul 2014
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hiiii


main cause of your sleeplessness is stress and psychological distress
identify small small triger area that cause anxiety and psychopathology

for treat sleep disorder treatment of underlying psychological distress is must

do exercise regularly
meditation
progressive muscle relaxation
fix sleep schedule and stick on it
do pleasurable activities
enjoy hobbies and music

for further evaluation you need to consult psychiatrist
after evaluation treatment is needed

get well soon
thank u
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Why Am I Unable To Sleep At Night ?

hiiii main cause of your sleeplessness is stress and psychological distress identify small small triger area that cause anxiety and psychopathology for treat sleep disorder treatment of underlying psychological distress is must do exercise regularly meditation progressive muscle relaxation fix sleep schedule and stick on it do pleasurable activities enjoy hobbies and music for further evaluation you need to consult psychiatrist after evaluation treatment is needed get well soon thank u