Is it normal that i am so stressed i can't sleep?

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Here's what happened, my grandfather suffered from dementia, and my aunt used that as an advantage to write a new will (he already had one but my aunt wanted everything to herself) which made her in charge of everything and basically cut my mom out. My granddad died 2 years ago and now my mom and my aunt are fighting.

At first I was pissed that my Aunt tricked my grandfather and basically had us cut out but now I've gotten over it.

My Aunt has hated my mom for years (because my Aunt blames my mom for everything that went wrong in her life including not getting married and not being able to concieve a child) and because she hates my mom she hates me and has bad mouthed my mom and I to the rest of the family and turned them against us.

At the moment I am pissed at both my mom and my aunt. I tell my mom all the time how lucky she is to have siblings. Being an only child I know how lonley it gets. I think the both of them are acting childish. I think my mom should tell the rest of the family about what my aunt has done.

My biggest fear is being alone in life (due to my biological family giving me up I have abandonment issues) and I'm angry at my mom because if she doesn't tell the rest of the family what my Aunt has done and my mom ends up dying then I'll be alone.

Latley this has been affecting me so badly that I can't do anything. I had to drop out of this semester of collage because of the stress. I haven't been able to go to Karate do to the stress, and I haven't been able to sleep. I've been up for 5 days. I am very tired but I just can't sleep. I've also noticed that I am getting very paranoid do to lack of sleep. I'm convinced that everyone hates me.

Is this normal, I've never been this stressed out before and I don't know how to handle it. I can't go to therapy because I was kicked out so I really can't talk to anyone.

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  • monkyyy
    13 years ago

    stress is always such fun, tho id really like to hear why u were kicked from therapy.

    i think its very normal to feel lost/stressed when u can no longer turn to ur family for anything(also depressing)

    u will probably have tons of issues till ur family is, well, remotely functional, try to find something to replace them(as horrible as it sounds) or get them back together, other wise ur only other option seems to be insomnia plus who knows what other super fun stuff could come in the future

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  • Quiblum
    12 years ago

    for trying to sleep, your body will eventually shut down. i know it doesn't sound pleasant, but it's a possibility.
    the stress will take a toll on your body. try sleeping pills. another thing, you mentioned karate.
    if you're going to karate, you shouldn't skip it. karate is a good stress reliever. at times like this, you should really relieve your stress.
    i have no idea what your situation feels like, nor can i sympathize. i hope this helps.
    and, about the abandonment issues, you should talk to someone about that. doesn't matter if it's a friend or a stranger. bottling up your fears and feelings is also a kind of stress. you could pick either one of these options.
    the issue between your aunt and your mom can only be resolved by them, but you can help. since for the most of this paragraph i've been talking about how YOU should handle it, you can probably guess that i have absolutely no idea how to solve your family problems. good luck.

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