How Did You Sleep Last Night?

[KP the nut]

I had a busy morning with a job interview at 9am. It is a 40 minute drive there. I knew I had to be up early and was worried about oversleeping, as such I woke every 30 minutes thinking I was late.

 

[The Albatross]

Some troubling thoughts... caused me to awaken periodically... but generally got some good sleep, and was able to get an extra hour (that doesn't happen very often!)

 

[SimplyComplex]

I have to take lunesta...I only sleep 4 hours without it. I was up at 2am, I ran out. WTF is up with this no sleeping thing? It went on for years but lunesta helps. I just wish I didn't have to always take it.

 

[njray]

hmm sleeping has been way off for me...I have always not needed a lot of sleep but when i slept, i slept...unconscious.
Now i wake every half hour or so and dream alot......nightmares horrible sometimes I am not sure if I am awake or not......

 

[Srain]

Some nights nightmares all night and some nights very good, last night it took forever to get to sleep but once out I was out. It was good. But then it stormed so that could be why ;)

Rain

 

[Rob_Dog19]

Last night I fell asleep around 4 in the morning and slept until noon...I am so proud of myself!!! Granted, I did take my sedative and my pain pills...but still...8 hours!!!!!

 

[KP the nut]

I slept well but had disturbing nightmares. I didn't wake up but I was vocal and active. I agree with my T. He says it is the minds way of continuing to process information. This morning I can relate to that, yesterdays EMDR brought up some memories and they were in the dreams last night. Danger, trapped, chased, fire stations, hiding, crashes, the wonderful world of continuing to process information. Yuck

 

[Gamereign555]

Not particularly well, lately my dreams have situations and feelings of rejection, disapointment, scrambling to find objects and feeling like my girlfriend is going to break up with me. But none of it is true, it just makes me feel bad in the morning.

 

[LawPhotos]

Stacie--like you I force myself to stay awake forever until I am so far beyond exhausted that I can't see straight. Reality slips into dreaming while I am still awake--basically hallucinating like you said. Only then will I let go, give up fighting to stay awake and then, voila! "insta-sleep". Otherwise, if I am in bed awake for even a minute it lets my brain kick in and the terror will begin.
I am not able to take any meds at all because my son is severely handicapped and is often in respiratory distress at night. I have trained myself over his lifetime to sleep so lightly that I can wake to the sound of any changes in his breathing. To take meds would alter my sleep and I am terrified I won't hear him. Several times a year I have the unfortunate occasion to actually resuscitate him. That will get your adrenaline going. He doesn't sleep well either and always has me up until at least 1 am. I have to get up at 6am to get my daughter to school. Hence my window of opportunity to ever get any sleep is only about 5 hours. I usually only get about 4 hours maybe 5 on the weekend--assuming the insta-sleep works and a nightmare doesn't wake me before the alarm.
I have never been able to sleep during the day regardless of how exhausted I am. Even the thought of laying down during the day freaks me out--always has. Much scarier for me than nights in bed. I never realized that until now. I wonder why that is---wait, never mind, I don't want to know.........................

 

[Deleted member 9727]

I slept for only a handful of hours because I had to get up early and failed to budget my time before bed.

No nightmares, but I'm right back to grinding my teeth again, and have a nice chip to prove it. Sigh.

 

[jasmin]

I have not been remembering my dreams as of late but this morning I remembered parts from last night. And I realized that this is a reoccurring dream I have..or at least the subject matter is reoccurring not so much the plot details.It's this epic make-shift playground that ascends into the heavens that is on the vacant lot next to my house (this vacant lot exists in reality without a playground but is MUCH larger in dream world). The playground was constructed by an old man who used to live in our house, who had passed away log ago, leaving this playground as his prized life's work. I think in an earlier dream I researched him and found he had written a book about his majestic playground. It is made mainly with ropes and plywood and has many bridges, ladders, lofts, rooms and other play equipment.

Last night I was introducing a little girl to it.. I can't recall how I knew her though. She was mesmerized as was I.. again. Then (I think) I was told off by someone for taking her there. It was cold out.. and misty.. I think there was also some sort of gig later in the dream also..

 

[Sqweak]

Another night of no sleep. I've had youtube and it's pathetic, moronic, commenting occupants to keep me company. :)