Well, he went through a tough time a few years ago, and did get some therapy. I guess it was helpful- he got over it I guess. But yes, he does have troubles, self inflicted for the most part. I dunno much about it, I guess I don’t personally take on the world’s ills like he does. He tends to hang on to stuff that bothers him. He does like to torture himself about things he has no control over, and nothing is ever really good enough in his life. I think that this sort of stuff keeps him troubled… more than I know. He trusts no one (well, maybe me more than anyone else). He thinks that this PT is just trying to sell a CPAP machine. His thinking is… when he did the first “sleep test”, at home, with the deal on his finger to test his sleep (???), he didn’t sleep. He says he was awake all night long. Then the PT told him that he had “moderate” sleep apnea. He said that he had not slept. How can you have sleep apnea if you are not asleep? The PT said that it showed that he had it. So then he thinks she’s a sham. Then he also says that he thinks she knows what she’s talking about at other times. But it’s a good question… how can she diagnose sleep apnea if he’s not asleep?
I’m leaning more towards treating insomnia. I’m thinking a try at hypnosis. He does not believe that people can truly be hypnotized, I have explained to him that it does happen, and it is a real thing. And I think he’d be very susceptible (not that I’m a specialist myself, but just a hunch). I’d like him to go to bed, and give him the cue installed, snap my fingers 3 times, and he’d be out like a light (maybe). But that’s going to mean that the attempt to use the CPAP is over I guess. He hasn’t quit yet.
It’s a very small mask, just goes over the nose. It was the slightest one, the lightest one, the least offensive one. But he can’t sleep when it’s on… other than maybe for a doze for a few minutes. The lack of sleep makes him irritable, which then rubs off on me. But I suffer much less than he does with this situation.
