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Suggest Treatment For Sleeplessness

i am ninu,20 yrs old.for last 10 years i have been facing a problem.some times i can't sleep well.always thoughts haunting me .my uncle is a mental patient and taking medicine for last 18 years.at 5th standard my aunty told me that if you didn't sleep well you will also become a mental patient.i am afraid of that. my academic performances are very poor.some times in my thoughts i depict me as a good,smart efficient,well studied girl of a educated well settled parents.then i am comfortable.then i can sleep,but when i stop these type of thoughts i can't sleep.i am not interested to do any thing. i like to talk a lot with people.during that time i am somewhat happy.when i see a picture of a man with gun i am disturbed,what is my problem?
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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hi dear,
according to your history you have complain of sleep disturbance, academic performance poor, feared of man with gun this are suggestive of mild depression which is alarming.
also sleep disturbance also major factor in causing psychiatric illness. sleep may be disturbed by very reason and for sound sleep you should do good physical activity and also if any addiction like tea and coffee quit it as it may cause disturbance in your sleep. so consult psychiatrist for your detail history and treatment.
if you don't want to take medication then do counselling which is also helpful to you.
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Suggest Treatment For Sleeplessness

hi dear, according to your history you have complain of sleep disturbance, academic performance poor, feared of man with gun this are suggestive of mild depression which is alarming. also sleep disturbance also major factor in causing psychiatric illness. sleep may be disturbed by very reason and for sound sleep you should do good physical activity and also if any addiction like tea and coffee quit it as it may cause disturbance in your sleep. so consult psychiatrist for your detail history and treatment. if you don t want to take medication then do counselling which is also helpful to you. Thank you