tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post4448954148058570354..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: INSOMNIA; The CURSE of HYPNOSJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-49887836882022940742013-09-19T18:53:23.030-04:002013-09-19T18:53:23.030-04:00KM, I have a sister like that, too. She can even s...KM, I have a sister like that, too. She can even sleep on a bench when we're touring a public garden and never has bouts of insomnia. <br /><br />It's strange, but I can go several weeks with no problem at all, and then it hits me for several nights or so. Stress adds to my problem, too.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-6728850332892585952013-09-19T16:33:08.622-04:002013-09-19T16:33:08.622-04:00I usually don't have trouble sleeping. One of ...I usually don't have trouble sleeping. One of my daughters engages in what her husband calls "recreational sleeping"--when she has a little time, she often just goes to sleep. I've worked odd shifts, and never had any trouble coming home from work at 8 AM, taking a quick shower & falling asleep.<br /><br />The few times I have had any difficulties were when I was super stressed--family death or illness, etc.<br /><br />I can only imagine how distressing it must be to be tired and not able to sleep. When I get too tired, I can't manage to accomplish much at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5055213772726848272013-09-19T15:31:36.105-04:002013-09-19T15:31:36.105-04:00Kara, I find reading before bed relaxing, too. Oft...Kara, I find reading before bed relaxing, too. Often, I think of getting up to clean or write when I'm lying awake, but if it's in the wee small hours of the morning, I know I'll never be able to go back to sleep, and I would find it hard to get through the day with only a few hours of sleep, although I have come downstairs to read something not too interesting.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-22073190155930246912013-09-19T14:57:23.296-04:002013-09-19T14:57:23.296-04:00When cursed with insomnia, I take the "tough ...When cursed with insomnia, I take the "tough love" approach and make myself get out of bed (not easy to do in the winter when it's cold). I use the time to write, read, tidy the house, or call friends who live in different time zones.<br /><br />Even though we're warned against reading before bed, I find it relaxing.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-84423074445876107332013-09-19T13:54:08.866-04:002013-09-19T13:54:08.866-04:00Shari, I remember those years when I had teenagers...Shari, I remember those years when I had teenagers, who didn't always come in when they should have. I'm sorry about your shoulder problem. Pain can be a real problem in getting a decent night's sleep. I hope yours gets better soon.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5583197838594036762013-09-19T11:08:57.445-04:002013-09-19T11:08:57.445-04:00Sleep...how I miss you! I had no problems (except ...Sleep...how I miss you! I had no problems (except during the time the girls were in high school and they would come home at God-knows-when o'clock) and now I've got this shoulder problem that keeps me awake.<br />I've never been a napper, but the other day I fell asleep when I came home from work. Feet up on the hassock - ah! It was great.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10589034899524314502013-09-19T08:05:36.101-04:002013-09-19T08:05:36.101-04:00Jim, I used to start at 100 and count backwards an...Jim, I used to start at 100 and count backwards and that didn't work so I upped it to 300 and than usually works although I catch myself as I get sleepier and sleepier skipping numbers not on purpose, but because my mind is getting groggy.<br /><br />It's stress and overcommitments that is most often my problem, too.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48350167863577398912013-09-19T07:58:24.877-04:002013-09-19T07:58:24.877-04:00I almost never have trouble getting to sleep. If I...I almost never have trouble getting to sleep. If I have any type of insomnia, it is not getting back to sleep after I awake in the middle of the night. I do count backward – from two hundred rather than three hundred. If I still can’t get back to sleep, I’ll get up and work for a couple of hours and then go back to bed and sleep a bit later than usual.<br /><br />Stress and overcommitments are typically in play when I have sleeping problems.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-15992228142090795712013-09-19T07:16:35.803-04:002013-09-19T07:16:35.803-04:00E.B. I woke up before 4:00 a.m. this morning and t...E.B. I woke up before 4:00 a.m. this morning and thought I'd be awake for a long time, but the next thing I knew, it was almost 7:00. Usually, I won't go back to sleep that quickly. <br /><br />Maybe you need a sound machine that plays the sound of an ocean of a DVD that does the same. My daughter has different ones like that. Of course, maybe your husband wouldn't<br />want to hear something like that. <br />Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39045201241612701202013-09-19T05:34:23.330-04:002013-09-19T05:34:23.330-04:00I've been up since 3 a.m., Gloria. Sleeping is...I've been up since 3 a.m., Gloria. Sleeping is not my best activity. There is no method I've found that will get me back to sleep. Once I awake, I may as well make coffee and get on with my day. It's no wonder I'm a reader. Without waking others, reading is the one activity I can do while others sleep. My husband and his sister, who's a friend of mine, don't sleep well either. We've often remarked that we could get a poker game together if we lived in the same city. I've accepted my problem. Strange though, in the middle of the sunny day, laying on my beach chair by the ocean, I can fall to sleep without effort. It's my favorite place to sleep, warm and great background sounds.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com