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Topic: insomnia
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scatbug
Knowflake Posts: 82
From:
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted August 02, 2003 06:09 AM
 
I fidgit
trying desperately to close my eyes and
sleep
it refuses to come
denied
this is how insanity is born
i think
the ticking of the clock
drifting
in and out of my mind almost there
never quite reaching
Sheets asunder on my bed
frustration
why? why oh god cant i sleep!?
i know
images racing through my mind
speeding
the mind on over drive burning through gears
help!
my hands tremble and i cannot stop it
Why?
What is keeping me up? what worry is upon me?
please
i fuss with your ring spining it 'round
doesnt help...
read a book watcha show play a game
no dice...
anything to sleep anything to dream
craving
for rest and relief but none comes
Push ups pacing sit ups trying to get tired
aint happenin'
Straighten my fatigues polish my boots
crazy
this is absolutley crazy! i NEED to sleep!
alarm...
well theres no point now, have to get going
empty
drained
foggy-eyed
sunken
exhausted
but still.. i go on.. and on... and on... and on... and onIP: Logged |
Harpyr
Knowflake Posts: 2255
From: land of the midnight sun
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted August 02, 2003 06:21 AM
aww. sorry to hear bout the sleepless nights, aquaman.i can relate.. have you tried going out for a run or something to burn off that excess energy?
warm milk?
this may sound weird but i really like yerba mate latte (soy) with white chocolate.. it's a tea that's supposed to wake you up but i find that it puts me to sleep...prolly the steamed milk that does it tho. btw, pleased to make yer aqaintance...  IP: Logged |
Harpyr
Knowflake Posts: 2255
From: land of the midnight sun
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted August 02, 2003 06:35 AM
okay.. i reread your verse again and i wanted to say that it's very good.. i'm a bit groggy myself and well..it does sound like you've tried everything to go to sleep..
i wish i could think of a useful suggestion to help.. i know how crazy sleep deprivation can make a person. and i mean crazy in a somewhat literal sense.. i've had a pretty much psychotic break from reality in the past partly because i was so sleep deprived. how bout a big stick to the head? just kidding.. i like to think that there is a reason for everything and perhaps it would help you to try to figure out what useful or creative purpose your insomnia could have. like your writing perhaps?
i dunno. just sort of rambling here before i go off to try to force myself to go to sleep as well. my mind will race over the events of the day and anticipating the next so much that it keeps me awake for hours sometimes. but i find that it's the best time for me to do journal work. it's easiest for me to do stream of consciousness type writing in the wee hours of the morning.. find the purpose in it and perhaps that is the key to moving past this trial.
remember..this too shall pass..
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proxieme
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posted August 02, 2003 06:39 AM
 Aw, babe  IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted August 02, 2003 08:04 AM
Aw, that stinks Scatbug ! Currently I`m the opposite with an overload of Benadryl for an allergic reaction. The stuff makes me so groggy; I almost fell asleep weeding the shady fern patch. Maybe it would give you some welcome relief.   juniperb  IP: Logged |
Lunargirl
Knowflake Posts: 1513
From:
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted August 03, 2003 02:20 AM
Valerian tea.Stinky but effective.  The worst sleep-deprivation I ever had was when I stayed awake for three days to complete an end-of-term sound project. This extreme situation occurred during a semester where I got 4-5 hours of sleep per night, then slept on weekends, because I had a class, lab and work schedule from hell. I am told my insane mutterings of this period were quite entertaining  I literally had no other time in which to complete this albatross. I went through white-outs, and ended up with auditory hallucinations -- I knew I was hearing all kinds of things that just weren't happening. I turned the assignment in, then went home and slept for 15 hours. Sanity returned, I think. I am the bad example to not follow. Since then I learned about Valerian tea, and bought a rather lovely CD with ocean waves on it that helps relax me. Camomile tea or a hot bath is good, too, and they say that it's important to set a routine, just like in childhood. Too many schedule changes can upset the inner clock. I hope your insomnia resolves itself; sometimes what a person really needs is to be gentler with oneself. cheers,
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