Hello,
Sorry this will probably be long but at my wits end.
My DH has had long term anxiety about travel but over the last 5 months he’s developed health anxiety. In October he was convinced he had lung cancer and this started a downward spiral of anxiety and insomnia.
This has progressed into severe depression with suicidal thoughts and he sleeps around 2 hours a night (with sleeping pills). He says he doesn’t want to kill himself but is so exhausted and low he wants the whole experience to end.
We saw the MH crisis team for the suicidal thoughts but they discharged us to GP same day. We then paid for a private psychiatrist and she was very stern and said he must stop being so negative and try to do small things (washing up, go for a walk etc) he has tried slightly but is incredibly negative, has an answer for every potential idea I offer.
I am trying so hard to support him but we have a young family, I’m now the only one working and can’t sit up with him all night whilst he has panic attacks as I’m then useless the next day. I’ve turned into someone I don’t recognise and DD is starting to suffer too as she knows something is going on.
I’ve also booked a private sleep clinic to see if they can help. It’s almost like he has a phobia of sleep, he worries all day about not sleeping so then of course he doesn’t and the spiral goes on.
Sorry this is rambling...I just don’t know where to turn.