Terrible sleeping cycle...

[yankeeyosh]

I am really having awful sleeping habits the last month, and it's been magnified this past week. This past weekend, I slept about 30 hours, mostly b/c I was sick. But since Sunday night, I have had extreme problems falling asleep. I haven't been able to fall asleep until 2 AM, and even then, I generally have been waking up in the middle of the night. I don't know if it's stress or what, but I'm getting worried. I can almost guarantee that Friday night, I'm gonna fall asleep at 8 and not wake up till 11 on Saturday, and the vicious cycle will repeat.

[SmilesSoSweet]

I am really having awful sleeping habits the last month, and it's been magnified this past week. This past weekend, I slept about 30 hours, mostly b/c I was sick. But since Sunday night, I have had extreme problems falling asleep. I haven't been able to fall asleep until 2 AM, and even then, I generally have been waking up in the middle of the night. I don't know if it's stress or what, but I'm getting worried. I can almost guarantee that Friday night, I'm gonna fall asleep at 8 and not wake up till 11 on Saturday, and the vicious cycle will repeat.

I could have wrote this myself. I went to the doctor last week and all of my blood work came back normal. I wanted something to be wrong - anything, but no, I'm normal? Yeah, I don't get it. I'm going to request copies of my labs so that I can see what they say is normal.

As for advice, Mark, I don't have any, but just to say you're not the only one.

[MetFanL]

I get like this sometimes -- mostly from anxiety. Sunday nights are the worst. When I go through this, I usually do a few yoga poses to relax before bed. It's only like 8 poses and I do them right in bed. They really help. I'll see if I can find them online.

[SunDevil]

I've had sleeping problems for a long time. Most of it is due to using the Internet too much. If I turn off the lights, TV, and computer around 11pm, I will go to sleep soon after.

Try and stick to the same schedule, even on the weekends. You can use medice that makes you tired and caffine if you have to for the fiist few weeks. And try not to take a nap.

[drdeadringer]

I've been waking up between Midnight and ~3a for a while now, which sucks since I set my alarm for either 4a or 5a for my job. As far as I know nothing goofy came up in my blood, but my doctor may not have been looking for weird sleepy-killing stuff.

I just started taking Valerian last Friday to see if that'll help. Just the normal over-counter Valerian you can get.

It's only been about 6 days, but I still wake up at odd times in the middle of the night [though a tired midnight wake-up instead of an "oh, fuck this" wake-up]. I'll be experimenting for while with this stuff and perhaps decide then.

The dreams so far have been nifty though.

[yankeeyosh]

Another bad night sleep...couldn't fall asleep till after 1 again, and I totally feel it today. I know tomorrow I'm gonna zonk out at 8 and not get up till almost noon again. This is horrible.

[SunDevil]

Another bad night sleep...couldn't fall asleep till after 1 again, and I totally feel it today. I know tomorrow I'm gonna zonk out at 8 and not get up till almost noon again. This is horrible.

You have to force yourself a little to break the cycle. Get up at 8 tomorrow, even though you might be sleepy, your body will adjust eventually.

[yankeeyosh]

You have to force yourself a little to break the cycle. Get up at 8 tomorrow, even though you might be sleepy, your body will adjust eventually.

Well, tomorrow I have to get up at 7 anyway for work, so that's not going to help. I'm dead tired but too wired right now to even try to sleep (not to mention the fact that I'm in class till 8:20).

[SmilesSoSweet]

Hey Mark,

I'm going to give you the same advice I need to give myself - stop making excuses and take care of what you need to do.

People on here are giving you advice on how to deal with lack of sleep, not being able to buy a house, getting fired at work, finding a new job, etc.

Take it for what it is and don't pity on yourself. It's not good! It'll only make you feel worse!

Maybe you just need to take a personal day off from work and school. Do something that you want to do, not have to do on that day off.

And then you might want to stop by and visit a doctor for your fatigue and stress. I just went. I got my meds for my depression and I'm in the clear on all of my blood work (and I can finally get rid of the thought in my head that my weight gain maybe be a medical condition).

And I'm only saying this because I seriously need to do this for myself too!!!

I complain way too much about not dating, being overweight, and being too shy, but have I done much about these things? Nope. I need to at least attempt to do something to make these changes and not pity on myself just so that people can feel sorry about me when in reality those people could give a rat's ass about my pity.

Cheer up. Think positive. And solve one issue at a time, don't try and do everything at once! :)

[yankeeyosh]

Hey Mark,

I'm going to give you the same advice I need to give myself - stop making excuses and take care of what you need to do.

People on here are giving you advice on how to deal with lack of sleep, not being able to buy a house, getting fired at work, finding a new job, etc.

Take it for what it is and don't pity on yourself. It's not good! It'll only make you feel worse!



I know...I feel ashamed of myself because I'm not heeding the advice of wonderful people who are always there to lend an ear. I shouldn't pity myself. All it will do is extend my vicious cycle.



Maybe you just need to take a personal day off from work and school. Do something that you want to do, not have to do on that day off.

Well, I'm going to take a day off in a couple of weeks, but that's for an interview. I only get ten days off for the entire year (personal plus vacation plus sick), and I already used two. Of course, I'm assuming that I'm gonna be there the entire year, which I don't expect to be, so maybe I should milk them.



And then you might want to stop by and visit a doctor for your fatigue and stress. I just went. I got my meds for my depression and I'm in the clear on all of my blood work (and I can finally get rid of the thought in my head that my weight gain maybe be a medical condition).


Yeah...I actually fired my shrink last week, and maybe I think it was a bad idea since even though the meds he prescribed didn't really help, I felt better last week than I did this week.


And I'm only saying this because I seriously need to do this for myself too!!!

I complain way too much about not dating, being overweight, and being too shy, but have I done much about these things? Nope. I need to at least attempt to do something to make these changes and not pity on myself just so that people can feel sorry about me when in reality those people could give a rat's ass about my pity.

Cheer up. Think positive. And solve one issue at a time, don't try and do everything at once! :)

Thanks :) I really appreciate the advice, even if it doesn't sound that way. Thank you again.

[yankeeyosh]

I'm dead tired, but am so nervous about tomorrow's phone call and the smorgasbord of potential QLC problems that will follow that I can't fall asleep. This may be the worst night yet. :(

Edit: Indeed it is quickly turning out to be that way. 2:11 AM and not a wink. :(

Edit II: Worst. Night. Ever. 5: 08 and maybe one hour of solid sleep.

[Winter Storm]

I'm dead tired, but am so nervous about tomorrow's phone call and the smorgasbord of potential QLC problems that will follow that I can't fall asleep. This may be the worst night yet. :(

Edit: Indeed it is quickly turning out to be that way. 2:11 AM and not a wink. :(

Edit II: Worst. Night. Ever. 5: 08 and maybe one hour of solid sleep.

Ok, this sounds like a major problem. If this continues, I think you should see a Dr. about it. If you're going be facing a new job and trying to reduce stress (like I suggested) you need a good nights sleep.

[paiger81]

Well, I'm pretty sure it's all stress related, hopefully, now that you got the job it will regulate, somewhat.

But I really want to recommend doing the pilates stretches or some form of light exercise. I'm the world's worst at stress-related insomnia, but if I do a workout around 8:00pm, I sleep so good because my muscles & body are relaxed.

[yankeeyosh]

Well, I had the most "normal" night sleep in over a week last night, even though it wasn't exactly what "most" people do...even though I had no sleep all week, I couldn't feel tired enough until almost 3 AM...and I woke up close to 12, so maybe 9, 9.25 hours. I *should* go to sleep earlier and get up earlier, but that unfortunately has never really been the case with me...so I have to make do of the most "normal" situation I can get into.

[bridgetjones]

I am assuming you do not drink heavily, that can make you fall asleep but then you have problems staying asleep.

I find that a long run will make me pass out early and sleep deeply. That and not warrying about the insomnia. It happens to us all at times. Cheers!

[mbrown]

Hey, I'm new at this. Just wanted to say that I've been in the same boat lately. I'm tired all the time, even if I get 8 hrs. of sleep. I have a very stressful job, but I think that also I feel this way when I'm starting to get depressed and not take care of myself. I feel much more energized when I leave my work at work and cherish the time I have off with friends, working out, or just doing something that I want to do.

Megan