[Bobbie]

I just saw a tweet from someone who will remain nameless if they so choose :cool:, that concerns me greatly. 🙁

Most of us can tailor our days to accomodate our sleepless nights, but when daily activities become dangerous, it might be time to regroup and rethink the situation. I'm actually talking about falling asleep behind the wheel, which to me is about as dangerous as it gets.

Thankfully this has never happened to me but I would be interested to know if others have had similar experiences and what, if anything you have done about it. 😕

[Martin Reed]

You know what, Bobbie I was just about to post something almost identical to this. I wonder if we read the same person's tweet?! 😕

Insomnia comes with a lot of dangers (which most people don't realise) – I think this topic can be a great way of sharing these dangers, reducing them, and getting to know members better by understanding what they have been through.

I look forward to seeing this discussion progress.

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[LindsayK]

I do believe that's my tweet. It rarely happens to me, but the last few nights have been extra rough, and to top it off, I think my sleepwalking has returned. Tons of people blow off insomnia as if it's something to be disregarded; you can't have a bad night of sleep once and claim it, nor can you you say it's not a big deal. It does affect people's health and well being. I think I'll walk to get the kids today, despite the weather.

By the way, if you see a tweet tomorrow about rug burn on my face, it's b/c I set up a tripcord. lol

[mspeekay]

I fell asleep at the wheel once many years ago. It wasn't insomnia related, I'd forced myself to drive through the night. I had 3 passengers in the car with me and miraculously none of us were hurt even though the car was a write off.

If I'm tired from lack of sleep I now won't drive. It's a nuisance, living 2 miles from the nearest shop, but it's better to walk 2 miles than to end up in a ditch and not get out next time…

[Kazcita]

Thankfully, I've never found myself in serious danger whilst driving, but the risk is certainly there. The worst incident was when I was sitting at lights and believed they'd turned green…but they hadn't. Luckily for me the emerging traffic were able to stop in time, and even if they hadn't, it was in a very urban and thus low-speed area – but nevertheless I was horrified by it. I believe it was caused directly by sleeplessness.

[MarinaFournier]

'Bobbie' wrote on '03:

Most of us can tailor our days to accomodate our sleepless nights, but when daily activities become dangerous, it might be time to regroup and rethink the situation. I'm actually talking about falling asleep behind the wheel, which to me is about as dangerous as it gets.

Thankfully this has never happened to me but I would be interested to know if others have had similar experiences and what, if anything you have done about it. 😕

The first time this happened to me, I was newly on insulin (gestational diabetes), and returning from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. My eyes kept trying to close, so I stopped at Cupertino at the Apple campus, and told my husband what was happening, and that I had to leave my car and let him take me home when convenient. Of course I drove with him the next day and picked up my car, returning safely. Autumn, 1993. Slept the night before as well as I could in pregnancy in that neighborhood.

The next time I remember it happening, I was headed to San Diego, I think (2008?), on Hwy 5, down the center of CA. My eyes kept trying to close because I was squinting–the glare and the fog were getting to me. I pulled over, got my sunshine readers out of the holder in the car, and put them on, taking my usual glasses off. Suddenly, I wasn't squinting anymore, and I wasn't falling asleep.

It's happened a couple of times this year–one only last week–where my eyes just want to close. I have to concentrate hard to keep it from happening, and I go straight home, and take a nap. I can't remember if I'd had a short night, or not.

It IS scary.

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