Insomniac’s R us?

[Eric the chicken]

Just recently I’m having a bit of trouble sleeping, so I’ve been reading the forum at times, through the “wee small hours” and I’m surprised at the number of other people who post late into the night. Is there a group of members who can’t sleep or shift workers who operate a different timetable?

 

[fizzy]

I never sleep much. Still booking collections for the morning and doing customs work. Off to bed soon back at it 8.30. I get a headache if I sleep more than 6 hours.

 

[Arc Tourist]

I'm usually up quite late, and average about 6 hours of sleep, then up quite early. 100% cloud cover at the moment, so stargazing is off the agenda once again.

 

[Ross365]

I'm currently sleeping from about 5am till 1pm. That's pretty good for me - I was on the 10am till 5pm shift a while ago and that is bad . Back in the days when I was working full time, I rarely got to sleep before 3am. A while a go, my GP persuaded me to go back to the local sleep clinic again. This will be a waste of time; they can diagnose, but they cannot treat. Anyway, when the appointment came it was 12 months waiting, so seems like sleep disturbance is more widespread that ever.

 

[Maker]

I've been waking up late, then falling asleep late, then waking up even later, it's a vicious cycle. For some reason I feel a lot better when I wake up and go to bed early, less tired, more productive, less achy, etc, even though it's the same amount of sleep.

 

[Onoff]

I can't sleep leading up to and during a full moon. Seriously.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Is there a group of members who can’t sleep or shift workers who operate a different timetable?

I've worked odd/long hours for about 10 years and been on shift work for the last 4, but always had sleeping problems. I usually wake up in the night too and check the phone.

I like your dog. Any more pics of him/her?

I can't sleep leading up to and during a full moon. Seriously.

My mum's like that too.

 

[Ross365]

I can't sleep leading up to and during a full moon. Seriously.

Wow! I've never looked at how my sleep varies with phases of the Moon ....but I will now!

 

[Mick Annick]

There’s also our Kiwi & Aussie contingent who will be posting at odd (to the UK) hours - @selectedgrub @Dieselman 63 @henry Kadzielski who else have I forgotten…?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@The_Yellow_Ardvark could be a Founder Member.....

Lack of sleep is no joke, I seem to have spells when I can't switch my brain off.

 

[MattF]

Lack of sleep is no joke, I seem to have spells when I can't switch my brain off.

I'm shocking for that. Sleep like a dead man once I am asleep though.

 

[Maker]

I couldn't get to sleep a couple of days ago because a neighbour was having a party, started off as loud Christmas music, as if that wasn't annoying enough it became 2010s pop and then Craig ***** David. They packed it in about 2am, I was *this close* to putting my own music on and turning it up to 11 (I think I can quite safely say my 950 watt system is louder than their Bluetooth speaker ).

 

[angellonewolf]

sleep is a bit on and off i get quite a few hours in most of the time some times i got to bed then get up a few hours later if this happens over a few days its hard work but ive leared to live with it

was way worse before so its better than was

 

[Onoff]

and then Craig ***** David

And on Thursday and Friday and Saturday I bet.

 

[Onoff]

Beware the Moon lads.

 

[Ross365]

Just about the only thing I find helpful is playing a recording of ocean waves (surf). However, it needs to be the right recording, so no seagulls and no trickling water, just repetitive waves.

The best waves for this are from the middle beach at St.Ives, but I don't have a recording of them.

 

[angellonewolf]

there are a few things you can do the one that helped me the most is dont stay in bed more than half an hour when you wake up (depending on how you feel if you feel knacard try a bit longer if you want but if your awake get up do your day try again the next night most times this works and you get a few ok nights that help out

 

[Onoff]

Trust me! High in tryptophan amongst other sleep promoting stuff like magnesium and folic acid:

 

[Blue Chips]

One thing that seems to help me nod off to dreamland is to start reading something that I 'need' to read, but which I find incredibly boring, such as income tax rules or the agenda for an upcoming town meeting or an instruction manual written by a non-native speaker. The worst thing for sleep is to get involved in a good book that I can't put down until I finish.

I feel pretty good if I can get a decent six hours of sleep. I usually have to get up once or twice during the night to make sure that the loo is still in working order.

 

[Olderisbetter]

I have never slept well or had a regular sleep pattern, its not fun.