The cool insomnia club #2

*Beth* · Mar 16, 2021 at 04:31 PM

Horrid sleep last night. I didn't feel like I ever truly slept. First covid vax this morning, came home and slept for 4 hours. I should get my head together and take a walk, but I might just go back and sleep some more. I'm loopy-tired. I woke up and for a second I thought it was 1984. I was thinking about women's suits with huge shoulder pads. Yuck-o-la.

Nammu · Mar 16, 2021 at 04:39 PM

I’ve been having a horrible time getting to sleep. I often don’t fall asleep till around 6-7 am despite following all my normal routines. Then when I do sleep I’ve been dreaming of losing everything. Like last night. I was in a third floor attic where a woman was selling 2nd hand things and it was my stuff. I had no money to buy it back again and was trying to barter with nothing. Putting stuff into a clear plastic case. To display

*Beth* · Mar 16, 2021 at 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nammu

I’ve been having a horrible time getting to sleep. I often don’t fall asleep till around 6-7 am despite following all my normal routines. Then when I do sleep I’ve been dreaming of losing everything. Like last night. I was in a third floor attic where a woman was selling 2nd hand things and it was my stuff. I had no money to buy it back again and was trying to barter with nothing. Putting stuff into a clear plastic case. To display

That all sounds crummy. I'm sorry, Nammu

Mountaindewed · Mar 16, 2021 at 05:48 PM

DLS is still messing with me. I am kinda bummed right now and I want to just go to sleep but I still feel like it’s an hour early. I’ve been having a lot of daytime drowsiness this year and this time change isn’t helping.

Mountaindewed · Mar 17, 2021 at 08:28 AM

I slept pretty good last night. I don’t actually really remember what time I fell asleep. I took my Geodon though sometime in the middle of the night so I’m not exhausted the way I was yesterday.

Nammu · Mar 17, 2021 at 08:57 AM

Last night was hopeless. Just tossed and turned by my usual time (7am) of falling asleep I gave up. Hopefully tonight I will get some sleep.

Mountaindewed · Mar 19, 2021 at 01:56 AM

I tried going to sleep last night around 7. I put on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon since that always puts me to sleep. I fell asleep right as the clocks were chiming on Time. But then I woke up really early half an hour ago for some reason. Now I’m wide awake and super anxious.

I’d like to be able to just stay up. The way a lot of people with BP do when they don’t sleep. But I can’t function if I don’t get 6-10 hours of sleep. Like no matter how much caffeine I drink I won’t be able to get out of bed the next day.

gina_re · Mar 19, 2021 at 11:53 PM

Well I'm up again at my usual time. This time I woke up thinking about my "friend" situation and I'm so annoyed. Why am I letting these thoughts control me right now?? I just want to sleep. I'm so glad it's Friday so that I dont have to wake up early tomorrow.

MuddyBoots · Mar 20, 2021 at 02:18 AM

Got only two hours last night even though I took a temazepam. It's still only 3am so I still have time to get back to bed, but I'm not that tired.

Mountaindewed · Mar 20, 2021 at 02:21 AM

I did a 9 minute guided imagery audio thing on my phone. It helped with my anxiety. I took a 10 milligram melatonin and I fell asleep fairly quickly and now I’m up at my usual time. Probably for an hour or so.

But my sleep schedule got messed up because of DLS just like I expected.

*Beth* · Mar 20, 2021 at 12:52 PM

My sleep has been deep, almost in a weird way...I've been having such vivid dreams that they leave me feeling tired.

Mountaindewed · Mar 21, 2021 at 12:33 AM

I woke up again at 12:30. I fell asleep with my headphones on but no music was playing. I thought I shut off my music. I don’t know. I fell asleep really fast around 7:30. I only ate a couple pieces of cheese for dinner so maybe that’s why I woke up so early.

gina_re · Mar 21, 2021 at 05:48 AM

Well I woke up around 2:30 this morning and had a hard time going back to sleep. And then I woke up again around 5. This is annoying. I need to get over this person and get my life back.

*Beth* · Mar 21, 2021 at 10:16 AM

I don't know which med is causing it, but I'm having insane dreams that are so vivid they seriously affect my sleep. Not only vivid, but freaky and upsetting. And, they keep waking me up. Not good.

gina_re · Mar 21, 2021 at 03:38 PM

I had an upsetting dream too. My grandma was in it and for some reason I was treating her badly. And that really bothers me bc I miss her so much.

*Beth* · Mar 21, 2021 at 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gina_re

I had an upsetting dream too. My grandma was in it and for some reason I was treating her badly. And that really bothers me bc I miss her so much.

Maybe treating her badly was a way of distancing yourself from the grief of her being gone? Just a thought.

Mountaindewed · Mar 22, 2021 at 03:19 AM

I woke up about an hour ago. I had this weird dream where I was hungry but I was not given any food. I was in some hospital. Finally I just ate the top half off a small cake that was on a table with a bunch of other cakes. I Then I realized it was a wedding cake for someone’s wedding. It tasted good though.

gina_re · Mar 22, 2021 at 09:55 AM

Well I slept most of the night, but woke up around 3. I had to call out of work. I'm just in a **** it mood.

Nammu · Mar 22, 2021 at 05:20 PM

I actually slept pretty well last night.

Mountaindewed · Mar 22, 2021 at 05:58 PM

I just want one day where I sleep until 11 or noon. The last time I slept until noon was 10 years ago. A few years ago I was working 2:30-7:30PM at work. So then I’d come home and eat dinner and watch TV and not get to sleep until 11. Then I’d wake up at 10AM. It was awesome. But now it’s flipped around and no matter what time I go to bed I always wake up at 6:30 or 7AM with at least an hour but often longer of being up in the middle of the night.

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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,136 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,750 hugs given	Mar 16, 2021 at 05:48 PM #804 DLS is still messing with me. I am kinda bummed right now and I want to just go to sleep but I still feel like it’s an hour early. I’ve been having a lot of daytime drowsiness this year and this time change isn’t helping. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,136 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,750 hugs given	Mar 17, 2021 at 08:28 AM #805 I slept pretty good last night. I don’t actually really remember what time I fell asleep. I took my Geodon though sometime in the middle of the night so I’m not exhausted the way I was yesterday. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,285 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	Mar 17, 2021 at 08:57 AM #806 Last night was hopeless. Just tossed and turned by my usual time (7am) of falling asleep I gave up. Hopefully tonight I will get some sleep. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann

gina_re Grand Magnate Member Since Jun 2012 Location: East Coast Posts: 3,537 11 3,826 hugs given	Mar 19, 2021 at 11:53 PM #808 Well I'm up again at my usual time. This time I woke up thinking about my "friend" situation and I'm so annoyed. Why am I letting these thoughts control me right now?? I just want to sleep. I'm so glad it's Friday so that I dont have to wake up early tomorrow.

MuddyBoots Monster on the Hill Member Since Sep 2020 Location: by the river Posts: 4,096 (SuperPoster!) 3 4,819 hugs given	Mar 20, 2021 at 02:18 AM #809 Got only two hours last night even though I took a temazepam. It's still only 3am so I still have time to get back to bed, but I'm not that tired. __________________ If any chord that I could strum Make me feel less like a man I'd slam my fingers in the doorway And shatter all the bones So I could never strum again

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,136 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,750 hugs given	Mar 20, 2021 at 02:21 AM #810 I did a 9 minute guided imagery audio thing on my phone. It helped with my anxiety. I took a 10 milligram melatonin and I fell asleep fairly quickly and now I’m up at my usual time. Probably for an hour or so. But my sleep schedule got messed up because of DLS just like I expected. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Mar 20, 2021 at 12:52 PM #811 My sleep has been deep, almost in a weird way...I've been having such vivid dreams that they leave me feeling tired. __________________

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,136 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,750 hugs given	Mar 21, 2021 at 12:33 AM #812 I woke up again at 12:30. I fell asleep with my headphones on but no music was playing. I thought I shut off my music. I don’t know. I fell asleep really fast around 7:30. I only ate a couple pieces of cheese for dinner so maybe that’s why I woke up so early. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

gina_re Grand Magnate Member Since Jun 2012 Location: East Coast Posts: 3,537 11 3,826 hugs given	Mar 21, 2021 at 05:48 AM #813 Well I woke up around 2:30 this morning and had a hard time going back to sleep. And then I woke up again around 5. This is annoying. I need to get over this person and get my life back.

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Mar 21, 2021 at 10:16 AM #814 I don't know which med is causing it, but I'm having insane dreams that are so vivid they seriously affect my sleep. Not only vivid, but freaky and upsetting. And, they keep waking me up. Not good. __________________

gina_re Grand Magnate Member Since Jun 2012 Location: East Coast Posts: 3,537 11 3,826 hugs given	Mar 21, 2021 at 03:38 PM #815 I had an upsetting dream too. My grandma was in it and for some reason I was treating her badly. And that really bothers me bc I miss her so much.

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,136 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,750 hugs given	Mar 22, 2021 at 03:19 AM #817 I woke up about an hour ago. I had this weird dream where I was hungry but I was not given any food. I was in some hospital. Finally I just ate the top half off a small cake that was on a table with a bunch of other cakes. I Then I realized it was a wedding cake for someone’s wedding. It tasted good though. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

gina_re Grand Magnate Member Since Jun 2012 Location: East Coast Posts: 3,537 11 3,826 hugs given	Mar 22, 2021 at 09:55 AM #818 Well I slept most of the night, but woke up around 3. I had to call out of work. I'm just in a **** it mood.

Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,285 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	Mar 22, 2021 at 05:20 PM #819 I actually slept pretty well last night. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann