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Good times: enjoyed my walk along the lane today. Had a much better day than yesterday.
Bad Times: I got very muddy jeans on my walk and my washing machine still doesn't work!
'IvanAleisterMesniaa' wrote on '04:Oh yeah? That's awesome I am not alone woot!
You're never alone!
Welcome to Insomnialand Mike. Glad you seem to be coping better now, these things are an uphill struggle. Everyone here is very supportive.
The best thing I did was try not to fight it. I work from home now, sleep when I can (or need to) and generally feel better for it. I still have the urge to conform to “normal” sleep patterns sometimes but because I'm on my own there's no reason I have to
'IvanAleisterMesniaa' wrote on '04:During Autumn my sleeping is amazing, I love Autumn it's my favorite season it's so beautiful and I find the temperature is right, it makes me feel like I'm shedding away everything bad in my life for just a short time, great season.
I'm exactly the same (unless I've got a major depression going on!)
Thanks Bobbie, that's good advice. I got to sleep fairly quickly but woke on the hour every hour. Felt like I hadn't slept at all when I got up this morning, and semi disturbing dreams didn't help. Oh well, tonight is another night 🙂
I'm having a bad day today – depression triggers all around me and getting exhausted fighting them. I know I will have no problem at all falling asleep but I don't expect to stay asleep more than 3 hours tonight. Maybe the expectation of that happening is one thing preventing me from staying asleep, who knows?!
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…
I mainly write for clients – anything from corporate brochures, web content, press releases, articles and educational materials (I'm an ex TEFL teacher). Unfortunately my own writing has taken a bit of a back seat due to time restraints but I want to get started on the novel this year!
Hi Jess, I'm the same as you (usually – I'm up early today because helpful Tescos could deliver a new printer any time between 7am and 7pm!)I'm a freelance writer and my most productive time is probably between 8pm and 2am. I've been a latey for years too
My main trigger is stress/anxiety. I currently have psychotherapy sessions on a Friday (only 2 more though!!) and Thursdays are usually my worst night for sleep. As others have said, the problem isn't usually falling asleep, it's staying asleep. If I'm going through a bad patch then I will sleep for 3 hours and then wake for hours and not sleep again until it's a normal getting up time. On occasions like that I have no problem sleeping during the day, which then makes the night situation worse!
I always wake up in the early hours if I set my alarm for, say, 7 or 8 am. I guess that's anxiety related too.
'Martin' wrote on '02:When you're listening to podcasts, are they new episodes, or ones you've already heard before? Would be interested in seeing evidence (for or against) the theory I just shared above.
I listen to new ones, it has to be something new because otherwise my mind would wander and the benefit would be lost. Meditations I sometimes redo though.
Hi Ruth, I used to teach adult education (in a prison among other places) so I know how stressful teaching can be. I've been diagnosed with clinical depression but think I have a few bipolar tendencies – I'm pretty good right now. I know what you mean about sleep being linked with the emotional cycles – I'm exactly the same.
Looking forward to chatting 🙂
I think often music creates more of an emotional response in my brain than spoken word does, particularly if it's something with memories attached. I think it actually stops me from sleeping. I guess the spoken word makes it feel as though I'm not on my own, so yes 'security blanket' theory works.
