Insomniac’s R us?

[Am333rcr]

must be something to do with the train. i slept well on the caladonian sleeper from london

 

[Onoff]

must be something to do with the train. i slept well on the caladonian sleeper from london

Bet you were well chuffed.

 

[Am333rcr]

 

[Onoff]

We haven't seen any sabre-toothed tigers in our neighborhood for quite some time now.....years, perhaps.

However, we do get bears, but not the 'cave' variety. See photos below from our neighbor's trail camera.

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Reminds me of a mate who was living in Oakland. When he posts trail cam footage of "cats" in his garden...bfo mountain lions!

He's just moved to Oregon.

 

[Robbie260]

Use to do it quite a lot but work was usually taking me to a wide variety of time zones and some arrival and departures in the dead of night.

 

[Robbie260]

Go find yourself a copy of MCA coswop or the Solas regs seen more than one cadet face plant into it zzzzzing away.

 

[BarrieJ]

The wife and I are usually in bed around ten; we sleep separately; she could snore the horn off a rhino but to be fair she has been seriously ill for several months.
If I wake during the night, sometimes I might use the loo, sometimes not, sometimes a dream; I just can't go back to sleep. Mind starts worrying about all sorts of stuff. There's plenty to worry about.
I put the light on and have a read, maybe an hour, maybe one and a half; if I can't drop off then I'll get up. Watching TV takes my mind off whatever it was worrying itself about. Sometimes I'll make a loaf of bread or a cake.
Generally no earlier than 3.45 a.m. and never later than 6.00 a.m.
Hard not to drop off during the daytime, we're in isolation due to the wife's health issues and she usually has a couple of hours on a day bed, she might doze, or just rest her eyes. I can't really leave her for long, so there's little 'shed time' distraction.
I hate sleeping in a chair but sometimes one's just so tired it's inevitable, then generally feel terrible if I'm woken.
My late mother said old age doesn't come by itself and she certainly called that right.

 

[Robotstar5]

I used to work shifts so would peruse the forum on nightshift, I used to have trouble getting to sleep when on early shift, didn't matter what time I went to bed I rarely dropped off before 2am. Since retiring my sleep pattern has slowly shifted, I used to sleep midnight to 7am, but it is now 3am to 9am I suspect by Christmas I will be awake all night and sleep during the day

 

[Rkweld]

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.

Could be dehydration...

 

[Rkweld]

I also read that if you consciously relax all the muscles in your face you generally relax all your body better to help you get to sleep.

It is surprising how when you think you are relaxed you actually are not because of the tension in your face!

 

[Maker]

One thing that definitely makes a massive difference is not going to bed on a full stomach. I've been making an effort to have dinner earlier recently and it's helped a lot.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

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?

Dunno. But looking at screens isn't going to help.

Suffered for years. Routine is key
Audio books helps me switch off too. As a bonus they drown out the tinitus too

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

One thing that definitely makes a massive difference is not going to bed on a full stomach. I've been making an effort to have dinner earlier recently and it's helped a lot.

Opposite for me. When I can't sleep having a good feed sends me off

 

[minimutly]

We haven't seen any sabre-toothed tigers in our neighborhood for quite some time now.....years, perhaps.

However, we do get bears, but not the 'cave' variety. See photos below from our neighbor's trail camera.

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Was he having a ****?

 

[MetalMonkey]

That's very interesting. Why do you think it happens?

He is clearly a werewolf.

 

[prepman]

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

My sleep disorder was found to be sleep apnea. Due mainly to excess weight, mainly jowels, CPAP fixed it but it's like kitting up like fighter pilot each night,Unfortinately the gain was negated by Polymyalgia over past 3 years, which I'd only wish on my very worst enemy.

 

[premmington]

Getting old is poop.

Up now - 2.30am - another excruciating bout of trigeminal neuralgia in both sides of my face. I know why they call this the "suicide disease".

Why Trigeminal Neuralgia Is Considered The "Suicide Disease" | Arizona Pain

Of all of the pain conditions that chronic pain patients experience, there are arguably none worse than the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. Often called the “suicide disease” because of the intense pain, higher rates of suicidal ideation in patients with severe migraines, and links to higher rates...

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Pouring the tablets down my neck. God knows? - what side effects come attached with high doses of anticonvulsant drugs.

At this present moment I don't care the pain is that bad!

 

[Blue Chips]

Was he having a ****?

I think he/she was just chilling out and letting the food settle after cleaning out all of the bird feeders in the neighborhood and then raiding another neighbor's beehive for dessert. One of the bears removed our suet feeder from the stand, and I found it later in the woods by the house, carefully opened and emptied, with no damage to the wire suet cage. I think they're pretty smart.

That would make small work a person.

Black bears might be less aggressive than some other bear species, but I still would not want to irritate them. When I go out in the yard at night, I like to scan the area with a flashlight (torch) to avoid any close encounter...not just with a bear, but with skunks or other critters. As a nod to the subject of this thread, I generally don't lose any sleep over the wild animals in the neighborhood, although raccoons can be a real PITA. That said, I suppose that if I had a small pet like a cat or a tiny fluffy dog, it might worry me, as they might resemble lunch to a coyote, fisher, bald eagle, etc.

Also sleep related, I have heard that viewing bright light (especially blue light) shortly before bedtime can be detrimental to sleep. There should be quite a bit of information about this on the Internet.

 

[Olderisbetter]

I think he/she was just chilling out and letting the food settle after cleaning out all of the bird feeders in the neighborhood and then raiding another neighbor's beehive for dessert. One of the bears removed our suet feeder from the stand, and I found it later in the woods by the house, carefully opened and emptied, with no damage to the wire suet cage. I think they're pretty smart.

Black bears might be less aggressive than some other bear species, but I still would not want to irritate them. When I go out in the yard at night, I like to scan the area with a flashlight (torch) to avoid any close encounter...not just with a bear, but with skunks or other critters. As a nod to the subject of this thread, I generally don't lose any sleep over the wild animals in the neighborhood, although raccoons can be a real PITA. That said, I suppose that if I had a small pet like a cat or a tiny fluffy dog, it might worry me, as they might resemble lunch to a coyote, fisher, bald eagle, etc.

Also sleep related, I have heard that viewing bright light (especially blue light) shortly before bedtime can be detrimental to sleep. There should be quite a bit of information about this on the Internet.

I used to have some timed ligt effects which were red at night and blue in the morning, the idea was red makes you sleep blue wakes you up and they did work for a while but not now, if i get my room pitch black and point a fan at me while listening to a fake swishing heart beat i can get into some deep sleep but not everytime

 

[magnet]

Getting old is poop.

Up now - 2.30am - another excruciating bout of trigeminal neuralgia in both sides of my face. I know why they call this the "suicide disease".

Why Trigeminal Neuralgia Is Considered The "Suicide Disease" | Arizona Pain

Of all of the pain conditions that chronic pain patients experience, there are arguably none worse than the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. Often called the “suicide disease” because of the intense pain, higher rates of suicidal ideation in patients with severe migraines, and links to higher rates...

arizonapain.com

Pouring the tablets down my neck. God knows? - what side effects come attached with high doses of anticonvulsant drugs.

At this present moment I don't care the pain is that bad!

jeez mate that must be awful i hope you get some reltef from it