Sleeping through the night...

[Curtis71]

...is an awesome thing. I've done it three times in the last week!!

And that was with no help from alcohol or pills.

How about you? Do you sleep well?

 

[Wings]

I went to few years with wicked insomnia, barely grabbing 2 hours a night. These days my psyche is happier and I sleep well. I even sleep well with the boyfriend which is unlike me, usually I'm too uptight to fall asleep quickly.

 

[lovetoread]

I have to take Benadryl to sleep more than a couple of hours at a time.

 

[Laurel]

Sleeping has always been one of my special skills. I am a superdupergood sleeper. I sleep easily, and deeply, and dreamily. My dreams are deep and complex and vibrant and often weird.

There have been a handful of times in my life when because of stress or the flu or whatever I've been unable to sleep or have slept poorly. Those were awful awful horrible times. I feel deep sadness for those with chronic insomnia because not being able to get good sleep sucks bigtime.

 

[Curtis71]

I went to few years with wicked insomnia, barely grabbing 2 hours a night. These days my psyche is happier and I sleep well. I even sleep well with the boyfriend which is unlike me, usually I'm too uptight to fall asleep quickly.

I do think my psyche has a lot to do with my sleep issues, I do seem to be more relaxed lately...

 

[Adre]

I routinely sleep seven hours like I'm dead, then finish off with another hour of light napping.

 

[Wings]

I do think my psyche has a lot to do with my sleep issues, I do seem to be more relaxed lately...

I had a true, honest-to-goodness clinical breakdown so I know for sure that my lack of sleep had to do with my upset brain.

I'm happy for you that you're sleeping better. No one should sleep poorly.

 

[Curtis71]

I have to take Benadryl to sleep more than a couple of hours at a time.

That makes me so groggy the next day...

 

[Curtis71]

Sleeping has always been one of my special skills. I am a superdupergood sleeper. I sleep easily, and deeply, and dreamily. My dreams are deep and complex and vibrant and often weird.

There have been a handful of times in my life when because of stress or the flu or whatever I've been unable to sleep or have slept poorly. Those were awful awful horrible times. I feel deep sadness for those with chronic insomnia because not being able to get good sleep sucks bigtime.

I don't think of myself as an insomniac, but I do know that people underestimate the value of good sleep. The effects of inadequate sleep are wide ranging.

I am envious of your skills.

 

[Curtis71]

I routinely sleep seven hours like I'm dead, then finish off with another hour of light napping.

I typically sleep about 4 hours then wake up and can't fall back asleep for 1.5 - 2 hours. By which time it is almost light out and there is little point of going back to sleep.

But I do anyway and then sleep a bit later than I want to. It's a frustrating pattern.

 

[lovetoread]

That makes me so groggy the next day...

I can take 3 without being drowsy the next day.

And it does help with the allergy symptoms.

 

[neci]

i slept well last night, wild dreams and all. my sleep schedule gets off so easily, and it's hard to get it back on track. i am finding that working out during the day (not right before bed) and just taking short naps, if needed, helps me sleep better at night. my body has always been inclined to stay up very late, but that kind of sleep pattern does not work well in my life right now. it can be a struggle, but i know from experience how to get my body back on track. sometimes i enjoy saying fuck it, and i'll stay up until 4am working, knowing there will be a week or two of penance to pay. i am not very beneficial to those around me, when my sleep schedule flips.

 

[Curtis71]

I can take 3 without being drowsy the next day.

And it does help with the allergy symptoms.

I have a very low tolerance for most drugs. I rarely take anything and usually regret it. Except ibuprofen, I take that often.

Illegals are always a trip, even the trash.

I'm a cheap date.

 

[Jenny_4]

...is an awesome thing. I've done it three times in the last week!!

And that was with no help from alcohol or pills.

How about you? Do you sleep well?

I've been waking up a couple of times during the night which is a bit annoying.

 

[Curtis71]

I've been waking up a couple of times during the night which is a bit annoying.

I don't mind waking up. Sometimes it's worth it for that beautiful feeling of drifting back off. But too often that won't happen....

 

[Jenny_4]

I don't mind waking up. Sometimes it's worth it for that beautiful feeling of drifting back off. But too often that won't happen....

I know that feeling of drifting back to sleep. At night, I wait for that moment when my body gets warm and relaxed knowing that soon I'll be out. I'm trying to bring that calm magic into my awake moments. It's a bit of a challenge.

 

[Curtis71]

I know that feeling of drifting back to sleep. At night, I wait for that moment when my body gets warm and relaxed knowing that soon I'll be out. I'm trying to bring that calm magic into my awake moments. It's a bit of a challenge.

That is indeed a challenge. I have at different times in my life achieved a certain level of zen in my daily consciousness. But it is difficult to maintain.

It seems that all such...epiphanies? and similar meditative breakthroughs tend to fade and lose their glimmer over time.

Kind of like getting saved at bible camp...

 

[snugglestruggle]

I'm no doctor or medical professional but this is what I do when I can't sleep.

A low dose of magnesium or the combo of a low dose of magnesium (250mg) and an Aspirin ( 80mg) will usually relax me enough. When I can't sleep due to muscle aches I'll double or triple up on the aspirin does which is still pretty low. A higher dose of magnesium leaves me feeling foggy in the morning.

Those are coffee x2 mornings.

 

[Jenny_4]

That is indeed a challenge. I have at different times in my life achieved a certain level of zen in my daily consciousness. But it is difficult to maintain.

It seems that all such...epiphanies? and similar meditative breakthroughs tend to fade and lose their glimmer over time.

Kind of like getting saved at bible camp...

I listen to a lot of Eckart Tolle and workout till I'm exhausted which helps. I don't follow any organized religion. I couldn't imagine being sent to Bible Camp...I'd probably be crucified during lunch.

 

[gravyrug]

I can take 3 without being drowsy the next day.

And it does help with the allergy symptoms.

I take a couple different allergy meds daily, and still add benadryl when I need to sleep. Even that's not a guarantee, though. About the only guaranteed sleep for me these days includes ambien and flexeril combined. I only use that when I seriously need to be awake all the next day. Most of the time I just go with 2-4 hours of sleep plus naps as needed.

 

[Curtis71]

I listen to a lot of Eckart Tolle and workout till I'm exhausted which helps. I don't follow any organized religion. I couldn't imagine being sent to Bible Camp...I'd probably be crucified during lunch.

I like Tolle. I am not at all religious either. Bible camp was a torture session for me and I never went back. But I understand the emotional mechanics of religion and (some) epiphany-like experiences.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Take a melatonin

 

[dolf]

I've tried lots of things but rarely with any decent results.

the last time I slept through the night would be last December.
usually I sleep off & on, fits & starts, my heart wakes me often.

 

[Curtis71]

.... my heart wakes me often.

That's the worst...

The panic wake-up. I'm sorry.

 

[dolf]

That's the worst...

The panic wake-up. I'm sorry.

i'm not panicked by it these days.

when it spasms it feels like it's stopped, no pulse for a moment, then it returns but feeling like I've got a landed fish flopping around inside my ribcage.

it's just enough to wake me up.