How Did You Sleep Last Night?

[DMerish]

My sleep was interrupted again for an hour last night (watched Jimmy Fallon :-) but I figured out why. A couple of guys standing out on the sidewalk near my bedroom smoking/talking. If it happens again I'll ask them to please go somewhere else. Overall though, I got nine hours of sleep! And when I awoke, I could sense the corners of my mouth slightly turned up! :)

 

[DharmaGirl]

No sleep last night, I will try this am. I was badly triggered. and even though I handled the trigger well, it still caused a physical reaction.

 

[rainy_daze]

I cannot will myself out of bed once I wake up.

I slept for 10 hours last night because of this feeling Zef. For me, I think it's when I feel really depressed I sleep as much as I can, sometimes neglecting everything else in life and staying in bed and trying to stay asleep for as long as possible. When I'm not as depressed but really stressed, I'm the opposite, and I either can't sleep or I don't want to sleep. I don't know if you suffer from depression Zef or if you're just really tired, but I hope the will to get out of bed when you have to returns soon, it's really not a nice feeling and having to stay awake the whole night before going to work - you must be exhausted.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

I've been going to bed between 3am - 4am for the past few nights. And I've been waking up between 8am - 9am. So I've been getting basically 5 hours of sleep a night. And did I really just look at the clock at 10:50pm and wonder why I feel so tired? I'll try to go to sleep earlier tonight but you know how that is. Oh and I just have to add that it's a little funny when my parents then tell me how I sleep until almost noon everyday. It's funny because I don't. Ever. And if I sleep until 10am it usually means I was up until around 4am. So it's not quite the sleepathon they seem to think it is.

 

[Abstract]

I am back on less good bout at present. I have slept about 2 hours a night this week. Its 6 am now and hopefully I can get a couple tonight. I think it's two fold. My medical check up, and the pathetically small attempt to lesson the compartmentalisation of my life seems to have woken up the stuff that I don't remember.

Support to everyone that needs it. Wanted to comment on one or two posts but mind not cooperating!

 

[KP the nut]

Very badly.

 

[DMerish]

Eight and a half hours straight (undisturbed).

Hope, help and peace to anyone that needs it.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I have slept about 2 hours a night this week.

That's what I'm getting this week too. I was really triggered, and I'm trying to work through it but it isn't going as well as I had hoped. Therapy today, I hope to get some insight from the T-man (therapist)

Nine hours of sleep!

Braggart!;) Just kidding. Doesn't it feel great to sleep?:woot:

 

[DMerish]

Braggart! Just kidding. Doesn't it feel great to sleep?

Yes, it does feel good to be able to sleep peacefully after ten months of nightmares/disturbed sleep and several years of unsound sleep off-and-on. And I was beginning to wonder if folks would think I'm bragging :eek: But my hope is that folks might be inspired. If anyone is uncomfortable with me mentioning the amount of sleep I'm getting, please let me know. I won't be offended.

 

[DMerish]

Four hours of disturbed sleep. Daughter parked her car outside my home last night (to visit a nearby friend?) It was still there when I got up at 1a.m. and I couldn't go back to sleep. Then finally got another two hours . . . may have to do Unisom tonight again.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I got 5 hours of interrupted sleep, but it felt so good! I woke up twice, and read until I was sleepy again. It was a restful sleep with no nightmares or screaming. My PTSD service dog wasn't in my bed this morning, so I know I didn't have nightmares. I also didn't take my beta blocker since my heart rate was 43 yesterday.

 

[zaniara]

Was triggered yesterday evening, so then, because of the hypervigilance I took about 5 hours to get into bed. Fell asleep 3 a clock in the morning, and had nightmares about worms and wounds(sorry, I won't say more because I don't want to trigger anyone else.. :sorry::yuck: ) and then I woke up 9.30 AM by a startle response because the neighbors made some sound(shaking something outside; a cover I think or something like that): and went into full blown hypervigilance again and thought for a second that somebody was in my apartment or on my balcony. *sigh*

I have not been able to wind down yet.. (holding the flashbacks barely at bay) I don't feel like sleeping at all tonight..