[SunAngel]

I stay up really, really late and do not like going to bed.

The first thing I think to myself is if I will even be able to sleep, and if I do sleep, how early will I wake up in the morning, and what I have to get done the next day.

[Martek]

I always try to think of a reason to wake the next morning

[Ryask]

I think about the things i didn't do that day. i plan them out, i imagine myself doing them the next day. I wake up exhausted and do nothing then repeat the same cycle night after night.

[BNLsMOM]

I think about how many hours I will be able to sleep if I sleep through the night, and if there will be time the next day for a nap. That's just the first thing. Things run through my mind for hours.

[zbmom]

I think F#$% I don't want tomorrow to come.

[kindachaotic]

Lord, just please give me at least 5 good solid hours of sleep...

Monkey..... Key......monkey....key monkey. Key. Monkey key. I have no idea, probably something like that.

[Raindropvampire]

First thing I think is PLEASE PLEASE don't let me dream!

[roads]

How much longer I can risk staying awake without going over the threshold of won't go to sleep at all.

[Inedible]

My dream life is much more interesting than my real life, so I am always grateful to go to bed for the night. It can be hard to get out of bed some nights because my body doesn't feel like it belongs to me.

[Anneinside]

What do I have to do first tomorrow morning?

[widgets]

"ooh this is nice..... ok i'm bored now...... why cant i sleep i have been tired all day?......oh a caterfly, i mean butterpillar.... snore.......jump.......wake up....... did i just go to sleep or did i dream that...oh there is a girl playing a car in the right side of my head and badger looking for him food in the left side......sleep now misha..... i cant."
thats a usual night.
When hypo i'll lay in bed and then think... Now is a good time to start the novel, order stationary online... hoover the utility room.
When depressed i was already asleep before i got to bed, may stay awake long enough to cry

[Yoda]

Before going to bed I always check to make sure the oven/stove are turned off.

[widgets]

when i said car, i meant guitar.
I've just taken my meds, its time for bed!

[rjaimz]

I dread sleep..I always try to stay awake until I cannot go any further. My first thought is to try to psyche myself up enough to do my nightly routine..even though I am completely exhausted! Then I think of the next day and how in the world I am going to make it through.

[wny-er]

Because I take my entire dose of bipolar meds at night it knocks me out and I don't recall dreams. Sometimes I don't even remember falling asleep... that is when I wake up with the light on and my book in my hand. If it is cooler weather, which is most of our year here, I just enjoy being warm and comfortable. I used to have anxiety about falling asleep but after years of consistently being knocked out I have no more worries. However, if I forget to take my meds I barely sleep, waking up every half hour. I usually wake up more refreshed though after alight like that then a full nights rest on my meds. Funny that. But, I will never stop taking my meds because being in the hospital is far worse than any side effects the meds have on me.

I hope I don't have any hot flashes during the night ( I do almost every night) and wake up sweating.Yuk!