This weekend I had plenty of opportunities to get catch up. That's how things usually work. I try to get at least one weekend morning that I don't have to get out of bed for anything right away. I can usually catch up on some sleep that way. Somehow, despite having two days to do that, I still didn't catch up. As I sit here writing this, my eyes are heavy and I want to be comfy in my bed closing my eyes. It's 5pm. If I actually went to bed now -- or at 8pm for that matter -- I'd be wide awake at midnight, desperately trying to fall back to sleep, then giving up and just wishing it was 5:30am.
Before anyone suggests it, yes, I've tried sleep aids -- tylenol PM, benadryl, even ambien. I do yoga. My room is dark. It's not about falling asleep for me, it's staying asleep.
These days there's major construction happening right outside my development. Right in front of my house.
And on another note -- one that I'm trying to ignore by making a post all about my non-sleeping -- my left calf is being cranky again. I'm hoping it's just a temporary thing -- this has been happening every few weeks -- but I'm getting really tired of having to wonder if I'll ever feel like my leg is 100% again. It's disheartening to think it may not...
Perhaps the thought of that is what's subconsciously keeping me up these days.
2 comments:
I have problems falling asleep. Especially if I'm worried about getting up early. But once I'm asleep I'm fine. I learned to only take a book into my bedroom. No TV. No computer. And I make it really dark (sometimes wear an eye mask). Then I just think about relaxing and falling asleep. Doesn't work quite as well as Ambien. But it does work. Sometimes I take Melatonin and I think that helps me stay asleep once I get there.
hope your leg is okay. Injuries can definitely be stressors that impact sleep.
I have sleep issues too. With falling asleep when too much is on my mind. I've fixed that by "unplugging" from my iphone and computer by 8:30/9:00 and calming my mind. The other issue I had (and sometimes still do) is like you: getting back to sleep when I wake up. Unplugging helps that too - if the worrisome stuff wasn't on my mind when I went to sleep because I unplugged, then I tend not to think of it in the middle of the night either. The other big thing that's helped me with sleeping through the night is that I found my optimal amount of sleep. It's 6 1/2 hours. If I get more sleep than that in a night, then the next night I don't sleep as well. If I get 6 1/2, I'm tired enough to fall right asleep and stay asleep all night. Make sense?
Sweet dreams tonight! :-)
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