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"Insomnia"

After being cooped up ill on my own for the last week or so (with no family to wait on me hand and foot), I've had a lot of trouble sleeping. In fact, for the last two nights on the trot, I've not slept a wink. Five minutes at the most, plus the odd half hour during the day is all I've had, due to the weird 'nasal drip' illness I have - sounds nice, no?

Anyway, my point is, I now truly understand how excruciating it must be to be a proper insomniac, not being able to sleep when that's all you want to do. I almost went mad last night just trying to keep my emotions in check - it's natural to try and fall asleep, but when your body doesn't let you, your brain starts freaking out. I've only been like this for two nights, imagine what it'd be like for a lifetime? Utter, utter torture. I can't wait until I can get back to sleep again (hardcore drugs are helping me here) but until I do, I'm starting to dread the end of the day when I have to try to go to sleep.

Anyway, just thought I'd share, it probably explains the lack of updates around here anyway :)

Anyone else here have trouble sleeping?

I didn't think you could smile?

You would have to be suffering considerably more. But that would still likely only raisea smile.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> Bloody wimp. When you've had insomnia for over a month, I'll start to
> sympathise. Until then, quit whinging.

So did I get sympathy?

Bloody wimp. When you've had insomnia for over a month, I'll start to sympathise. Until then, quit whinging.

I've got really bad insomnia. Its so upsetting being tired and your body won't rest or let you fall asleep. If I don't sleep for a few days on end I start to feel very bad and if I get to the fifth day I sometimes hallucinate.

Sometimes my body collapses when it just grows exhausted, other times I just can't understand why it doesn't sleep. I started to take sleeping drugs but became dependant on them, I realised this and stopped taking them.

I know how bad insomnia is. I live it.
Its the most painful, and happiness levels are always at an all time low.

You people who sleep, enjoy it.

Sorry to hear that Snuggers.

I've never thought about it before, but I am indeed an insomniac. I rarely have more than 4 hours sleep and can stay awake fairly effortlessly for 4 or 5 days. I've been like that since I hit about 7 years old.

I never did realise it affected some people so badly. My only advice is have a warm drink to relax you, don't eat anything big and just sit reading a book or something that slowly winds your mind down. Don't do something like.. calculus, it'll keep your mind active and stop you getting to sleep for a good bit after. If in the next day or two you still have problems go to the doctors and get something for it.

Ineedsleep wrote:
Infact I can hear my bed
> screaming at me now.

Hmm, I want a screaming bed please.

Hmm - nice theme for a story.

I cannot imagine what it would be like not being able to sleep. I don't think I've every suffered insomnia. Infact I can hear my bed screaming at me now.

cookie monster wrote:
> My gran eventually ended up dependant on sleeping pills, if she didnt
> take them she would have terrible hallucinations, dragons, spiders
> and stuff like that.

Argh.
That's like this talk we got once about heavy hallucinants. They had a guy there who was once an addict, and he told us that one night he saw snakes delving into his guts, and coming out through his back, and rats eating is insides etc with his belly ripped open.

*Shudders*

jesus