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Originally Posted by HavingABadDay
ah ok okay. I can't remember the last proper sleep I had. Saying that I can't remember most things, so maybe I have.
I do remember this though, about a year or was it 2, but anyway, someone asked me, if you could have just one wish, what would it be. I said 'just one decent night of sleep would be enough'.
I would love to spend one day doing happy silly stuff, then relax and chill in the evening, then fall into deep sleep and wake up 8 or 9 hours later fully refreshed. That's what I miss. I hate thinking about this rubbish.
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I agree with your mom that sleep is very important. I was an insomniac most of my life, so I've had some taste of what you're suffering through. My son's insomnia, though, makes the insomnia I had look like child's play.
Anyway, because I had insomnia for four decades, I'm fascinated by sleep - and a bit obsessive about making sure I get enough. I 'cured' my insomnia by going on a low-carb diet. For most of my life - back to childhood - I lay awake for
at least one hour (usually much more) before I fell asleep. Then I'd often wake up again at 2 or 3 am and stay awake for another 1 to 3 hours.
I went on a low-carb diet maybe 8 years ago. After the very first day, I found I could lie down, close my eyes and fall asleep - just like a 'normal' person.
Something in my diet was clearly interfering with sleep. I eliminated sugar, grains, and refined carbs. I've experimented over the years to see what could have been the problem and haven't been able to figure it out. It's probably the sugar, though.
<=== Frowny face, because I
love sugar - but I also love sleep.
I think it's worth examining your diet if you have insomnia. My son resists most of my efforts to get him to change his diet. He did try a gluten-free diet for a while, and it made no difference. I haven't been able to get him to give up sugar, though. I shudder when I see him drinking Gatorade or eating Pop Tarts.