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I believe I might have a sleeping disorder?Every night I feel as though I must preoccupy myself to do a number of useless things before I go to sleep. On average I get about 5 hours asleep per night. In the morning, I feel extremely drowsy. Before I sleep, my body is telling me to go to sleep but when I lay down, I can't . I feel stressed out, and paranoid. Can I possibly have a sleeping disorder of some sort?
I am currently not taking medication.
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It does sound sub-conscious. We let our sub-conscious negative thoughts over take us. Part of the problem is changing your sub-conscious thinking. Start telling yourself before bed that you feel good and are comfortable with going to bed.
You should also consider taking a yoga class it will/should help you learn relaxation techniques and help with your RLS.
In the mean time start telling yourself the above statement. Burn some incense like Lavender, or one that says relaxation. You could help yourself by listening to white noise music. Something instrumental, quiet and calming. All these suggestions will help. The most important one is stop telling yourself you are afraid to go to sleep, you are setting yourself up to fail. Instead, say: I am comfortable with going to bed. Do not use any negative words like, I am not afraid to go to bed. The not is a negative keeping the same mode of thought. So make every word positive. Sweet dreams!
In my opinion, those nightmares were an actual form of a flashback and being awake part was probably a flashback as well, as if the actual trauma was happening again. Since you said you had trauma from your past, if theres a connection in any way that you see between the original trauma and the nightmares/sensations, I would see a therapist about a possible ptsd screening. Have you ever had this happend before? Also if these were based from the trauma, sometimes our minds can switch characters in the dream or it could be like a symbol of someone you trusted that betrayed you. I dont know if this could be it, but just thought Id mention the possibility. With your families mental health too Id get checked just to make sure but what you described definately sounded like a classic nightmare/flashback of ptsd. They are frightening. blessings and thoughts your way-
first of all i feel sorry you are trying to deal with this .you i think need to do tough love
your daughter needs to be with other children her age no matter what temper she has.letting her stay will teach her more than pulling her out and giving in to her. check see if anything wrong ever happened to her on her first few days in school..my oldest son got hit by a bully his 1st week and carried on about going( big time)the kindergarten place would not handle it so i put him in another it took some time but he settled down
try a swimming class it helps with muscles to relax her.if it is one on one or group from the start when you enroll her you leave no matter what she wants..no matter what kind of class or activity you enroll her in you leave stand where she can not see you if you really want to stay..
when she comes to you for answers and you don't answer the way she wants ask her the question back.see what her answer is.this will upset her but hold on let her do it ..my youngest of 4 would ask all the time if i did not answer it right to her she layed on the floor scream kicked carried on really bad then i get upset then give in . Wrong thing to do i found out.i was giving her a reason to do it.so from then on i just let her till she could not do it any more. then she started holding her breath turning blue pass out come right out of it a few of these little temper ways and she figured out it was not working and it all stoped. she also would not ask for thing if any of her brothers or her older sister was around .i just had to talk to them and tell them she had to ask herself if she wanted water or snack or what ever .she would go off mad but came back later and asked after a few time as you well know it is hard to do but it must be done.
don't let her sleep in your bed no matter what.. start her with some sleep overs with her friends make a tent in her room or something as long as its fun and as long as its in her room.
i went to 3yrs of counsceling with my children to find out all the things i was doing wrong .children have to be children and be their own person.when they are born they dont come with instructions we learn as we go .
Discuss with your medical caregivers whether you are disabled. While disability under the ADA is a legal, rather than medical determination, until you appear in court and are judged to be disabled the best you can do is gather medical documentation in support of the claim of disability.
Some people with Asperger's are considered disabled, but not all. What matters isn't the diagnosis but the extent to which those impairments affect your ability to perform basic functions necessary to live (daily life activities). Your doctors can help you evaluate just how much your condition affects your ability to function.
People on Y!A, particularly because they are people who do not know or observe you cannot offer any intelligent opinion on whether or not you are disabled. Frankly the quality of Y!A is also very hit or miss. I wouldn't base any legal decision on information here. I'd talk to a real attorney. It's far more complicated than just looking at statutory law. You also need to review regulatory law, and case law (which is the most difficult to root out and comprehend). The thing is that each time a court interprets a law like the ADA, they in effect add to the ADA. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) significantly narrowed the scope of the ADA in several key decisions in the early part of this decade. Congress very recently countered with the ADA Restoration Act, which has passed and will become effective in January of 2009. So right now it's even a worse mess than usual trying to determine what is what in disability law. We know the ADA has been broadened by the ADA Restoration Act, but we don't know how much until some case law is made.
Do you need a prescription? No. HOWEVER, if you do wind up in court and there is a dispute over whether you are disabled you need to have gathered evidence in support of your claim of being disabled. That means medical documentation of your condition and your doctor's professional judgment that it substantially limits your ability to perform the activities of daily living. A doctor's prescription alone does not qualify you as disabled, but it can be part of your documentation. Actually being disabled is what qualifies you, but only a judge can make that determination, and that only happens if you wind up in court. However with various trespass and faker laws on the books, it is getting easier and easier to wind up in court in a position of having to prove disability.
You also need documentation of your dog's training. A training journal would be part of that documentation. Evaluations by qualified trainers would also be part of your training records. We know from cases like Grill v Costco and Thompson v Dover Downs that business are permitted to inquire about the dog's training. We know from cases like Bronk v. Ineichen that actual proof of training can be required in court of owner-trained dogs.
Please note that in some states you are in fact required to be licensed or certified to train a service dog. California, for example, requires all trainers of guide dogs to be certified. The ADA does not apply to trainers or to service dogs in training. It applies only to people with disabilities with fully trained service dogs. Each state can institute it's own regulations on the trainers themselves. And yes, most do require trainers to be from recognized programs. If you want to know if your state recognizes owner-trainers, try asking your state's Attorney General's office.
Most states do not recognize owner-trainers. While the ADA would come into play AFTER the dog is fully trained (and it does apply to owner-trained dogs as well as program dogs), during the actual training of the dog it would not be covered under the ADA. If your state does not give you trainer rights as an owner-trainer you have to complete the dog's training before you first step into any public accommodation that does not ordinarily permit pets OR you must have permission from the business owner to train there. You could not train in restaurants even with the owner's permission because of health codes.
This forum has several members with Asperger's and service dogs. They might be able to offer you further guidance:
http://www.servicedogcentral.org/forum
Lance,
First of all, it's good that you are taking this as seriously as you are.
This child has endured extreme instability in his life, and as a result doesn't feel he lives in a safe zone. Some of this is no doubt related to his father, but some of it may be related to his father's departure or other factors in his early life. Yes, he is in trouble through NO FAULT OF HIS OWN and he needs help now. This should be framed for him that none of this is his fault, but that he needs help in order to feel better because he cannot learn, grow, and meet the coming developmental milestones which are coming, without a management plan to his anxiety disorder constellation. He needs to know that this is not a punishment, but a clear plan to HELP HIM FEEL BETTER.
His anxiety is worsening as there are changes at home, and the demands of school are heightening for him. This can only worsen without proper intervention. I would urge you and his mother to get him that psych evaluation yourselves for him, because although the school may pay for a licensed clinical social worker or psychologist evaluation, his mother, THE PARENT, needs to be in control of the evaluation and the data which is obtained. This is important because sometimes an undiagnosed medical problem creates an interplay with psychologic issues, and unless this is fully considered by a psychiatrist, one half of the issue, the medical half, doesn't receive full consideration.
(Sometimes hyperthyroidism or even heart rhythm disturbances emerge at 12. They may make a behavioral issue more pronounced, but the original issue was a medical one) BTW, 12 is when many medical issues emerge for kids and it's a last chance time to fix some things before the teen years.
Following an evaluation and a primary diagnosis, this information can be shared with the school and they need to create an IEP (an individual education plan) whereby he still gets a focused education, but is not subject to the pressure cooker environment that other kids without anxiety disorders may experience.
This dear boy likely needs some short term meds, prescribed by a psychiatrist, and some counselling which a psychiatrist will likely refer him to. They need to teach him how to manage his episodes of stress while the medication calms him enough initially to be open to this. He also needs as much stability at home as is possible.
If he receives the help he needs, you should have a happy individual who lives a good life and won't forget the sacrifices you and his mother made to help him. If he does not get the help he needs, he is a high risk in his teens for suicide.
If for some reason, his mother has inadequate health insurance for him, then she needs to see social services to either get a referral to your county's childhood intervention psychiatrist, or medicaid to help manage these issues. These are not easy tasks I have outlined for you, but I promise, the reward is well worth the effort. Very best wishes to you all.
make a list of the things you like about yourself and good things you do/have done for others. turn to God, ask for help with this. ask him to show you what to do with yourself, where to go to meet friends, where to volunteer……..it won't be good for you to spend too much time home alone with nothing to do. let me share a profound revelation God gave to me about 5 years ago. #1. Use your talents, that's what they are for. #2. Help others and help will come to you. #3. GOD WILL make a way. #4. Be patient and wait for your blessings. Since then I have turned to these many times for encouragement. Save them, ask God to help you be where you should be. Good luck-you're not crazy or useless or anything like that, you are a beautiful and unique person who can take her experiences to offer help to others.
I can't read all that.
Listen to me good – there is NOTHING whatsoever wrong with you accept you accept what your told and a lack of intelligence. That is to say if you have a math problem you have to work it out. If someone tells you that you're stupid then work it out…are you stupid? If not don't believe it. If you are then change it. The brain is very powerful and you have to learn how to use it. But there is nothing wrong with you – people who are knowledgeable are wrongly told they are intelligent – real intelligence is learning how things work and using it. So work out your brain.