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AIBU can't sleep and feel like I'm going mad

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Hollabread · 22/06/2026 01:23

I feel like I will go mad. I'm desperately trying to get to sleep but I feel like I am sleeping under a jet engine. Upstairs neighbours I assume have some sort of mobile AC unit on. It's a non stop engine sound above my head. I have a series of really critical meetings tomorrow. I feel like my brain is on fire. Can't sleep in the living room as my settee has got cat wee smell activated by the heat (I'll save that for another thread). I've listened to 2 hours of podcasts and have had the pillow over my head for the last 30 minutes. Help.

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BCBird · 22/06/2026 01:39

I in the club too. I been booked to work this week, but there is no way I can go tomorrow. Back to the doctors for me and this recurring health issue. Sick of pain and uncertainty. Hope things improve for us all

macaroni234 · 22/06/2026 01:28

Earplugs?. 4-3-7 breathing or something like that. Have a google. Add up the letters in your name so D=4 E=5 B=2 etc?
You have my sympathy. It’s awful when you absolutely need sleep and can’t.

BuffetTheDietSlayer · 22/06/2026 01:26

Do you have a bathtub or car you can sleep in?

TheBlueRobin · 22/06/2026 01:26

In the no sleep brigade too. My partner is in the spare room as it's so warm. I've slept for about two hours. Fan on. First day back at work tomorrow after a week off and dreading it. Tried really hard to have a good sleep routine but heat disrupted it.

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