PG Insomniac Thread

[CosmicRocker]

I'm lucky to be able to log on 24/7 to take those infomercial callers at
4AM> LOL

[VKMHVM2]

I find naps to be more energizing than sleep.

[White Rabbit]

yeah, i have trouble sleeping. Take Ambien for it.

[Mom2Talavera]

Originally Posted by White Rabbit

Well, that sure explains a lot.

I dont get it...

[itsmeeeeeee]

what does a dyslexic agnostic insomniac do all night?

they lay in bed and wonder if there really is a dog.


i''m soooo lucky. i used to have a lot of insomnia - laying awake with a mind that won't shut the fuck up!

but then i stumbled across two things that worked like MAGIC for me. i think it's the combination just knocks me RIGHT OUT!

one of them is what diane does. i put in a movie that i love, one that i love so much i don't mind seeing it over and over and over and i "watch it" with my eyes closed. 9 times out of 10, i barely make it through the first titles. i bet i've "watched" "born yesterday" with judy holliday close to a thousand times. i know all the dialogue by heart. poof! i'm out! i have a couple of other backup movies - the englishman who went up the mountain, and auntie mame. i imagine that the kind of movie i "watch" probably has something to do with it. action flicks probably wouldn't work as well.

the other thing i learned to do is kinda hard to describe.
it has to do with shutting your mind off and i think that's a key to the combination that works so well for me.

and at this point - about every two months or so - i'll have a night where i'm just WIDE AWAKE ALL NIGHT. when that happens i tend to just lay in bed watching movies and munching till around 4:30 / 5. but even when that happens, i still wake up without an alarm clock 6:30/7 ish, and it's no big deal because i always feel well rested.

[Alinea]

I'm such a worry wart. Yet I digress...what is this little dude?

[lucytalk]

hello darkness my old friend

YouTube - The Sounds of Silence

[gorillamom]

Originally Posted by lucytalk

think i'd prefer me some brad pitt to get me to go to bed

I could use a bit of some Johnny Depp to get me to sleep. Oh wait, that might be an all nighter!
Awsome song Lucy!
Mine comes from my diabetes insipidus. I only get 2 hours of sleep at a time, then have to get up, pee, rehydrate, take a shot, then try and fall back to sleep only to repeat it all over in another 2 hours!

[lucytalk]

Originally Posted by gorillamom

I could use a bit of some Johnny Depp to get me to sleep. Oh wait, that might be an all nighter!
Awsome song Lucy!
Mine comes from my diabetes insipidus. I only get 2 hours of sleep at a time, then have to get up, pee, rehydrate, take a shot, then try and fall back to sleep!

love jd

this is my all time favorite video of "bad" it's from "live aid" and bono took the audience into the palm of his hand imo

YouTube - U2 BAD Live Aid 1985

i'm sure i don't have to tell you this but exercise is a diabetics best friend for many things but certainly not all. but as always ~ consult your doctor but i'm just saying.

[grumpygirl]

I wish I could go to sleep. Or that I didn't have to work tomorrow...today...

youtube - Who Needs Sleep?