Confidential Drug Rehabilitation

I’ve been taking over the counter sleeping pills (unisom or tylenol pm ) for about 3 years now. I got into taking them when i started a night shift job cause i couldn’t sleep during the day. Then i started taking them on my days off, somehow i stopped taking them when i went abroad for a year , but wheni came back i got into the habbit of taking them again , but now it’s just horrible. I usually take about 10 pills around 1 or 2 am, then when i wake up I’ll be mildy active for 3 hours and I’ll find myself taking maybe an extra six pills then. I find myself sleeping more than living. Obviously it’s a problem and i’ve tried to cut down , but i want to look up on the net about this. I dunno if my body can no longer sleep without them or if it’s all mental. Does anyone know any simple cures? or of a term for thsi ? soemone recommended i get perscription ones, but that just seems scary. OF course this is a serious question so please be nice. thanks :)

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I have been addicted to sleeping pills for a while (probably years.) They are over the counter. I take them only at night to sleep…it’s not like they are disturbing my life in any way.

I actually don’t know if I am addicted because I have not tried to fall asleep without them and once recently I actually fell asleep without them and slept through the night. I just love the sleep I get using them and hate “trying” to fall asleep. I could sit up all night easily without them. With them I just fall into sleep and I love that.

What is the big deal? This is my secret shame, because I know the idea of addiction is negative, but is this something to be concerned about.

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