The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 144

nekokami · 03-23-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

That takes us into a subject broached in another thread (about escapism). Any book I've chosen to read, is NOT going to put me back to sleep! I'd probably still be reading it when the alarm finally goes off.

I suppose if I went and found a book that was not my normal style, it might work!

It can work if I'm re-reading an old favorite. Pratchett isn't a good choice, though, as he doesn't use chapter breaks.

Assignments for grad school classes also do a good job of putting me to sleep, but not in such a pleasant way.

badgoodDeb · 03-23-2009, 08:04 PM

I think Krisk's idea of bring technical manuals home is the best bet! Especially since she travels with her boss (brownie points as well as good for insomnia!)

yvanleterrible · 03-23-2009, 08:11 PM

Violent exercise does it for me. At least two hours before turning in because of the after effects of adrenaline.

badgoodDeb · 03-23-2009, 08:27 PM

Or, lots of dessert (ice cream, chocolate, anything else!) for the sugar high, and the resulting drop afterwards. You'd have to time it right, of course.

But hey, it's an excuse for more good stuff!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 03-23-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Or, lots of dessert (ice cream, chocolate, anything else!) for the sugar high, and the resulting drop afterwards. You'd have to time it right, of course.

But hey, it's an excuse for more good stuff!

And lots of experimentation, of course, to get teh exact timing

krisk · 03-24-2009, 08:32 AM

YAY!!! I made it to slightly after 0400! Still an hour and a half before I need to get up, but certainly better than 0230!

Wetdogeared · 03-24-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by krisk

YAY!!! I made it to slightly after 0400! Still an hour and a half before I need to get up, but certainly better than 0230!

You're doing better than me. I've been up since 2:00 am, "our" time.

Very few in the lounge at that time of the night.

Hope you're well rested and get settled in better.

WDE.

krisk · 03-24-2009, 08:59 AM

I feel much better than I have other mornings. It'll come, slowly but surely.

Sparrow · 03-24-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by slayda

I sometimes wake about that time, get up and read a half hour or so and go back to sleep. It seems to work for me much better than trying to just go back to sleep.

Me too. I reckon, being immersed in a book is like being in a semi-hypnagogic state - combined with being comfy, it's enough to push me into the arms of Morpheus.

Alternatively, I can often convince myself that I need to stay awake for some reason, and I then nod off within a few seconds. (One advantage of my innate gullibility.)

DixieGal · 03-24-2009, 09:37 AM

I love sleep. Recently, I actually dreamed that I was sleeping! I was a lifelong insomniac, turned out to be severe apnea which semi-woke me every 30 secs or so. The sleep doc gave me a CPAP, a rx for sleeping meds, and I went home to take a nap. Been catching up on a lifetime of missed sleep for the past 10 yrs!

Don't be afraid to try melatonin at bedtime. You get it in the vitamin aisle. It breaks down in your system to serotonin, which makes you all nice and rested. You don't have that floaty hangover feeling the next day.

pshrynk · 03-24-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

I love sleep. Recently, I actually dreamed that I was sleeping! I was a lifelong insomniac, turned out to be severe apnea which semi-woke me every 30 secs or so. The sleep doc gave me a CPAP, a rx for sleeping meds, and I went home to take a nap. Been catching up on a lifetime of missed sleep for the past 10 yrs!

Don't be afraid to try melatonin at bedtime. You get it in the vitamin aisle. It breaks down in your system to serotonin, which makes you all nice and rested. You don't have that floaty hangover feeling the next day.

Actually, it breaks down to serotonin after it hits every melatonin receptor in the body. It regulates sleep that way. It can also induce mania, which oddly enough, is the opposite of sleep. A family history of bipolar disorder should lead one to be cautious with taking OTC melatonin, especially since you don't know the exact dose you're getting.

Sparrow · 03-24-2009, 10:05 AM

Recently I've been having dreams that I'm not in - is that common?

pshrynk · 03-24-2009, 10:07 AM

I dream of being not in all the time. However, I have to earn a living, dangit!

Sparrow · 03-24-2009, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I dream of being not in all the time. However, I have to earn a living, dangit!

I knew I should have worded it differently

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DixieGal · 03-24-2009, 11:02 AM

Pshrynk, thanks for clarifying that for me. I'd never want anyone to take something that might hurt them! I just always thought it was safe, since it's in the vitamin aisle.

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03-23-2009, 08:04 PM	#2147
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I think Krisk's idea of bring technical manuals home is the best bet! Especially since she travels with her boss (brownie points as well as good for insomnia!)

03-23-2009, 08:11 PM	#2148
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Violent exercise does it for me. At least two hours before turning in because of the after effects of adrenaline.

03-23-2009, 08:27 PM	#2149
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Or, lots of dessert (ice cream, chocolate, anything else!) for the sugar high, and the resulting drop afterwards. You'd have to time it right, of course. But hey, it's an excuse for more good stuff!

03-24-2009, 08:32 AM	#2151
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	YAY!!! I made it to slightly after 0400! Still an hour and a half before I need to get up, but certainly better than 0230!

03-24-2009, 08:59 AM	#2153
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	I feel much better than I have other mornings. It'll come, slowly but surely.

03-24-2009, 09:37 AM	#2155
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I love sleep. Recently, I actually dreamed that I was sleeping! I was a lifelong insomniac, turned out to be severe apnea which semi-woke me every 30 secs or so. The sleep doc gave me a CPAP, a rx for sleeping meds, and I went home to take a nap. Been catching up on a lifetime of missed sleep for the past 10 yrs! Don't be afraid to try melatonin at bedtime. You get it in the vitamin aisle. It breaks down in your system to serotonin, which makes you all nice and rested. You don't have that floaty hangover feeling the next day.

03-24-2009, 10:05 AM	#2157
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Recently I've been having dreams that I'm not in - is that common?

03-24-2009, 10:07 AM	#2158
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I dream of being not in all the time. However, I have to earn a living, dangit!

03-24-2009, 11:02 AM	#2160
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Pshrynk, thanks for clarifying that for me. I'd never want anyone to take something that might hurt them! I just always thought it was safe, since it's in the vitamin aisle.