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blue_lotus13) wrote2008-03-03 08:31 pm
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I have had sleep issues for the majority of my life. Apparently I rarely slept as a baby. I used to be able to survive on little sleep, but I've lost that ability.
It takes me a long time to fall asleep, and quite often, I wake up in the night because I have to pee or because one of my dreams wakes me up.
For one or two years of my life, falling and staying asleep was not a problem. This was in the time when I lived with a roommate for the first time, when I was about 23 until I moved to Wainwright at age 25. I remember hoping that all my sleep problems were gone for good. It turns out that they were not. I wake up often and I have a hard time falling asleep simply because my thoughts run away with me and turn like a hamster on a wheel.
What about you?
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It takes me a long time to fall asleep, and quite often, I wake up in the night because I have to pee or because one of my dreams wakes me up.
For one or two years of my life, falling and staying asleep was not a problem. This was in the time when I lived with a roommate for the first time, when I was about 23 until I moved to Wainwright at age 25. I remember hoping that all my sleep problems were gone for good. It turns out that they were not. I wake up often and I have a hard time falling asleep simply because my thoughts run away with me and turn like a hamster on a wheel.
What about you?
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Also, I still totally owe you a critique, and I apologize for not getting it to you any sooner. Time just got away from me and I've been to embarrassed to say anything about it before.
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i have been waking up lately due to some pretty wacky dreams. i rarely get up to pee. i never realized that waking up to pee is routine for some people until i lived with my roommates this year.
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I'm at the point where I am trying meditation to calm myself down before bed.
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that said, i do sleep a lot better these days. i'm less stressed and my schedule allows me to stay up incredibly late so i only go to bed when i'm truly exhausted, and then i sleep like a log. also i've found it helpful to not eat late at night, avoid potentially anxiety-inducing things (like reading books or articles that i know will get me angry) late at night, and regular exercise. i know that i have a good workout or go to a challenging yoga class, i'll sleep like a baby that night.
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Last week it was weird--for about 6 nights straight, one of the times I woke up was exactly 4:40 am.
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If I am TRYING to sleep, it'll never happen.
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prior to being pregnant, i did a decent job sleeping through the night most nights. maybe getting up once to pee. small bladder, i guess! :P
sometimes it can be hard for me to sleep, and sometimes not. usually it's psychological. mind racing about this or that. or, if i took a midday nap, i usually have a little more trouble falling asleep later. but generally, i'm pretty good about staying down when i go down.
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