INSOMNIA! Family familiar! My biological Father would go for days without being able to sleep, I'm told! And then on day 4 or 5 a family member would find him collapsed on the floor, sleeping like the dead!
I have never needed a lot of sleep! My mother would put us to bed at 7 p.m. in the Summer time, which was torture for me! She said she wanted us to get 12 hours of sleep! I think she probably just wanted a break!
I would lay in that bed and try to figure out how I could escape undetected! I knew I could crawl out the window. The bedroom was on the first floor! But how do I get back in?! So- I'd lay there listening to the kids playing outside and hating every minute of that "non sleep" time!
In truth- most of my adult life aI went on 5 hours sleep a night! Not that I didn't need more! Flying career, children, home duties-- well, there didn't seem to be enough hours in the day!
In spite of my exhaustion there were times when I just couldn't sleep! My mind would be a whirl. My body refused to rest! I was always restless during the full of the moon! But other times, like last night- it would just happen! Both of my sons have the same condition!
Normally I just get up and do something! The times I had to be somewhere early in the morning were the hardest! I've meditated, listened to soothing music, exercised, and had a glass of wine. Nothing works!
So I wander into the wee hours, trying not to make noise for my neighbors! I watch the pre-dawn sky and listen to the birds waking up and calling for the Sun Rise!
And I realize how Blessed I am to have these quiet moments to myself, before I have to share my world with the noise of traffic and humanity!
Perhaps I need to look on "Insomnia" as a blessing- a gift of a quiet World!
Until next time Dear Readers!
I have the same problem. When I was a young adult, I would often stay out all night, shower and dress, and go to work. Once I stayed up for 3 days, but I'll never do that again. Nowadays, I use the Calm app to help me sleep.
ReplyDeleteLynda- Sometimes music does it for me- but usually not. However, 48 hours was the longest I've ever been awake! When I sleep, I sleep like the dead! I think something loud could go off right next to my bed and I wouldn't hear it! Ha!
DeleteMarcy
aka Nonna Marcy