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I know for a fact that people in depression tend to sleep a lot. Because even the act of being awake is overwhelming with over thinking and other intrusive thoughts.
BUT, resisting sleep is very peculiar for a depressed person. I have resisted sleep all throughout my depressive years, because 1) I am constantly online looking for a companion and 2) I feel I do not deserve sleep because I have not earned it. It is so bad that I get headaches from resisting sleep, hallucinations or micro dreams within 5 seconds of dozing and waking and dozing and waking. I resist until the fear of dying sets in and I just collapse. I have resisted sleep for 2 days in a row and then on the third day I sleep like a log. I do not suffer from insomnia, but after all this time, I may develop it sooner or later. And then I will wish I could sleep normally.
Do you know anyone else who resists sleep even though depressed and lonely?
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