Struggling to sleep

When we experience depression and/or anxiety, this can, for some people, often lead to insomnia. I will be talking about the impact depression and anxiety (and other mental illnesses) has on our sleep. Please check out my other videos about sleep by clicking on the link to the playlist below and please share with me your experience of depression/anxiety induced insomnia.
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Thank you for taking the time to watch this - I hope to see you next time.
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Take care and I hope you have a safe, peaceful week.
Gem
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The Little Blue Pot
Welcome to my KZbin channel where I’m hoping to educate people on the different types of mental disorders to provide an understanding and learn ways to cope. I also vlog about my own experience of living with mental illness, as well as sharing other aspects of my life. I want to raise awareness of mental health problems and mental illness, so I hope my channel helps you and others.
I am not a qualified mental health expert, but I am an expert in living with mental illness. All my videos are based on lots of research and I do my best to explain everything as clearly as possible and provide examples from my life to help you understand. I might not get it right every time, but I do the best I can. I hope the findings from my research are of benefit to you.
This Vlog is from my perspective, but I do appreciate that not everyone will have had the same experience as myself - we are all different after all. I have also tried, where applicable, to reference everything correctly, but we are all human and make mistakes - please stick with me.
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The Little Blue Pot Videos:
- Sleep problems playlist - tinyurl.com/yxg...
- Playlist - The Little Blue Vlog - • The Little Blue Vlog -...
Useful numbers and websites
Samaritans - 116 123
Mental health line UK - 0300 5000 101
Sane line UK - 0845 767 8000
Mind information line (Info and advice) - 0845 767 8000
Mind website - mind.org.uk
Time to Change - time-to-change.org.uk
Rethink mental illness - rethink.org
USA - 1-800-273-8255
Canada - 514 723 4000
Ireland - [phone]
Australia - 131114
- Lifeline 000
Music - 'Martin' by Matt Bobs

[@HannahVlogsMH]

Just come across your channel from your pip rant video, I really respect you and you inspire my channel a lot so thank you!

[@TheLittleBluePot]

Hi Hannahhh, so pleased you found the channel, I have now found your channel. Great videos. Hope you're ok. Sending hugs. Take care x

[@jonafriskymonsue]

An excellent and highly informative video. Genuinely pleased a came across this channel.

[@TheLittleBluePot]

Hi Coran, welcome to the channel, I'm pleased you came across it too. Thanks for saying lovely things. I hope you are doing ok, thanks for all your comments. Take care. Hugs x

[@jonafriskymonsue]

We don't know how strong we can be until being strong is our only choice... x

[@matthewhughes3749]

hey Gem i have experienced this a lot and it's been tough because as you know with Bipolar when your in deep depression you only want to sleep but on the other hand with Mainia depending on the extreme it is i found could not sleep alot. i always remember being in hospital once and i went to my bed to sleep and i just suddnely woke up with litterally this fear of death it was aweful and i think for me that was the underlying thing that caused my insomina so i think that often that is something underlaying that we worry or maybe have a fear of that keeps us awake. but i find also that sometimes i need a nap during the day now of course i think research shows us that a power nap is fine we see it in coutreis like spain so i wonder what would happen if i worked because i would lose that nap but i think i can go to bed as that fear seems to be going becausei know where i am going as a christian right and i hope you don't mind me talking about my faith it's my life and i just want to encourage others as my faith is the only thing that gets me through the tough times

[@matthewhughes3749]

@@sallybutton6237 it's Good to know sally there are christians in the group while i don't want to ram my faith down peoples throats i really can't deny the fact that it is Jesus who has helped me in this. Have you got facebook it would be great to connect with each other

[@TheLittleBluePot]

Hi Matthew, thanks so much for talking about your experience of insomnia. I agree, often depression can make us want to sleep a lot and mania can have the opposite effect. I think it's great that you and Sally have connected and please don't worry about sharing your faith, there is no prejudice on this channel. Take care my friend. Hugs x

[@rjh28]

@@TheLittleBluePot hi.i was wondering if you answear a question.i live in cornwall and we have universal credit.here.i have a lot of the problems you are also unfurtinate to suffer with.can i claim pip as well.many thanks

[@kimberly7558]

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