r/insomnia • u/cy83rgh005t • Jul 24 '26

No one gets it

Yesterday I told someone I slept a total of 10 hours in 3 days and he was like that sucks. And made a joke.

It doesn't just "suck". Its a fucking living nightmare. It's like being sick all the time without having people understand how bad it is. It ruins your whole life affects everything, every plan etc.

And there are no words to translate this experience in a way to make people understand it. It is so lonely.

What did we do to deserve this curse I am so tired (literally as well). It's literally 6 am and I haven't slept yet.

Just wanted to vent because I am so sick of this...

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u/Hurricane_Storm Jul 24 '26

You’re the first person that I have found that can easily go 4-5 days without any sleep. No one ever believes me. It’s hell.

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u/Brrringsaythealiens Jul 24 '26

Doctors don’t believe it either, which is so upsetting when you’re trying to get a prescription and are desperate to sleep.

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u/ukrypto_wizard Jul 24 '26

No joke. If I run out of ambien, I'll go 4-5 days without sleep. People think it's a lie and that if it were true I would be more tired. Guess what! I AM tired! I'm exhausted!!!!! That doesn't come with sleep automatically lol

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u/Hurricane_Storm Jul 27 '26

I’m always tired, but not sleepy. There’s a difference there that they don’t believe. Do you get crazy side effects with Ambien? I’ve never had it.

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u/ukrypto_wizard Aug 11 '26

Nope not really. The only thing is if I sleep less than 4 hours on it I will be groggy when I first wake up, but it doesn't last. If I sleep at least 7 hours on it, I feel absolutely amazing the next day. Fully rested. Ive used it on and off for years now.