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Oct 13, 2009, 02:08 PM
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Member Since: Aug 2009
Location: Fringes of the bell-shaped curve
Posts: 779
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   Ooooo, I can soooo relate, ElementalAlchemy. I've had a sleep disorder my entire life - even as a toddler I was a live wire all night long (possibly due to spinal cord and sciatic nerve damage from a birth defect in my lumbar spine - but no one knows for sure). When I was elementary school age, I taught myself a form of self-hypnotism to put myself to sleep, and have continued to use that technique throughout my life - sometimes it works, and sometimes nothing helps. I'm awake. Restless. Antsy. Period. It really interfered with school and, later on, work. I have found that if I get upset about it, that just pumps more adrenaline into my system - then I'm up cleaning out drawers, reorganizing, cleaning, etc. It is not uncommon for me to be awake more than 24 hours at least a couple of times a week. Soooo frustrating. I use all of the same techniques - warm milk, warm shower or bath, soft music with no lyrics, just lying very still. I have to take massive doses of antihistamines now to suppress my immune-system and this has helped with my sleep a bit. Thanks to (((Rohag))) for pointing out the other Forum - I believe I will visit it myself. Feeling for you, ElementalAlchemy, and all of our other fellow insomniacs.
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