I haven't been sleeping well

[AngelAmy]

It started on Saturday. I woke up after 2 hours of sleep on my own. Nothing woke me up, it just naturally happened.

then after that i keep waking up at 1, i usually sleep until 5:30. i really need my sleep since i work all night. it really doesnt help that i have been waking up so much earlier than normal.

after dinner (which is about 5:30) i try to take a nap but something keeps happening to prevent me from being able to fall asleep. the other day it was cramps and yesterday i had an emotional breakdown.

i dont know why this has been happening. i havent been worried about anything lately. things in my life are actually going pretty smoothly.

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[Furtherman]

yesterday i had an emotional breakdown.



things in my life are actually going pretty smoothly.


I don't know Angel, are you sure about that? But everyone goes through an occasional bout of insomnia. Give it a couple more days, if it persists, hit the whiskey bottle.... I mean see a doctor.

[AngelAmy]

i get into funks outa nowhere...it doesnt mean a thing. they only last a tiny bit.

i am very happy in where my life is right now.

i need my sleep since i work 10pm-6am.

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[FUNKMAN]

i get into funks, they only last a tiny bit.


let's try to keep that on the downlow...
:)

think my wife's been talking about me again...


Amy,

Hope you get a full days sleep soon. I've worked 3rd shift alot and realize how important it is!

Best,

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[sr71blackbird]

I had sleeping issues when I was first diagnosed with anxiety (depression). Not that that necessarily means that you might have that, just that maybe mention it to your doctor and see what he says. Usually its because something in your unconscious mind is deeply afraid of something and it overrides your need for sleep to avoid the stress of confronting the psychological issue it is most afraid of, and you wake up. Thus you have successfully avoided the stressor.

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[Johnny Fontane]

i work 10pm-6am.


How long have you been working those hours? That schedule might be draining you physically & emotionally.

Do you live with other people? If everyone else is awake while you're sleeping, this might affect your ability to relax ; are you at all self-conscious about sleeping all day?

And this shit weather could definitely have something to do with it.

Feel better Amy.

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[Wormwood]

maybe its guilt due to your immoral lifestyle.

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[AngelAmy]

How long have you been working those hours?

4 months


Do you live with other people?

yes i live at home with my mom, step dad, two brothers and two dogs

but thats been the case for these 4 months, only recently has there been it that i have been waking up early on my own. which means no outside noise disrupted my sleep or anything.


maybe its guilt due to your immoral lifestyle.

what the fuck are you talking about

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This message was edited by AngelAmy on 8-5-03 @ 9:45 PM

[LilLibra]

I had sleeping issues when I was first diagnosed with anxiety (depression). Not that that necessarily means that you might have that, just that maybe mention it to your doctor and see what he says. Usually its because something in your unconscious mind is deeply afraid of something and it overrides your need for sleep to avoid the stress of confronting the psychological issue it is most afraid of, and you wake up. Thus you have successfully avoided the stressor.

I was going through something similar last month for about three weeks. My trouble was sleeping all the time. I wasn't eating anything either. And I was severely depressed and suffering from anxiety attacks.

If the sleeping pattern keeps up, and any symptoms of depression start, you might want to see someone about it early so it doesn't become an issue that hinders you from living normally.

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[Wormwood]

what the fuck are you talking about

I'm talking about your conscience AngelAmy, you know, the voice inside your head that tells you whats good and whats bad.
You havent been listening to that voice lately and I'm not the only board member whose noticed. We all talk about it when you arent online.

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[Death Metal Moe]

Yea, anyway, I'd say it's your schedule.

Ever since I was driving my friends to work in the middle of the night, my sleeping schedule has been a nightmare. I'm up till like 5AM and then asleep till like 3 some days. But then just yesterday I was up until like 11AM, got 4 hours sleep and have been up ever since. It sucks.

I can't just sit in bed if I'm not tired, so I get up to do something. I think that is what does it. You should really try to relax in your bed with no TV or other distrations on. I mean, unless you're used to falling asleep with the TV or radio on.

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[dotsncoms]

o.k. sleep... the martini bar next door blasts frank sinatra til 2:30 a.m., and i had to call the cops and city hall to see if patio music was aloud in my residential area til 2:30 a.m. no luck it still fucking goes on,it's a mob bar. The street is being rebuilt , new sewer pipes new pavement NOISE from 7:00 A.M. til 9:30 P.M. Dude I just want my right to peaceful enjoyment. I bought a six tonight and i'm finally getting drowsy. good luck.

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[Reephdweller]

You havent been listening to that voice lately and I'm not the only board member whose noticed. We all talk about it when you arent online.



Consider this an intervention.

On a side note, I could go for some of Junior's Cheescake (http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/) right about now.

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[AngelAmy]

you know what goes great with cheesecake?

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on an updating note....i woke up a lil bit before 9 this morning and tried so desperately to go back to sleep...about 10 minutes later work called and here I am talking to you lovely people. i feel like i am just not allowed to sleep well anymore, AHHHHHHHHHHHHh

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[fatty]

if you fall asleep to the television like me i would suggest watching something you really enjoy and falling asleep to that.

every night i fall asleep to my simpsons episodes i have on tape. no matter how bad my day is i still fall asleep laughing and with a calm mind.

and when i do wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep i just read. the longer i stay up the longer i read, but eventually even if i'm still not tired my eyes just get too heavy from reading and than that puts me out.

i doubt it helps but good luck

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[AngelAmy]

a few things...
1) i dont have a tv in my room so i cant really fall asleep to the tv, however i have found it that i cant fall asleep without turning on the fan. so the whispers of the fan slowly put me to sleep
2) i am an extremely light sleeper so even if i did have a tv in here, the noise would keep me up rather than help me sleep

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[furie]

Do you live with other people?



yes i live at home with my mom, step dad, two brothers and two dogs

I think the problem may be your delusion that dogs are people.

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[AngelAmy]

its not that i consider them people, but i do consider them apart of my family

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[Johnny Fontane]

the martini bar next door blasts frank sinatra til 2:30 a.m.


Sounds like a swingin' time to me.

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[ShelleBink]

Sounds like a swingin' time to me.

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must...refrain...from saying...OH BEHAVE!

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[Death Metal Moe]

Shellebink?

Who are you stranger?

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[TheKnicks23]

After about 2 hours of lying in bed I had to get up and repsond to this thread.

I normally go to sleep pretty late, maybe 4 or 5 AM. But when it starts getting to 7...8...9 it's getting a little out of hand. When I finally decide to go into bed I just lay there and think about every little thing that happened during the day and what I want to do tomorrow.

Then I start getting frustrated and try counting sheep, or saying things over and over in my head to block out my mind and fall asleep, but nothing seems to work. I just tried sleeping in a bed, couch, and the floor and it's useless.

Now I'll be up until I'm so dead tired that my eyelids droop to the floor and I pass out. Then my whole day will be ruined.

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[Reephdweller]

must...refrain...from saying...OH BEHAVE!



Get in muh belly!!!!

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[AngelAmy]

id say i fell asleep at about 8:30 this morning. and here i am. i lay in bed for like 20 minutes before i realized that i just wasnt going to fall back to sleep. i think i am going to use this thread as a log to see how long this keeps up for. its really frustrating the shit outa me though.

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[furie]

do the faces of those you've wronged float before you at night? Because I know that sometimes keeps me up.

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[AngelAmy]

if by that you mean you and your teddy bear then yes :( hehhehe

actually no, what i tend to think about when i cant sleep is my b/f. i visualize the time we have spent together, then i thkn about how much i miss him, and i think about the next time i am going to see him.

i try not to think when i try to go to sleep buuuuuuuut its hard.

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