BUMP If You Are Currently Awake Due To Insomnia

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Hi Jakki - Fancy meeting you here again!

Maybe we should tell knock knock jokes?

I feel like hounding state services around midnight, but I won't. I'll probably get the same therapist if I do it too much (lol), and that'd be awkward. People from other stuff recognize me by voice on the phone as is and that makes me uncomfortable ('Hi Dill.' Sigh). At least I have some support available if I really need it though.

I'll probably go for a walk through the morning. Might go along the road, as I won't upset as many animals.

Good Morning.


How I imagine Issabella, waking up in morning...


Me..waking up...

Sleep cycle wrecked… comparatively this is early … but am off the rails for trying to successfully have a rest cycle.
And I have some pretty effective sleep stuff/ meds , I thought . No rest for the wicked,
I must be one hec of a brand of wicked.

^ ^

To be honest, yeah ... that's me ... but I only open the curtains on one window of my whole house. My cats have a climbing tower by that window and they like to look out. I have to put one hand over my eyes to do it, and most of the time it makes me so sick I feel vertigo for a few hours after. The rest of the house has blackouts. I move room to room (from west to east) throughout the day to avoid the sun's path.

February is the worst month of the year for piercing sunlight. Some people get road rage. I get sun rage.

Had a sleep study a few years ago, , whatever their qualifications were it wasn’t good, because I think I slept about 20 minutes , but they put me down for a full nights sleep. Believe I was in a twilight state for several hours . Did not think that counted . Seems usually it is a issue with staying asleep . Big Long Sighes ..!

That's the same for me. I thought I hadn't slept but they said I was in Stage 1 most of the night. Autistic people usually have delayed sleep onset and lighter sleep because we tend to be hyper-vigilant and our minds never stop. We also wake easily because of sensory issues. Add PTSD like you and I have, and we're screwed.

I'm glad they didn't find apnea in your study.

Are you able to reach REM sleep? That's usually about a 4 hour sleep. I tend to wake after my first set of dreams even if I can't remember what they were about. Apparently there's a deeper level of sleep after REM (Delta Wave) which is the restorative level. They were able to tell that my brain doesn't ever get to that level. I've never had restorative / healing sleep like most people. (Not sure how they know it's impossible for me, but apparently so).

Currently hoping that I can stay asleep for more than an hour or two tonight, and that I don't get up in the morning wishing that I could just go back to bed.

I have arrived.

Knock Knock ...

Who's there?