SLEEP PROBLEM: I now for about 2 mths can't sleep. I am getting very scared with this because?

I am waking up answering when someone is calling me when they are not. Last night I heard my daughter (28) calling and I answered twice knowing that the second time I was fully aware of it and then feeling that I was hallucinating. The pattern is that I have no problem falling asleep but within an hour or so am awake for the night. Yes, I went back to bed this am at 6:20 feeling tired and that I could sleep. Up again at 6:55. I have told my doctor, been at the hospital and was totally ignored about it so now I just don't know where to turn. I am on alot of meds but have been so for 7-19 yrs. I was sep 4 yrs ago & since then 2 assaults & 1 break in. Nothing like that in over 1yr. In Feb my husb & I are attempting a reconsiliation and I do live with him but there are alot of issues there as well which we both new & are working them out. Now I's starting to feel that it is interfering with my health. Any ideas where I can turn. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Thx

The problem you have mentioned do happen to many people.It is curable. SO don't worry. What you should do is without any hesitation you should approach a professional counselor and therapist. Medication may give you temporary relief but may not cure the problem. Therefore approaching a counseling center for therapy may really help.

Madam, auditory hallucinations and insomnia are very early signs of schizophrenia,and you also sound depressed.Please visit a psychiatrist.It will be ideal if your husband takes you to one.

if you are on ambien it has been known that a person can fully function while sleeping, that is another thing to talk to your doc about

You could be right. Maybe it's not the medication. I don't think it's the medication either - but I'm not a doctor. I would suggest you take a look at all of the issues going on in your life. The problems. The anxieties. Your fears. Your goals - What's making you unhappy and what's causing you to worry. You have to take charge of your life and not let little things upset you. A lot of small issues as well as major issues can pick at away at your mind and worry you 24/7 - even while you sleep. Don't focus on your problems and other people's problems before you go to sleep. Lock all of your doors, bolt your windows, get a little dog if you have to. Occupy you mind with a hobby during the day. Read a positive message THAT CAN HELP CHANGE YOUR LIFE - something that relates to your current situation. Take your mind off of all those problems. Don't "create problems". If a lot of thoughts ramble through your mind before you go to sleep or while you sleep, then you're THINKING TOO MUCH. Focus on one thing at a time when you have the time (during the day).

If you and your husband still have issues, or bad habits that are in the way of moving you forward to a better relationship, then you BOTH need to change. What's in the past - let it go. Move on. Focus on what's going on now. What is about you that he doesn't like? What is it about you that he loves? And vice versa. What can you do together that's fun? What kind of movies or TV shows can you watch together? Cater to each other. Try new things together. You shouldn't be worried about everything. Laugh at yourself and your mistakes sometimes. Laugh at his - or anybody elses. Don't force your ideas or desires on other people. You can't have your way all the time. Don't let the little things upset you. Don't work your mind so much - it'll make you crazy.

Go window-shopping, learn to cook exotic foods, watch ten minutes of "King of Hill" on occasion (that's good for laugh sometimes). Laugh and enjoy yourself. Go to the flea market sometimes... or a thrift store. Get some cool cheap stuff that you like.

And what about that mattress and those pillows? Are they worn out or getting stiff? Get some plush comfortable pillows if the old ones are beat-up. But don't force your husband to take a new if he loves his old raggedy one.

When you go to bed, be thankful for your day - no matter how good or bad it was (you survived it)- and go to sleep.