F... insomnia
 

Not sleeping scks. Went to bed at 9 dead tired, woke up at 12 to a mix of thunder lightning and heavy rain. Tried to go back to bed but couldn't get back to sleep and now have to be up at 530 for work and another long ass day. Even my 3 hours of sleep was lousy because I woke up briefly 2x's then too. F this.

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Lol, I'm dog tired and fell asleep during the day and I have an 8 am class tomorrow.

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College students & their homework... Luckily i don't have class til 11:15 tomorrow.

I rarely sleep, which I know is not healthy.

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I had insomnia but luckily I was able to sleep it off.

j/k

More seriously, sorry guys. Insomnia really sucks. You lay there and tell yourself that you REALLY need to sleep but that thought itself keeps you up.

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If anyone that is suffering from insomnia is welcome to come to my house and stay up with my 1 month old.

I hate losing sleep I can go without a lot of things but lack of sleep is not one of them. I am not a big sleeper but I need at least 6-7 hours a night of good sleep without it I struggle.

My toddler son is a poor sleeper (night terrors) too so the past 3 years i have missed a lot of sleep, sucks.

Back in the day when I worked in hotels my director of sales was a true insomniac. The guy read at least 5 novels a week to kill the time. Said he never really felt tired and usually would have one night a week where he slept five hours. It amazed me how he could still function.

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Must be genetic. I have tried numerous things:

- altering stayed up longer to get 4 good hours of sleep;
- entirely eliminating caffiene from my diet;
- knowing I would wake up at 2:00 a.m., going to bed earlier and try to be productive for a couple hours and "nap" again at 4:00 a.m.;
- staying in bed and meditating when I wake up at 2:00 a.m.;
- getting up and reading when I wake up at 2:00 a.m.;
- eliminating naps on weekends;
- being sure to nap on weekends.

No matter what I try, I routinely wake up somewhere between 2-4 in the morning to tired to do anything but unable to sleep. Of course, I am exhasted and sleepy at about 5:30, but guess what? that's when the alarm rings.

I agree, F' insomnia.

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BTW- Anyone complaining about lack of sleep that is in college needs to get over it. College life is so easy. Really you are in the pre-school part of starting real life. Wait until you have a job (career one) and kids then you will be at full steam.

Bro I hear ya. For some reason I find it hard to fall asleep before 4 am, which really sucks on days I gotta get up early. I've tried doing lots of things including pulling all nighters in the hopes it'll set me straight, but what happens is I'll be really tired throughout the day, then afternoon/evening comes n it's like I feel fine again to wait until 4 am to go to bed. Shit sucks.

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[quote=mredskins;832235]BTW- Anyone complaining about lack of sleep that is in college needs to get over it. [B]College life is so easy. Really you are in the pre-school part of starting real life.[/B] Wait until you have a job (career one) and kids then you will be at full steam.[/quote]

The opposite is true for me. College was much more difficult/stressful than work. I went through a BS and MS, and have now worked for 6 years full time. I'll take work over school any day.

Sorry to hear you folks have a hard time sleeping. I have never had that problem, fortunately. I go to sleep literally about 30 seconds after my head hits the pillow, and usually don't wake up til the alarm sounds.

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Can't say I've ever had an issue with sleeping. I can pretty much sleep anywhere and sleep through anything. I get a solid 7-8 hours a night.

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[quote=Mattyk;832261]Can't say I've ever had an issue with sleeping. I can pretty much sleep anywhere and sleep through anything. I get a solid 7-8 hours a night.[/quote]


It is time to have kids Matt, you are spoiled. =)

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Maybe you boys aren't drinking enough?

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[quote=mredskins;832263]It is time to have kids Matt, you are spoiled. =)[/quote]

Oh I know, I hear that all the time from my friends. They're so jealous. My time is coming, perhaps.

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[quote=Mattyk;832266]Oh I know, I hear that all the time from my friends. They're so jealous. My time is coming, perhaps.[/quote]


Funny thing is I will say something like that or wish I had the extra sleep but whenever my kids go to the grandparents for the night I am like bored out of my mind and wishing them back.

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I've had some sleeping issues in the past, but working out/running helps quite a bit.

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[quote=hooskins;832284]I've had some sleeping issues in the past, but working out/running helps quite a bit.[/quote]

Agreed. After a run I always sleep like a log that night.

Avoiding caffeine later in the day helps too. I like to have a cup of coffee after dinner, now I go with decaf.

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[quote=Hog1;832264]Maybe you boys aren't drinking enough?[/quote]

I'll drink to that.

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Tried a glass of wine. Same results. Drinking enough to knock me unconscience for the entire night pretty much involves a bottle of Jack Daniels/Jim Bean and leaves me at less than peak performance the following day.

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Marijuana fights insomnia. Valerian can help you you want to take a legal herb.

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[quote=mredskins;832235]BTW- Anyone complaining about lack of sleep that is in college needs to get over it. College life is so easy. Really you are in the pre-school part of starting real life. Wait until you have a job (career one) and kids then you will be at full steam.[/quote]

Speak for yourself; everyone's situation is different.

[QUOTE=Kindoy;832589]Speak for yourself; everyone's situation is different.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. Things aren't as cut and dry as that.

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[quote=Kindoy;832589]Speak for yourself; everyone's situation is different.[/quote]

Yeah. College was (is) the worst part of regular life to me. I love having the 9-5, no homework, no bullshit reading, no bullshit assignments, etc.

I agree with the people about running/working out. For me, running makes me sleep pretty heavy. That said, I have to run in the morning. In the evening it just gives me more energy!

I never feel rested after I have any alcohol. Even 1-2 drinks make my sleep restless.

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I'm with you there Daseal. I never get good sleep with alcohol in me. I wake feeling like I had just fallen asleep.

Sometimes if I have a glass of wine with dinner, I can get away with it but anything else means a long day ahead tomorrow.

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:bump:

Raise your hand if it's 7:30, you're still awake and just now getting tired but unfortunately your alarm just went off because you gotta get up for work. Lame.

"raises hand"

F insomnia.

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i luckily dont have sleep problems. my body literally starts shutting down around 10-11 at night and i got about 2 mins to get in bed before i collapse.

ive started reading in bed too but thats really just a reason to get away from the cranky preger who roams the basement entertainment room at night.

when i drink i get all pumped up and cant stop or sleep until i get hammer time, usually spend all night watching lebowski or something after the bars close.

i must say, with this baby on the way i dont miss the green at all. been 3 months without after 20 years or so of everyday all day . . . next step is cigarettes which i have to quit or atleast make a doctors appt for by monday.

i do feel sorry for people with insomnia, that movie was pretty good. maybe one day ill develop some problems along the line.

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Sorry mooby, I'm raising my hand for the slept 10 hours last night crowd.

:laughing2

Wish I could donate a couple to ya.

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[quote=Mattyk;842576]Sorry mooby, I'm raising my hand for the slept 10 hours last night crowd.

:laughing2

Wish I could donate a couple to ya.[/quote]

Ugh, so lucky. Enjoy it, truly.

@OTM: Just wait until the baby comes, I'm sure you'll treasure these days more than you can imagine.

@Matty: Well on the bright side, I was sleeping like a baby after long night + work. Sure I didn't go out with my friends but at least it was one of those sleeps where you're so exhausted nothing can wake you up, including 3 calls and a few texts from friends wondering what the deal is haha.

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I've always been a night owl, but never suffered from insomnia. Occasionally when I'm wide awake and I know I need to get to bed, or when I can't sleep at all, I'll pop a melatonin. Safe, all natural, and one 2mg pill and I'm out like a light.