WMDKitty Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Someone please remind me why I agreed to take a morning class? This is going to either kill me, or finally push me over the edge into insanity (via lack of sleep). And, you know, you'd think forcing myself out of bed early would mean I'd go to sleep earlier. WRONG. I'm still WIDE AWAKE at almost 4 in the morning. I avoid caffeine and other stimulants entirely, so it's not, there's no coffee or cola to cut back on. All I want is to go to sleep at a reasonable hour, like midnight, and get up at 7:00. That's all I want. But no. I'm sitting here, gears spinning like hamsters on meth, wanting to sleep, unable to sleep, and kinda grumpy about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wester Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Try reading the Bible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro-bear Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I wish I could provide you with a recording of my old economics professor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
older Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I wish I could provide you with a recording of my old economics professor. Reminds me of a comment a student made on a student evaluation form for a professor I worked with who was known as one of the most boring on campus. The student wrote: "After listening to one of Prof. ___ lectures, do not drive or operate machinery." WMDKitty: My wife uses white noise on an iPod for getting to sleep. I sometimes use diphenhydramine (an antihistamine sold under many brand names) to stay asleep. My trick is like yours: waking up with mind churning about something and not being able to get back to sleep. The diphen. helps keep me from doing that. Also, winding the day down slowly helps. For example, if I go to a show, I can't just come home and drop into bed. I have to decompress for a while. Sitting on the couch reading a book (but not a suspense novel) is a good one for that. Surfing the net doesn't seem to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted April 6, 2012 Super Moderator Share Posted April 6, 2012 Sometimes you can't successfully reset your biological clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Margee Posted April 6, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 6, 2012 Melatonin works perfect for me..3 mg! I sleep like a baby! $3.98 at the drugstore. Information: http://www.melatoninfaq.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMDKitty Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Thanks, guys, mostly I just needed to complain. Next time I'm out and about, I'mma grab some Benadryl. (Makes me loopy as all hell, but who cares when it's just me... and sometimes the cat, not that she cares.) My internal "clock" thinks 6:00 AM is "bed-time", and every attempt to "reset" it has only resulted in disaster. ("Bedtime" used to be 2:00. Then 3:00, 4:00...) >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astreja Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 My internal "clock" thinks 6:00 AM is "bed-time", and every attempt to "reset" it has only resulted in disaster. ("Bedtime" used to be 2:00. Then 3:00, 4:00...) >_< Aw, heck -- Kitty, it sounds like you've got the same circadian rhythm disturbance as My daughter has. She has wildly fluctuating bedtimes in a cycle that advances around the clock: Non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder. (I have a currently mild version of delayed sleep phase disorder, treated with a few sleep hygiene tricks I learned in a CBT sleep program, including not going to bed at all until I'm genuinely tired and then not clock-watching during the night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherJosh Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Smoke weed. Works like a charm. Or take Melatonin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpudd1n Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I find lying in bed with a documentary will often put me to sleep. Turn the noise down a little, and I just lie there and watch. I always start out sitting up, and then slowly end up lying down, and eventually I drift off. Dawkins is great- he's got such a gentle, steady way of speaking, he just lulls me to sleep. I've got to really concentrate to not fall asleep with him. His voice just has this effect on me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
older Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Aw, heck -- Kitty, it sounds like you've got the same circadian rhythm disturbance as My daughter has. She has wildly fluctuating bedtimes in a cycle that advances around the clock: Non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder. (I have a currently mild version of delayed sleep phase disorder, treated with a few sleep hygiene tricks I learned in a CBT sleep program, including not going to bed at all until I'm genuinely tired and then not clock-watching during the night). Reminds me of a study once that put a couple of people into a cave and separated them from any time reference whatsoever. They ended up on a completely different cycle that was quite a bit longer than 24 hours, although I don't remember exactly how much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConureDelSol Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 That's it. Someone needs to make a Dawkin's lullaby remix or something. I take a morning class as well. Luckily, it's a class I really don't need to pay attention to in order to pass it. If I can, I'm going to start taking classes that start a few hours later as soon as this semester's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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