The cool insomnia club #2

Mountaindewed · Dec 22, 2020 at 02:16 AM

My package said it would be here by 9PM. So I waited up. It didn’t come and now it’s back to saying tomorrow. So I fell asleep pretty fast. And I woke up 15 minutes ago with this stomach ache/ pain. I was also slightly wobbly and my coordination seemed off. So I stumbled downstairs feeling like I was going to fall. So I could get an Atkins shake thinking I needed something like that. I chugged that and now I’m awake and still not feeling good but not wobbly or shakey

Mountaindewed · Dec 23, 2020 at 02:08 AM

I fell asleep at 6 last night. After having 2 nights in a row of bad sleep. And I woke up and thought it was 5:30. But it was only 11:34. I am truly baffled on what to do. I cut out caffeine, my bed is super comfortable. It doesn’t work if I go to bed at 9PM. I just wake up at 2 instead of 11. I don’t know if it is just because I stopped the melatonin. I have no idea. I’ve been told there has got to be a reason someone’s sleep is out of control.

Mountaindewed · Dec 24, 2020 at 04:10 AM

Sorry if this is tmi, but I spilled an entire bottle of lube all over my bed. It’s the silicone stuff and I don’t think that comes out of sheets. I’m gonna have to find a way to hide it. The bottle was like $15 too.

I woke up at 3 after a weird dream involving OP.

~Christina · Dec 31, 2020 at 04:06 AM

Well I am back on the insomnia train again. I not really upset or mad about it right now , I had a couple months where I was sleeping very well..

Hope everyone is finding some sleep .. Happy New Year

*Beth* · Dec 31, 2020 at 02:05 PM

I'm sorry to hear it, Christina. Sucky.

Happy New Year, sweetie!

Dec 31, 2020 at 02:17 PM

woke up around 12pm and then not again until 5am. hey that's five hours and two more full hours from 10-12, so I guess that counts as seven hours sleep right? lucky me gets three more after that. so, hopefully I can make it and stay awake to watch the live events to celebrate a new year tonight. wow, goodbye 2020, I had high hopes for you. maybe 2021 will be better.

Mountaindewed · Dec 31, 2020 at 07:36 PM

I’m not sure I’ll stay up tonight. I am trying so hard to get into a good sleep pattern. I’ve been getting a good 10 hours a night for a week and 2 days. If I stay up until midnight then I’ll sleep until 7 as usual but then I’ll be so tired and go to bed at 5PM tomorrow and that could just completely throw everything off that I worked hard at fixing.

*Beth* · Dec 31, 2020 at 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

I’m not sure I’ll stay up tonight. I am trying so hard to get into a good sleep pattern. I’ve been getting a good 10 hours a night for a week and 2 days. If I stay up until midnight then I’ll sleep until 7 as usual but then I’ll be so tired and go to bed at 5PM tomorrow and that could just completely throw everything off that I worked hard at fixing.

I agree. I'm not staying up for the same reason.

Nammu · Dec 31, 2020 at 09:02 PM

I go to bed every night between 11:30pm and midnight so no biggy for me.

Nammu · Jan 01, 2021 at 05:31 AM

Ugh, tonight is a hard bed and flip flops. Finally at 4am I gave up trying. I’m up. Watching news that is trying really hard to not take itself seriously. They have funny hats and glasses saying 2021. Talking about hang over cures. Blah blah blah. They sound like the adults on peanuts. My eyes want to sleep the rest of me, not so much

*Beth* · Jan 01, 2021 at 07:15 AM

Worst sleep in a long time. It's probably time to change up my sleep meds for a while. Of course, the booming sounds of illegal fireworks hasn't helped.

Mountaindewed · Jan 01, 2021 at 11:56 AM

I fell asleep around 9PM. I was listening to music on my Echo and then I had it play the sleep station so I was listening to relaxing sounds all night. A loud fire cracker woke me up but I fell back asleep right away. I woke up at 4:58 but then I took my Geodon and this time I was able to fall back asleep until 8:15.

*Beth* · Jan 01, 2021 at 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

I fell asleep around 9PM. I was listening to music on my Echo and then I had it play the sleep station so I was listening to relaxing sounds all night. A loud fire cracker woke me up but I fell back asleep right away. I woke up at 4:58 but then I took my Geodon and this time I was able to fall back asleep until 8:15.

It's terrific that the Geodon is working so well for you. Yay! I tried it for 3 months, finally gave up. It caused such insomnia for me.

Mountaindewed · Jan 02, 2021 at 07:59 AM

I got about 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I fell asleep at 10. I was watching the season premiere of my favorite TV show and I didn’t take my night meds until 9:15 so I could avoid being hungry. I did have one nightmare. I had my echo on a white noise type sound and I have had white noise cause nightmares before. But I slept good.

NaoSky · Jan 03, 2021 at 11:28 AM

I’ve been sleeping close to 7 hours without meditation or meds. I tried a weighted blanket last night that my daughter gave me for Christmas and slept the same. A little sore since it’s so heavy! I was hoping maybe I’d get more sleep. But I’m happy that I’ve been sleeping this long. But I’ve been going to bed after 1am. I have to go back to work in two days so I’m going to try to go to bed earlier I just hope the length of sleep stays the same.

Mountaindewed · Jan 07, 2021 at 01:09 AM

I went to bed at 6:30 feeling depressed but not S. I woke up from a nightmare around 8. Fell back asleep until 11 with my Alexa playing Blink 182 too loud. And now I am dealing with this massive heartburn. No idea what’s it’s from. I had to take 2 Pepcids and I’m trying just to relax although it’s hard tonight. I’m sure many are not sleeping well and are unsure.

The Black Dog · Jan 07, 2021 at 07:52 PM

Weighted blankets are great for naps on the couch!

*Beth* · Jan 07, 2021 at 08:23 PM

I so want a weighted blanket, but aren't they stuffed with glass beads? I'm afraid my cats will tear the blanket with their claws and eat a bead.

Fuzzybear · Jan 08, 2021 at 10:09 AM

I would like a weighted blanket..

Mountaindewed · Jan 08, 2021 at 02:03 PM

I don’t allow my cats in my room But yeah they are usually made out of glass beads. But they are amazing. You need one that’s 10% your body weight or something like that. If it’s too light then it doesn’t work as well. I use a 20 pound one which is technically too heavy but I love that it’s so heavy. I have a Gravity weighted sleep mask as well.

I also have compression shirts that feel like a hug and a pressure belt for anxiety during the day. I respond amazingly well to sensory objects.

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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,123 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,737 hugs given	Dec 24, 2020 at 04:10 AM #703 Sorry if this is tmi, but I spilled an entire bottle of lube all over my bed. It’s the silicone stuff and I don’t think that comes out of sheets. I’m gonna have to find a way to hide it. The bottle was like $15 too. I woke up at 3 after a weird dream involving OP. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Dec 31, 2020 at 04:06 AM #704 Well I am back on the insomnia train again. I not really upset or mad about it right now , I had a couple months where I was sleeping very well.. Hope everyone is finding some sleep .. Happy New Year __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Dec 31, 2020 at 02:05 PM #705 I'm sorry to hear it, Christina. Sucky. Happy New Year, sweetie! __________________

Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,285 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	Dec 31, 2020 at 09:02 PM #709 I go to bed every night between 11:30pm and midnight so no biggy for me. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Jan 01, 2021 at 07:15 AM #711 Worst sleep in a long time. It's probably time to change up my sleep meds for a while. Of course, the booming sounds of illegal fireworks hasn't helped. __________________

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,123 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,737 hugs given	Jan 01, 2021 at 11:56 AM #712 I fell asleep around 9PM. I was listening to music on my Echo and then I had it play the sleep station so I was listening to relaxing sounds all night. A loud fire cracker woke me up but I fell back asleep right away. I woke up at 4:58 but then I took my Geodon and this time I was able to fall back asleep until 8:15. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

The Black Dog Member Member Since Jun 2020 Location: Long Island Posts: 85 3 8 hugs given	Jan 07, 2021 at 07:52 PM #717 Weighted blankets are great for naps on the couch! __________________ Bipolar 1 -Keep Calm And Carry On-

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Jan 07, 2021 at 08:23 PM #718 I so want a weighted blanket, but aren't they stuffed with glass beads? I'm afraid my cats will tear the blanket with their claws and eat a bead. __________________

Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,325 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Jan 08, 2021 at 10:09 AM #719 I would like a weighted blanket.. __________________