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Diaries of an Insomniac
Published on March 9, 2004 By mittens In Blogging
Over the last 2 weeks, I've noticed an increasingly noticable lack of sleep in my life. A month ago, I was able to go to bed at midnight and wake up at 7am or 8am (depending what day it is) without a single hitch. Now, I'm lucky if I can get to bed by 4am, and even more lucky if I can get more than 3-4 hours of sleep at night, and then later in the day, I'll probably take a nap for an hour or two. For some reason, I just don't think this is too healthy, but the little green bunnies that follow me around all day tell me that it's perfectly okay. Not to mention the fact that I like the extra work I can get done while I'm up, it's just so much more productive than lying in my bed dreaming of the little green bunnies taking me to meet the woman of my dreams (being that this is a dream, it would only make sense that she is the woman of my dreams).

Other than a noticeable increase in being able to relax while not sleeping, I haven't really noticed any negative aspects to not sleeping. I occasionally feel tired during class, but not any moreso than I used to during a [relatively] normal sleep schedule. The only time I noticed any odd behavior was earlier today when I was feeling a bit depressed about a lot of stuff. This, though, has me particular intrigued, as I'm not the kind of guy who lets things get him down. Ever. *shrug*

I attempted sleeping at 10pm earlier tonight. I slept until 1am, and was unable to get back to sleep. So, here I am at 3am, unable to sleep, and typing an entry about sleeping in my blog. Why on Earth do I think people will want to read about my sleeping habits? Honestly, I don't know, and I don't care. Some of the posts in my blog are purely for my own interests, and some are for the interests of others. Mostly, though, I just enjoy writing. Having fun following the thought-process of an insomniac?

Comments
on Mar 09, 2004
yeah, I thought so too, but the truth is, sleepless nights make you weak...

Tomorrow's gonna be hell...

Trinitie
on Mar 09, 2004
bagh!

I'm working the graveyard shift, so I get to work while most of the country is sleeping, and sleep while most of the country is working.

I'm very very thankful that i don't have sleep problems. I hate the way I feel when I don't get enough sleep...

sorry to hear about your insomnia brother. There are little things you can do to help overcome it though. You oughta look into it

on Mar 09, 2004
Curioser and curioser, said Alice.

I got up after tossing, turning, and semi-dozing to write a blog about exactly the same thing.....

..you beat me to it.

Oh well, I think I'll write one anyways. I can't sleep and there's nothing else to do...