@stux love this a lot especially as I’m a qualified therapist. More than happy to answer any questions anyone has about mental health or of course relationship issues. Feel free to just tag me.

@TheQueensMindset @stux How do you approach something like strong ADHD (which has always proved resistant to treatment) complicated by severe chronic pain that directly causes insomnia? Asking for a me.

@Az_ @stux the best combination is to work with a specialist therapist that treats ADHD in combination with prescribing medication. Now I’m not a fan usually of prescription drugs as especially in the field of ADHD it often gets overprescribed. It’s also looking at childhood trauma. Insomnia is horrible and I would unravel it from there. Question is what’s first insomnia or ADHD? Sleep deprivation can mimic mild to sever mental health issues. Highly recommend 2 books Gabor Maté “Scattered Minds

@TheQueensMindset @stux The insomnia stems from the chronic pain. It comes from partial peripheral neuropathy. Rather than just dead nerves mine got cranked up to 11. Its phantom pain resulting from chaotic signals from my feet. Which means it gets worse as my mind gets calmer. Bad combo. Basically it gets worse at night and near impossible to sleep unless I pass out. My sleep cycle is literally nonexistent any more.

@Az_ @stux yes, the most important part there is to tackle your chronic pain. So you are able to sleep. 7 to 9 hours uninterrupted sleep is needed to make sure our body and mind gets restored. Sedation isn’t sleep because you are after the REM sleep. It’s making sure that you have medication and treatment that helps you getting the chronic pain under control. It must be frustrating for you.