Overcoming lethergy

It's interesting to see that the latest Big Brother task involves sleep deprivation because this is exactly what I am suffering from. For the last few days I cannot sleep properly and keep waking up every 30 mins to an hour with a sleep terror (borderline nightmare) and a jump in by muscles or a feeling of a blocked throat. Whether increased weight, snoring or tension is causing this I do not know. I also have energy slumps after eating. Yet my mind is more alive then ever.

Why can I not get my body and mind in sync. Before this I was sleeping a lot of hours and during the day but getting nothing much done. Now I am panicking about money, the future and all the things I need to do to fill in the hole I have dug for myself in the last couple of years. I am trying to quit TV and smoking (two other things that mess me up) and get more active. Also I am wanting to lose weight.

Things have to improve. Please don't go ill yet again. Keeping active helps but a good solid 7-8 hour sleep each night is essential for me to be able to ramp up my daily activities. Adjustment and transition is not easy to cope with when you are overweight, in your 30s and without a set routine due to unemployment. It could be a case of grit and determination or is it too much to expect too soon? There is no time to lose or else I won't be able to pay the rent anymore.

Time for a doctor - the right kind of doctor.