Insomnia

Post by **glossy** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:06 pm

I've been up for 41 hours now (if my sleep-deprived maths serves true). Got up at 11am two days ago, couldn't sleep last night AT ALL, but i blamed it on some painkillers i took to help the pain from an ankle injury i sustained the other night. tonight, it's just turned 3am and none of my usual tricks are working. FUCK.

Usually I get mild insomnia and won't be able to sleep until 3-4am (later if i'm under unusual levels ofstress), but this is fucking ridiculous.

share with me your tales to keep me company please

Post by **saturn** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:08 pm

poor poor glossy

Post by **tnf** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:08 pm

xanax.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:10 pm

Do what I did back in 2000 and start a sleep deprivation thread. great stuff

Post by **saturn** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:11 pm

rather stay off benzodiazepines if you don't need it

Post by **glossy** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:11 pm

tnf wrote:xanax.

personally, i'd really prefer to stay off the drugs (uh, the tablet over-the-counter ones, anyway) since the majority of the time there's an easier way to actually fix the problem. (plus the painkillers is what i think started this, anyway)

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:12 pm

glossy wrote:
tnf wrote:xanax.
personally, i'd really prefer to stay off the drugs (uh, the tablet over-the-counter ones, anyway) since the majority of the time there's an easier way to actually fix the problem. (plus the painkillers is what i think started this, anyway)

good for you :icon14:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:14 pm

You don't really want one of my tales do you?

Post by **glossy** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:17 pm

depends, are you going to let that Random Thought thread of yours lie?

i got a few tricks from some other internet randoms, plus it's fackkinng cold so i'll either be back in an hour or hopefully sleeping

edit: I'm hungry as balls though, dammit.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:19 pm

Kracus wrote:You don't really want one of my tales do you?

good guess.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:49 pm

Do something energetic?? Push ups, sit ups, work out?
Have a wank??
Warm milk/tea and a few biccies do me good when i cant sleep

Post by **tnf** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:51 pm

the xanax crack was not serious.

Post by **shadd_** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:58 pm

well 40+ hours wihtout any sleep is'nt something to sneeze at. i fear the damage you may do to yourself far outweighs any minimal effects of taking something to help you get to sleep.

Post by **Uaintseenme** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:06 am

For six months, I couldn't sleep. With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:17 am

Uaintseenme wrote:For six months, I couldn't sleep. With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.

you're almost as bad a liar as you are an "artist"

Post by **Uaintseenme** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:22 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Uaintseenme wrote:For six months, I couldn't sleep. With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.
you're almost as bad a liar as you are an "artist"

And you obviously don't watch movies. Looks like I got someone else attached to me.

Almost gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.

Post by **plained** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:27 am

hey glossy

yea not sleepings kinda a drag.

take advantage of a crap situation by haveing a time.

reading profound literchure or specing a powerful movie has a deep freaky effect when highy overtired.

i like movies when im feverish heh.
white some tunes maybe.

or watch really crappy new movies with lots of swirly music

put me out like a mofo that there

Post by **Uaintseenme** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:28 am

swirly music?

Post by **andyman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:29 am

Records

lol

Post by **andyman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:30 am

but really, if you can't sleep take some melatonin. you will be out cold.

Post by **Brian Slade** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:52 am

Uaintseenme wrote:For six months, I couldn't sleep. With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.

I watched fight club yesterday for the 74th time. fucking sweet movie.

Post by **glossy** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:56 am

Don Carlos wrote:Do something energetic?? Push ups, sit ups, work out?
Have a wank??
Warm milk/tea and a few biccies do me good when i cant sleep

usually when it gets bad i have a wank, then a basic workout on my bedroom floor, sometimes a little meditation helps clear my head and helps me out.

two nights ago (where i didn't sleep at all), it was something shocking. I worked out until i was physically exhausted, but not tired... my 'body' was tired, but not sleepy tired just lay here and rest tired. my brain was still going though, which is why i spent a lot of the night alternating between posting here, coding php, and lying in bed trying to sleep.

last night i lay there for about 30 minutes i suppose, i finally got my mind to settle down and i slept semi-restfully. had lots of dreams though, which is wierd.

Post by **tnf** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:00 am

I find doing too much exercise right before bed can almost be a bad thing for sleeping...
Sounds like you've got some underlying issues - stress or something - going on at the same time since your sleep habits are all off aside from just the insomnia (the dreams..)

Any new stressors you can think of?

Post by **Synergy** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:03 am

Sleeping is hard for me too. I can't fall asleep just laying in bed. I have to be tired before that, otherwise I'll be rolling around trying to sleep which makes me even more untired. I have to watch TV on my coutch and slowly doze off... Then I'll wake up at 4:00 AM and drift to my bed...

Post by **glossy** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:09 am

lots

, i'm still trying to get into a phychiatrist but the fact i have fuck-all money means it's difficult. hoping to see a council/community youth service person but easier said than done :\

i suppose most of my shit is the usual angsty teen stuff, it's just hard sorting everything out by myself.