I'm so tired.

[Discomposure]

For maybe two months now, i haven't been sleeping properly. When i go to bed i'm not necessarily thinking about, problems or anything. I just lay there wide awake. I become aware that i want to go to sleep, and then i just can't. If i have the urge to cut whilst i'm trying to get to sleep, I'll be honest i just give in, near enough straight away, to do away with the urges so i can try sleep. Now i'm really sick of not sleeping, during the day i'm really clumsy and when people talk to me apparently i look like i'm "thinking about other things" - not listening in a polite way. I'm sick of being tired, and i'm getting really bad dark marks round my eyes, and like around my eyes look kinda red, i actually look ill. I am on sleeping tablets from the doctor but although they are perscirbed you can actually buy them at a chemist anyway so they aren't that powerful. Does anyone know what i can do to stop my eyes looking so, horrible? And maybe something to help me sleep?
Thanks.

[Requin]

Are you doing enough in the day?
If you don't do much then you'll have enough energy to stay awake. Also diet. If you eat crap with high sugar content and drink coffee etc it'll keep you awake.

Have you asked the doc what could be causing your lack of sleep? They should have more ideas than me.

[Discomposure]

Thanks, :) i have a balanced diet, but some days i don't do much ... i go joggin nearly everyday and then if i have plans with a friend or something i'll go out, but other than that i don't do that much.

[Requin]

Even so, I would recomend asking the doc and see what they think. Throwing pills at you don't always work. In fact they rarely do.

[Discomposure]

Hmm i thought maybe they might work if they are stronger, to be honest i'd rather not be on sleeping tablets as i might be going on anti - depressants. I'll see what happens, i've got my second meeting with a psychologist coming up in about 4 days so i'll tell him, see what he thinks. I just don't want him to think i'm trying to think of problems to tell him i just really want him to know everything wrong with me if you understand ! :)