I feel like I'm dying from lack of sleep. :( I have probably only had around 2 hours of decent sleep a night for the past week. Starting to become non-functional.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I feel like I'm dying from lack of sleep. :( I have probably only had around 2 hours of decent sleep a night for the past week. Starting to become non-functional.
don't you smoke a little before bed?
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I feel like I'm dying from lack of sleep. :( I have probably only had around 2 hours of decent sleep a night for the past week. Starting to become non-functional.
don't you smoke a little before bed?
Yeah, but It's not working right now. Nothing is. :( This is the profound sleeping disorder rearing its ugly head. I've hit a bad stretch.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I feel like I'm dying from lack of sleep. :( I have probably only had around 2 hours of decent sleep a night for the past week. Starting to become non-functional.
don't you smoke a little before bed?
Yeah, but It's not working right now. Nothing is. :( This is the profound sleeping disorder rearing its ugly head. I've hit a bad stretch.
ugh...I'm going back to working out-it seemed to help me sleep before-over the weekend, I went on a 6.5 mile hike...I came back sore but all amped up. I think I got 4 hours of sleep. I'm sure you've tried all the usual hot bath, warm beverage, lavender, etc.
Hope you get more sleep soon.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I feel like I'm dying from lack of sleep. :( I have probably only had around 2 hours of decent sleep a night for the past week. Starting to become non-functional.
I feel like I'm dying from lack of sleep. :( I have probably only had around 2 hours of decent sleep a night for the past week. Starting to become non-functional.
Are you going to do that Sleep Study?
Yes, but it takes a long time to get in there.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Spent 3 1/2 hours cleaning the house, worked out for a bit, crashed on the couch and now I can't sleep.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I know, right? Maybe I should have just sat around on the couch talking about the size of my mystery package on the Porch all day instead.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I can't sleep again. I'm exhausted. I was falling asleep watching a movie a few hours ago. Now I am hearing noises and my mind is going a mile a minute. I'm exhausted, I was running around like a maniac today. I pushed my body physically with the stupid back problems to the point that I had to take ibuprofen and u could stand up straight. My eyes are itchy and sleepy. I hate this so much!
I totally agree! I think part of my insomnia problem (not all, but part) is a subconscious resistance to it because I feel like I am wasting so much of my life doing it.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I have a "you have to come in for a check up or else I'm not renewing your prescription" doctors appointment at the end of next month. Do you think I should mention the insomnia to my doctor? What do doctors do when you tell them you can't sleep? Do they make you see a shrink? I don't wanna see a shrink. I also don't wanna get a bunch of useless drugs shoved in my face. I just threw out 6 year old bottles of Xanax and ativan that I don't even know why I was given. I never touched them.
I have a "you have to come in for a check up or else I'm not renewing your prescription" doctors appointment at the end of next month. Do you think I should mention the insomnia to my doctor? What do doctors do when you tell them you can't sleep? Do they make you see a shrink? I don't wanna see a shrink. I also don't wanna get a bunch of useless drugs shoved in my face. I just threw out 6 year old bottles of Xanax and ativan that I don't even know why I was given. I never touched them.
If it's a decent doctor, they will recommend that you seek therapy to see if that helps, as it sometimes does. You might want to try and open your mind to it. Therapy really is generally... well.... therapeutic. But they can also teach you specific techniques that might really help you. The doctor should also consider medication, although only if your insomnia is either fairly profound, or very occasional, and even then, not all medications work. But they do have non-addictive meds that might work for you (and if they don't, stop). Xanax and Ativan don't seem too appropriate unless your insomnia is a direct result of an anxiety disorder. The doctor should also be thinking about nutritional/dietary factors and how they can be related to sleep or lack thereof, and make recommendations in that area if he or she sees room for improvement. Finally, he can refer you to a sleep clinic. They know a lot more about it than any GP would.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I have a "you have to come in for a check up or else I'm not renewing your prescription" doctors appointment at the end of next month. Do you think I should mention the insomnia to my doctor? What do doctors do when you tell them you can't sleep? Do they make you see a shrink? I don't wanna see a shrink. I also don't wanna get a bunch of useless drugs shoved in my face. I just threw out 6 year old bottles of Xanax and ativan that I don't even know why I was given. I never touched them.
If it's a decent doctor, they will recommend that you seek therapy to see if that helps, as it sometimes does. You might want to try and open your mind to it. Therapy really is generally... well.... therapeutic. But they can also teach you specific techniques that might really help you. The doctor should also consider medication, although only if your insomnia is either fairly profound, or very occasional, and even then, not all medications work. But they do have non-addictive meds that might work for you (and if they don't, stop). Xanax and Ativan don't seem too appropriate unless your insomnia is a direct result of an anxiety disorder. The doctor should also be thinking about nutritional/dietary factors and how they can be related to sleep or lack thereof, and make recommendations in that area if he or she sees room for improvement. Finally, he can refer you to a sleep clinic. They know a lot more about it than any GP would.
So, was your sleep lab assessment helpful?? I hope so.
my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
I only really have two problems with this 'sleep 3-4 hours fitfully then wake up in the middle of the night' business: 1. I'm gonna burn out and want a nap by noon which will screw me up for days & I have shit to do. 2. I try to be courteous to my neighbors & walking around in the middle of the night is not courteous.
I'll have to find the article...supposedly, talking about insomnia is supposed to cure it...
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I have been doing major jokes on my days off, and that seems to help.. But I'm going through a depressive cycle right now, and all I want to do.. Is sleep. So frustrating!
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I'm sure you've tried all the usual hot bath, warm beverage, lavender, etc.
Hope you get more sleep soon.
- Christopher McCandless
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- Christopher McCandless
I'm in the same boat. I even missed my show last night and still haven't caught up on it!
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
- Christopher McCandless
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The doctor should also consider medication, although only if your insomnia is either fairly profound, or very occasional, and even then, not all medications work. But they do have non-addictive meds that might work for you (and if they don't, stop). Xanax and Ativan don't seem too appropriate unless your insomnia is a direct result of an anxiety disorder.
The doctor should also be thinking about nutritional/dietary factors and how they can be related to sleep or lack thereof, and make recommendations in that area if he or she sees room for improvement.
Finally, he can refer you to a sleep clinic. They know a lot more about it than any GP would.
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1. I'm gonna burn out and want a nap by noon which will screw me up for days & I have shit to do.
2. I try to be courteous to my neighbors & walking around in the middle of the night is not courteous.
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I'll have to find the article...supposedly, talking about insomnia is supposed to cure it...
- Christopher McCandless
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Let me run into the rain . . . .to shine a human light today . . .
This is a long night.