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How do you find a doctor for sleep disorders?
Having lots of problems with sleep. Bad dreams, no real sleep. Where do I find a doctor? Not a " dream interpreter" .

Looking for advice on OCD, Depression and Sleeping Disorders?
I'm a generally healthy 15 year old girl, I have good friends, been doing alright in school...but Firstly my sleeping. I am absolutely convinced I have Delayed Sleeping Phase Disorder, or something similar. I stay up every night until 5 6 in the morning, sometimes I don't sleep, and I have to wake up for school at 7. I am absolutely wrecked all day and cannot concentrate at school and sometimes take naps after. But still that night I cannot sleep until the early hours of the following morning. When given the chance I can sleep for 16 20 hours at a time and it seriously wastes my days away.Next, OCD. I've started to realise I have these things in my head that just order me what to do. If I'm sat at my computer and it tells me to, I have to touch the hairspray to the left. etc. I cannot have the volume on an odd number, it gets me so anxious. I get really strange, and sometimes sexual, images in my head that are just... ugh and it makes me really guilty almost. Whenever I wash my hands, I wash my hands twice. The worst parts are when it tells me to do stuff or I'll die family friends bad things will happen... I cannot help it. It's truly awful.Finally, depression. I don't know about this. It's really weird talking about it. I'm really not sure whether I have depression or if I'm just a moody teenager. I always feel usless and like I'm worth nothing, like I have no reason to be here. I sit and cry most nights and I don't even know why. My school work is making me stressed to absolute hell and has reduced me to tears about 3 times every day for the past two weeks. I really cannot cope. I'm really sensitive and the littlest things hit me hard. I cannot bring myself to share this with anyone, cause I feel like I'm being an attention seeker and I know how much attention seekers piss me off. I've felt like this really bad since about November, but since I can remember I've always had the feeling of worthlessness in me.Whenever I try to mention anything about all of this to my parents they take it as a joke and even when I try to convince them I'm being serious they just laugh and tell me everything will be okay. They really aren't irresponseble parents, but they've never had to deal with anything like I feel I'm going through. I don't know where to put this in, but I really dread going to school. I absolutely hate it. I have no reason to though, I'm a generally clever person, get along with most people, I'm liked by my teachers and I'm not a trouble maker. I don't know why I hate it so much but there have been many times I have faked illness just to get the day off. And then I sit around and feel usless all day.Okay so I'd like a bit of information and a bit of advice. I know you're going to say I should go to the doctors, and I know I should but I may be reassured after getting advice so please try not to advise that cause I know that is the main thing I should do. This has been more of an outlet for me to try and put my feelings into words cause I am genuinely worried and would like to get it sorted.Seriously, thank you for reading this and if you could give me any advice I would appriciate it so much. XSeriously, don't say anything about my parents cause they truly care about me and I've never had problems with them and I never argue with them, ever. It's just hard to pluck up the courage to tell them, but as soon as I do they just try to reassure me. It's not their fault, I'm just to nervous to confront them with my problems.