Hi Matilda

We've chatted already on the Coping With Depression board. You really are having a tough time. Do you manage to get any sleep at all?

Hi, thanks for your reply. I do get sleep. Its fragmented, I wake alot and have bad dreams. I "sleep in" until noon, early afternoon but I still feel tired. I get up only because I don't want to stay in bed. Sometimes I have laid in bed for a couple of days but not because I am ill. I have tried to get into a normal sleep pattern for ages. I think once I get a job it should settle down.

Vicky

Hi vicky

A lot of people who are depressed/anxious stay in bed during the day as it is just to much effort to get up. Not a good idea though. If you are struggling to sleep it is better to get into a routine. Get "settled" in bed at a fixed time, have warm drinks in a flask to have during the night if you wish, then get up at a fixed time even if you haven't slept.

Doesn't always work of course. I was awake a lot in the night , eventually dropped of at about 5 then slept until 9.

As you say though, once you have a job, things will improve for you.

hugs