Insomnia

[dalekboy]

The last week or so, I've been going to bed late. I've put it down to being crook and getting up unusually late. It didn't seem to matter what time I went to bed, I wasn't close to being asleep by 2am. I took it that I had stuffed my sleep cycles.

The last couple of days I've ahd late nights and early mornings with the desired effect - last night at 10pm, I was knackered and ready to collapse into bed and sleep. I was in bed by 10 past 10, lights out, all snuggled and warm.

And I didn't sleep.

There are times when you don't think you've slept but you've actually been dozing. This wasn't one of those. I lay down and BING, the brain kicked into overdrive and wouldn't friggin' shut down. I was still awake at 2am! Bastard!

Been a while since I had an insomnia cycle. I'd forgotten how much I hate them.

Comments

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

I've had bad sleep patterns my whole life, being the uncontested World's Lightest Sleeper, now exacerbated by living with a relatively frequent snorer. My pattern for the past few weeks has been as follows: sleep restlessly if at all and wake up tired. Collapse into bed around 10:30 - 11. Even if sleep is achieved, wake up at 5 or so and find it impossible to go back to sleep. Therefore, become extremely tired and need to go to bed between 10:30 - 11. Rinse and repeat. Not as bad as insomnia so I won't claim I feel your pain but still annoying. Hang in there.

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a light sleeper, though not as bad as I once was. Also familar with the pattern you mention here, though it's less of an issue post-stroke. Yay!

But knowing my pain or not, anything that screws with your sleep sucks.

Sharon snores, but I like her snores, they aren't too loud.