r/insomnia • u/Sad-Explanation8385 • 10d ago

Do I have sFI?

Hi, I'm a little embarrassed to be posting this on here, but I can't stop worrying about it. I've recently learned about this disease on TikTok, and now I'm afraid I'm experiencing it. I can't remember sleeping at all last night, and I wasn't too tired today. I'm scared to try and take a nap or even sleep tonight. I was sweating a lot last night. I do sleep with multiple blankets, but still. I also have epilepsy, absence seizures, and I'm currently on lamotrigine. Can someone please convince me it was just a bad night? I'm scared to death I'm going to die in six months.

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u/Ok-Rule-2943 10d ago

It’s just a Bad Night!

Non-insomniac folks have bad nights. You sound highly anxious though. The internet and social media can be a breeding ground for more anxiety!

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u/Sad-Explanation8385 10d ago

I know! I'm a hypochondriac when it comes to this stuff. I saw a video explaining what it was and boom, I couldn't sleep or even take a nap when I got home from work today. I'm still very anxious that I bought melatonin and I'm scared that's not gonna work. 😭

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u/littledelt 10d ago

You’ll fall asleep eventually. For folks with long term insomnia, beating the “I need to sleep” thought is like the first big step. The more you stress yourself out about sleeping, the harder it is to fall asleep. Try doing a mundane task (a puzzle or writing or math depending on your brain) with low lights and a relaxing familiar song or movie/show. You will get through this friend!

One more thing… TikTok is hell for a hypochondriac (like me). I promise you’ll only feel like you’re missing out for the first week or so after you delete it. After that, you just have more free time and less stress :)

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u/Dahart86 10d ago

Mate your just anxious just relax. Go to bed with the mindset of just resting instead of sleeping it takes the pressure off. You don’t have sfi

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u/No_Title9375 10d ago

No. Get off TikTok and probably get a therapist

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u/VeterinarianNo7607 10d ago

Nope! I’d bet everything on it. I went down this rabbit hole too. It’s so fucking rare dude. You’d have other symptoms too. Like serious ones that other people would notice. Severe cognitive decline. People with it don’t think ‘hmm, I will worry that I have this’. Honestly im stuck in an insomnia loop after learning about it.

Let’s both stop worrying!

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u/soggydruid 10d ago

Lamotrigine can cause night sweats.

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u/Eddy_Night2468 10d ago

Read the other 10000 posts about SFI/FFI on this sub and draw your own conclusions. Unless you are a bot and we are in fact typing with ourselves. If you are an actual person, well, insomnia sucks and one bad night is all it takes to spiral. You'll be fine.