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I am similar, except I can kinda cope without sleep. I’m sorry, I don’t know.
(I don’t eat that healthy and don’t have a personal trainer)

i find that quite strange really. Perhaps you are working out too hard [with your personal trainer] and this is afecting the amount of sleep you need.

Well it’s normal for stress and college to cause some insomnia, but if it is getting the way of your college work first thing I would do is tell a guidance counsler. They will able to help advise you on the best course of action, especially the ones that keep your grades up ~smiles~.

I am lucky if I get 3 or 4 hours of sleep a night. I can’t remember the last time I got REM sleep. The only time it really bothers me is when I start hallucinating a lot. I don’t work or go to school anymore, so it really doesn’t interfere with anything other than my psychosis ~smlies~.

I hope you resolve the issue and get back to your old self ~smiles~.

It must be due to stress, learn to relax. From http://nosleep.in

You might want to go to your doctor and get a sleep study done. Maybe you have sleep apena, where you stop breathing in your sleep. You feel tired all the time, also have your doctor do a blood work up on you. Maybe your thyroid may not be working right. Hope this helps.

I can totally relate to the no-sleep issue. It’s very frustrating and definitely spills over into all the other aspects of your life. I started taking prescription sleeping pills and then I had to deal with a whole different group of problems! I think it might be helpful to talk to your doctor about depression. Depression is not about being sad, it’s a chemical imbalance in the brain and can be effectively treated by a licensed doctor. It made a world of difference to me. If you do start taking an anti-depressant, be patient. It can take up to 6 weeks before you notice a difference and sometimes even initially makes you feel even more tired (great, just what you need, huh?):-)but will eventually make a huge difference when your body adjusts to it. Whatever you decide to do, it’s a great idea to check with your doctor first. Make sure you exercise early in the day rather than at night if at all possible, because that can interfere with your sleep as well. So will caffeine and alcohol. Best of luck and blessings. Hope you get some relief soon.

I had a similar experience about 3 years ago. I was faced with the most horrible nightmares I had ever had. The nightmares were so bad that I was afraid to sleep. For some reason I was dreaming about the things that scare me most about life. In between my nightmares, I was living a second life in my dreams and lost grip on reality not know what was real and which was a dream. This went on for about 5 months. I was about ready to commit myself to a psychiatric hospital and get treated. Then out of the blue I had a dream where I spoke with a strange man for a really long time, and he explained all the many issues about my life and why I felt like my life was falling apart. There were deep emotional problems I was having and finally I began to understand. The interesting part was that these explanations were uncovered in my dreams. The strange told me that I will never see him again, but I will start feeling better as soon as I wake up. Just then my eyes opened. My life has never been the same since. It was a dream that truly changed my life.

My whole point is that from my experience our dreams are always trying to tell us things that we don’t think about during our waking lives because we’re too busy. If you can get a chance, break free and just stare into the reflection of the water. Clear your mind and find what could be all over it. Sometimes our minds can be very opaque when it comes look through our problem to see the real issues.

Take care of yourself. You’re young and you need lots of rest for your mind to be doing school. If it means taking a semester off to relax and think clearly, then you probably should. You can put a price on your health. Plus, you’ll walk away from school with a degree and a broken mind.

If you believe in spirituality and the universe having a divine plan for you, take this to heart. A very wise person told me one time when I was going through some MAJOR emotional crisis and identity issues. He told me that the universe is trying to make things change in my life. It will do it whether I like it or not. The universe is always acting in my favor as well. The reason that I’m struggling is that I’m fighting the change. He told me to not fight it, and just let it happen. As soon as I stop fighting the change everything will start to flow again. This has happened to me several times in my life, and he always reminds me of that. The truth is, he has been right every time. I can’t explain it, but it just seems to happen that way.

Stop rejecting the change and accept it. Your sleep will return. Your mind IS telling you something. Listen to it.