The Joys and Horrors of Insomnia

[[deleted user]]

I slept through last night, was only woken by the alarm going off this morning! Bliss!!!

[Sally, la reina]

I hate that I thought about posting in this thread when I couldn't sleep last night.

[Félix]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "I slept through last night, was only woken by the alarm going off this morning! Bliss!!!"

Yay!

[RandomAnthony]

I was up at 2:30AM. I'm ok. All I have to do is observe students teach today, which involves me sitting in the back of a room with a computer and pretending I'm paying attention.

[RandomAnthony]

Helena, your schedule fascinates me. I don't know how you keep walking.

[[deleted user]]

I've found there is one upside to insomnia: There is some incredible shit on TV at 3 a.m.

[Jonathan]

It's true. F-Troop and Columbo never get old.

[Michele]

I just pick up a book and read usually. I've always got something I haven't read yet from the library.

[Jim]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "I slept through last night, was only woken by the alarm going off this morning! Bliss!!!"

Yay, I hope that you can repeat the experience tonight.

[[deleted user]]

::sigh:: Thanks, but no such luck Jim.

[Mark]

The upside? More time to read of course!

[Jim]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "::sigh:: Thanks, but no such luck Jim."

Well wishing you luck tonight then.

[Jammies]

Sally wrote: "I hate that I thought about posting in this thread when I couldn't sleep last night."

Poor Sally! :( *hugs*

Gail, I'll join Jim in wishing that you're sleeping soundly right now.

[Stina]

It's 3:24a Pacific Time. I should be sleeping, but just can't. Pippa is really sawing them off though, which I'm jealous of!

Only two hours until the early morning class for Jazzercise. That's the only bonus to this situation that I can come up with right now.

Boo.

[[deleted user]]

Give Pippa a prod. That should help stop the sawing. I hope you get back to sleep soon.

[Stina]

*groggily waves back at Misha* I think I fell asleep at about 4:45a, waking up at 6:50a to get ready for work. That's better than I thought it would be!

[RandomAnthony]

I'm in the office, 3:29AM. I've been here a couple hours already. Yay for flexible schedules.

[[deleted user]]

I fell asleep at 4am. Up 2 hours later. And we're out of coffee. FML.

[Muddle head]

Generally i just eat if am awake late into the night, and most of the times i am!

[Michele]

went to bed at midnight. woke up at 4,5,6 and got up at 7.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Lay awake until 6.

[RandomAnthony]

Woke at 1AM with nightmares, sort of stared into space a while, then rose, drove to work, getting a lot done, not yet 5AM.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

How are you doing now, RA? You okay?

[Michele]

I usually get a lot of reading done when I have insomnia. which is at least twice a month.

[RandomAnthony]

I'm better, thanks, librarian. I slept hard last night...8 to 7.

[Sally, la reina]

GBItOuLLeah couldnt sleep last night.
eah was was rough.
lot noddy phone parah.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I'm glad you got some sleep, RA. I love that you slept right through that slumber party. :)

I was up too late last night, watching Buffy and then reading vampire stories from this anthology:
Teeth: Vampire Tales

I did NOT dream about vampires, though. I think I dreamt about work.

[RandomAnthony]

Which kind, Mishers? Not falling asleep, waking in the middle of the night and not getting back to sleep, all of the above, something different?

I've had nightmares pretty much for a week running. You wake up differently after nightmares...kind of tense.

[janine]

Misha wrote: "Three nights of insomnia. I resemble something like this right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnDxPG..."

Not the mustache, I hope.

[Michele]

up until 4 AM. fell asleep and woke up at 8:15 AM. another migraine...continues from yesterday.

[Sally, la reina]

It is when I can't sleep that I miss television the most.

[Louise]

My husband once got this alarm clock, that would project the time in huge red digits on the wall. That's really "in your face" when you can't sleep!! I got rid of it after a stressful week of not being able to sleep...

[Michele]

been having problems getting to sleep (about 1 AM) and waking early (4 AM) lately. pain in the neck.

[Sally, la reina]

I like to hope that that long without good sleep will lead to hallucinations of Brad Pitt.

[janine]

I'd say horrible stretches of insomnia counts as not being able to function properly due to a physical or mental condition, and as such means you qualify for a sick day?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I understand limited insomnia. I don't understand insomnia that goes on for days. Doesn't your body eventually get so sleepy you collapse, and you sleep?

[RandomAnthony]

I've had similar experiences, Misha. Weird question...mentally, do you start to go a little nuts? Like, start to question yourself, get slightly paranoid, etc.? I've heard that's connected with insomnia and I feel some of that, esp. socially, when I haven't slept.

[RandomAnthony]

Also, I hope you feel better. At least tomorrow is Sunday.

[RandomAnthony]

Yes, I recognize that "can't remember whether I did something five seconds ago" thing as well. It sucks.

[Sally, la reina]

When Leah kept me up for days and days last year I definitely did experience what you mention, RA. It was spooky.

[Angela~twistedmind~]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I understand limited insomnia. I don't understand insomnia that goes on for days. Doesn't your body eventually get so sleepy you collapse, and you sleep?"

i suffer from cronic insomnia and have for years. it definitely affects your life. i have to take a strong sedative every night. i hate taking it, but without it i do not sleep at all. literally. and yes, your body does, after weeks of sleeplessness, get so sleepy you collapse. once every 6 weeks or so i crash and will sleep a solid 12-14 hours. cronic insomnia seriously sucks butt nuggets.

[Janice]

Must go to bed. Must go to sleep. Must work tomorrow.

[RandomAnthony]

This morning I woke by three, so I watched part of Reservoir Dogs on Netflix (This was the movie to which I took my wife on our first date...what was I thinking?), ate breakfast, started laundry, and cleaned the kitchen floor. I blame the dogs, by the way, for waking me, they were hogging the whole fucking bed.

[Louise]

A few nights ago one of our dogs somehow got into the bedlinens - so she was between the duvet and the sheets, she compeletly panicked and both my husband and I was so awake after getting her out, it took ages to go back to sleep!

[Sally, la reina]

I'm never up this late anymore.

[Karen K.]

I don't technically take sleeping pills. However, I take Clonopin for anxiety and Nortriptyline for migraine prevention and depression. I sleep OK. Before these medications I slept lightly and woke at the smallest sound.

[Félix]

I lie awake at night worrying about insomniacs.

[[deleted user]]

Good to see the joy is being spread.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

This morning at 5 a.m. the insane woman across the street awoke me with her screaming (we both had our windows wide open).

[Brittomart]

Insomnia and anxiety are causing me to shop. I just bought two pairs of tights from We Love Colors, and these two dresses from ASOS curve:

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