# I have a fear of going to bed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fear-of-going-to-bed/541052 "2010-05-28T07:29:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fear-of-going-to-bed/541052/61 "2010-06-06T04:18:23Z")
I wish I had the answer. It sounds like something about your bed or going to bed is upsetting to you. I love to go to bed and sometimes it takes a while to fall asleep but I do. This is something I did a while back. I made my room very cozy and bought a 3 inch thick visco mattress pad. I also got nice bedding and soft pillows. It just makes getting in bed so nice. Good Luck. ---
**Author:** ![groo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fear-of-going-to-bed/541052/62 "2010-06-06T10:20:01Z")
I’ve got major problems with anxiety, and occasionally just skip sleeping altogether. When nothing is really working and it’s too late to take any lorazepam, the last thing I do is just give up. I lie there, with my heart racing, thinking that “this is just the way it is – I’m just nervous because I’m nervous – this has nothing to do with anything, and I’m going to be nervous the moment I wake up.” Even if I don’t actually fall asleep, my body gets something out of resting. This probably doesn’t help much, but hell, I’m awake at 3:18 AM, and thought you’d like to know that there are people who know what you’re going through. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fear-of-going-to-bed/541052.md?page=3)