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Unable to sleep
It's like I'm half asleep. My eyes are closed but my brain and it's thoughts are awake whole night. I'm in consciousness whole night. I have some personal problems and my Brain is thinking about them whole night. It's like my body is sleeping but not brain. It's been a week like this. I'm not under any medication. What can I do to have a good sleep?
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You seem to be having insomnia.This may be due to many reasons.You need a psychiatrist appointment
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Consult a Psychiatrist immediately
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Consult Psychiatrist
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There is a stressors as you mentioned. There is preoccupation of thoughts regarding your personal issues. Whether it justifies a psychiatric diagnosis or not should be ruled out, and whether it need just medication or therapy should also be ruled out.
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please consult a mental health professional.
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As it is associated with external stressors it has a good response with treatment.
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Having poor quality of sleep is indicative of a mental health issue so just consult a mental health professional for same and follow sleep hygiene practices . You must consult a psychiatrist before taking any pharmacological treatment.
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Hello miss. I understood ur concern. I want to know two things whether # You don't get sleep at all                          OR  # You don't feel fresh after waking next day &     blaming it to ur poor sleep. * Now what's a poor sleep / sleep problems: 1. Inability to initiate sleep 2. Inability to maintain sleep 3. Frequent wake ups throughout night 4. Early morning awakening * Now I want to know about  ur thought, 1. Is ur mind in preoccupied by ur sleep issue     most of the time throughout the day.? 2. Does the excessive thought about sleep issue     worries you and causing distress into day to     day life activities. If there is sleep & thought problems in term of above mentioned points ,you need to talk a Psychiatrist , bcoz apart from above issues there are numerous causes of sleep problems that will be not easy to write everything here.
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" Consult a Psychiatrist / Neuropsychiatrist.. Follow " SLEEP HYGIENE " :   1. Fix ur time of sleeping & waking.   2.Exercise in morning is important/must   3. Avoid afternoon nap.   4. Dinner must be taken min 2hrs before       sleeping .   5. Food must be light & simple , no excessive        water/coffee/nicotine is allowed before        sleeping.    6. Room must be dark, calm & cool at night.    7. Bed must be used solely for sleeping , no         watching phones , eating , reading is         acceptable over ur sleeping bed.    8. Just try to keep ur feet into warm water         before sleeping.    9. If the bed or room is problematic , try other         bed & room.
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** I request you madam not to take any      SLEEPING PILLS without consulting only      Psychiatrist, otherwise u will welcome other        problem in ur life. ** Don't follow google or other sources it will     misguide further.
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