I fell asleep around 6:30pm and woke up around 10pm tonight. I have been sleeping a little bit longer lately, which is good. It’s progress anyway.
But because I couldn’t stay awake earlier, I woke up about the time I should be going to sleep. I had bad dreams. It’s hot in here. I’m sweating. And there is nothing really for me to do late at night(very early morning), as its now 12:30am. So it puts me in a slightly depressed, crappy mood.
The root cause seems to be that, no matter what I try, I cannot sleep more than 2 or 3 hours at a time. This has been going on for over a year. It seems like lately I might be extending it a bit to closer to 4 hours.
Still, that’s not enough. Sometimes I can force myself back to sleep, but often, I end up not being able to and end up taking a nap after daylight and then at least once sometime later in the day.
I got a cpap after I was told I have mild sleep apnea, but to this point, it has only made it harder to sleep.
Anyway, just typing this out because its 12:30am, I have nothing better to do, and it is the focal point of my thinking right atm.
I wish I could get back into pc games more again. It would give me something to do during these wee hours, but I still struggle with that. Every once in awhile I get into them a bit and then my interest fades and they dont even sound good.
So, I guess I just sit here vaping, sipping water and trying to find something to occupy me on my pc.
enjoy the vape. sounds real good to me rn.
i cant sleep either. im jumping around the internet. nothing too interesting. but enough to keep me awake. when im ready im gonna put the computer away and just try to sleep.
A long time ago I had some success with “Elavil” establishing a regular sleeping pattern for me. I slept for 8 or 9 hours every night. I also fell asleep shortly after I went to bed. I was 28 at the time, and I hadn’t had a regular sleep schedule for 21 years. To tell you the truth, I like it where I cannot fall asleep for 2 hours or longer at night. It gives me time to ruminate.
Ok. I’ll ask my doc next time if its ok, just to make sure, I guess. Worth a shot. Thanks. I had heard of it before but figured if sleeping pilsl dont cut it, a supplement probably wouldnt either. IDK though. Worth a try.
2:45am here. haven’t been able to sleep at night for five years. meds make me sleep 12+ hours so i don’t take them anymore. at this point i’m more used to being awake through the night than i am being awake through the day. i think i like the quiet, and the lack of things moving around me.
being able to go outside in the middle of the night and observe a suburban, or sometimes urban, area without a sign of a single other human soul is extremely comforting to me in a way. maybe one day i’ll fix this. i don’t know
i’m sorry you’ve been dealing with this problem. sleep issues are some of the hardest to deal with in life i think. but know you can always count on this creature of the night to also be awake at this hour =P
sleep meds dont really help me either.
I have insomnia but most days i get up with alarm and go to my activities.
Can you read or something when youre up?
It can get boring.