jerseykrs said:

same here hun

I have had it bad the last 2 weeks ...getting about 3 hrs sleep a night

I've never really had insomnia, per se, but I will say I absolutely HATE it when I cannot sleep. Usually it's cause of too much caffeine, too much noise or non-ideal sleeping environment (which means I'm not in my own bed, in my own house. )
I get very, very cranky when I don't get sleep. It's probably the one thing that causes me to become a complete and utter bitch. I really can't handle not getting to sleep.

I had insomnia for about 7 years.


And excercize program really really helps better than drugs. At least for me it did. I think mine was related mostly to stress and worrying all the time.

Imago said:

is that going to accompany posts a la tA's signature??

jerseykrs said:

CarrieMpls said:

Me, too. I hate it. Hate it!

scififilmnerd said:

Exactly!

CarrieMpls said:

I find that in the winter time I get the opposite of insomnia (whatever that may be). I sleep way too much, and always want to take naps.

I've pretty much had it since high school and I really do not sleep much at all. I'm just used to it now.

CarrieMpls said:

Yeah ! I can't even stand myself when I didn't get enough sleep, so how bad must it be for everyone else who has to deal with me on such a day ...

JustErin said:

It's probably every young parent's dream to reach that point.

No sleep for the wicked.

i stayed up til 6am this morning and now i'm at work

brownsugar said:

There you are! I was getting worried about you. Did you get my e-mail?

retina said:

gonna check it now

brownsugar said:

where have you been young lady?

CarrieMpls said:

been at home chillin' i had a week off from work 'cause i work at school.

CarrieMpls said:

ps. that avvie is so cute!!!

brownsugar said:

thanks! Retina 'gave' it to me.

Good to hear you're well and enjoyed some time off!

I went through a period when I had insomnia a lot. It's awful. I sympathise.

I would just lay there and tell myself that resting quietly was the next best thing, and listen to the sounds around me and to my own thoughts, and then if I didn't end up falling asleep, that meditative state would leave me feeling decent a lot of the time.

But it still sucks.

Serious said:

Yes, sleep is important. That's why it's better to just take a sleeping pill rather than lying awake all night.

I'm so sorry to hear that Jers. Be careful driving.

I couldn't sleep at all last night. I ate a sandwich and it didn't sit well. I now have food poisoning.


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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

the good news is I don't have to drive home, so I'll be going to the hotel in about an hour and falling into a coma.

I've had it for years, generally I’ll get about three maybe four hours of sleep a night and some nights just I don’t sleep and that's even with sleep aids.

retina said:

People are pretty attached to their sleeping habits, so it's a shocking thing when you first become a parent. When you can get to the point where you think to yourself that sleep (or lack of) doesn't matter that much, then you can just go with the flow.

A couple of shots of alcohol help me sleep whenever I have trouble sleeping.

I'm exhausted all day long, and at about 11pm I wake right up and lie in bed for hours. Then I start angrily tossing and turning, worrying that I won't be getting enough sleep yet again, closing my eyes real hard to intimidate the sleep into coming.

Once I'm falling asleep, the cat usually scratches at the door and I have to start all over again.

Weed used to take care of all this, but I don't smoke anymore!

NDRU said:

angry and sleep so do not mix!

ZombieKitten said:

but if I toss hard enough I might knock myself out on my headboard

NDRU said:

my mum swears that is what my dad had to do to her to impregnate her TWICE!