Insomnia

[SomethingProfound]

''Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.''

Sorry for the quote but it is sound. Insomniacs get a raw deal. A life without proper intermissions of unconsciousness is a tormented life. Imagine not "starting a new day" but almost continuously living through it.. not a happy thought. Normal people like to say 'today is a new day' - what do the sleepless say? it is virtually a continuation of un-shut-out-able experience.

We need the pauses to stay sane.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

''Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.''

Sorry for the quote but it is sound. Insomniacs get a raw deal. A life without proper intermissions of unconsciousness is a tormented life. Imagine not "starting a new day" but almost continuously living through it.. not a happy thought. Normal people like to say 'today is a new day' - what do the sleepless say? it is virtually a continuation of un-shut-out-able experience.

We need the pauses to stay sane.

The sleepless say, oh fuck the sun is coming up

 

[denislawsbackheel]

...that said, I'm an absolute prick to wake up in the mornings. I could sleep through a nuclear holocaust. I've been late for work on quite a few occasions because of it, and need about 3 different alarms to wake up.

You were at Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

 

[BlueTG]

You were at Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

And slept through them, if there were a third though it probably would have got him up in time for work.

 

[Pokes28]

''Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.''

Sorry for the quote but it is sound. Insomniacs get a raw deal. A life without proper intermissions of unconsciousness is a tormented life. Imagine not "starting a new day" but almost continuously living through it.. not a happy thought. Normal people like to say 'today is a new day' - what do the sleepless say? it is virtually a continuation of un-shut-out-able experience.

We need the pauses to stay sane.

My wife would say that explains a lot of things. Got 4 hours of sleep last night and to be honest, I'm feeling pretty darn good today. I've always been a morning person, which I find interesting in that most insomniacs that I know feel they are as well. I do believe that rest is more important than sleep, but make no mistake, sleep is vital.

 

[BlueBearBoots]

I'm in an awful cycle of waking up about 3ish, alarm goes off at 6 then I'm so tired I go to bed at 9.00pm them hey ho wake again at 3 :(

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

I'm in an awful cycle of waking up about 3ish, alarm goes off at 6 then I'm so tired I go to bed at 9.00pm them hey ho wake again at 3 :(

Exactly the same. Fall off to sleep easy enough but wake up, need the loo, then am absolutely wide awake for at least the next two hours. Knackered the next day drink a load of caffeine to get through the day then absolutely bolloxed and ready for bed at 9.

It's starting to become a habit. Yet I'm probably fitter and healthier than I've been for years. No stress, blood pressure spot on, just don't get it.

By the way where've you been hiding BluBear Boots, have you had a lengthy ban??!!

 

[kaz7]

Exactly the same. Fall off to sleep easy enough but wake up, need the loo, then am absolutely wide awake for at least the next two hours. Knackered the next day drink a load of caffeine to get through the day then absolutely bolloxed and ready for bed at 9.

It's starting to become a habit. Yet I'm probably fitter and healthier than I've been for years. No stress, blood pressure spot on, just don't get it.

By the way where've you been hiding BluBear Boots, have you had a lengthy ban??!!

Too much caffeine lovely,it will keep you awake and make you pee,bite the bullet and cut it out,short term pain and all that

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

Too much caffeine lovely,it will keep you awake and make you pee,bite the bullet and cut it out,short term pain and all that

I know Karen I really need to knock it on the head ....but I don't have hot drinks and water 24-7 is just dull! Soon be hot Vimto weather again I'll be alright then!

 

[dronefromsector7G]

I fall asleep in minutes but I always wake between 4 and 5.30 and barely ever get back to sleep. If I go to bed before 11 I will sometimes wake around 1 to 2 am as well.

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

I have it bad at least twice a week I wake up around 3:30 or 4
Drives me mental

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

Insomnia is a load of bollocks. Exercise and train a lot and you will sleep like a log. On top of a full time job. The more miles I ride my bike, and the more hours I do in work, the better I sleep. Not a coincidence.

I play tennis or football every day
7 days a week
I’m still awake half the night

 

[city2]

I play tennis or football every day
7 days a week
I’m still awake half the night

Try a crafty wank or two that should help.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Hello insomnia my old friend, probably 5 nights out of 7 I wake for at least a hour somewhere between 2.00 & 4.00.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Hello insomnia my old friend, probably 5 nights out of 7 I wake for at least a hour somewhere between 2.00 & 4.00.

I dont think that is insomnia. Thats waking up and then going back to sleep

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I dont think that is insomnia. Thats waking up and then going back to sleep

Hehe yeah I know but just thought I'd pop in to wave at people who've not 'got off' yet. ;)

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Hehe yeah I know but just thought I'd pop in to wave at people who've not 'got off' yet. ;)

*Waves back*
Shift work is a nightmare. Im fucked, had 6 days at it now working all hours plus more as its been so busy. I finished about 1.30am but a combo of totally knackered but a bit wired due to the pressure and pace of it all. Having an hour to try and chill out a bit before I get in the cot.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

*Waves back*
Shift work is a nightmare. Im fucked, had 6 days at it now working all hours plus more as its been so busy. I finished about 1.30am but a combo of totally knackered but a bit wired due to the pressure and pace of it all. Having an hour to try and chill out a bit before I get in the cot.

Feel for you, I don't work anymore so the worst effect I get is either hearing Mrs Moon snore or feeling a bit tired walking along the coast if I've had a particularly long sleep break.

I do now though drop off originally very quickly which wasn't the case when I was working, think it's a more relaxed lifestyle however, I do still even after 9 years (early retirement at 51) wake up after my second nap at 6.00 which was the normal working alarm time.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Feel for you, I don't work anymore so the worst effect I get is either hearing Mrs Moon snore or feeling a bit tired walking along the coast if I've had a particularly long sleep break.

I do now though drop off originally very quickly which wasn't the case when I was working, think it's a more relaxed lifestyle however, I do still even after 9 years (early retirement at 51) wake up after my second nap at 6.00 which was the normal working alarm time.

Worked 3pm-3am Wed. 3pm-2am Thu. 10am-10pm Fri. 8am-10pm Sat. 8am -9pm Sat. 3pm-1.30am today. How the fuck that will settle on a couple of days off now is anyones guess.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Worked 3pm-3am Wed. 3pm-2am Thu. 10am-10pm Fri. 8am-10pm Sat. 8am -9pm Sat. 3pm-1.30am today. How the fuck that will settle on a couple of days off now is anyones guess.

Sadly not much work life balance going on there.

Anyway had 90 mins awake, going to try for some more kip.....until the bells in my bonce go off at 6.00.

Good luck bud.