Once an insomniac always an insomniac?

[Always Changing]

Maybe it is possible that you are doing too much... even possibly expecting too much.

I also have a lot on the go right now - running my business, working 30-40 hours/week at my other job, school four nights a week, teaching weekends, homework and study time, trying to complete my MSD certification by September, and judging dog shows.

Where in there is there room to spare for sleep? any sleep! I think If I were to even contemplate half of the above I more than likely would have to have sleeping pills Every night!!!. There is no time "allotted" (the space doesn't really exist!) to actually relax, do nothing! get tired and then fall sleep on a regular basis.

Just thinking out loud here.

 

[Banned]

It sounds like a lot but I don't know that it is. I work about 30 hours/week at my part-time job, and about 15 hours/week at my store (my staff do the rest of the hours). School is done now (yay!) but I do have to study for Transport Canada exams. I like to keep really, really busy but I also do believe there has to be some breathing time at some pointand . I generally give myself a couple hours at the end of the day to wind down, watch tv, go online, play with the dogs and cat, etc. Today, for example, was an awesome day - I worked 12-5 at my part-time job and then went diving with my friends, went to Dairy Queen for ice cream with my mom and now I'm home watching tv. Surprisingly I find working at my part-time job relaxing, or a good release, or something - I just find it puts me in a really good place. And despite my admittedly kind of insane schedule, I do allot myself 8-10 hours/night for sleep.

 

[Always Changing]

And despite my admittedly kind of insane schedule, I do allot myself 8-10 hours/night for sleep.

I stand happily corrected!

 

[Banned]

No worries! It's often helpful to have those important questions asked. I've been really careful to watch how much rest time I have and such but I haven't always been this good about it, or good at saying "no" to things. I used to over-commit and then back out at the last minute. Now I say no if I can't or don't want to...I need to have my me-time. It's really, really important.

Last night I slept about ten hours - I was really tired. I ran out of my meds and called in my refill but couldn't get them tonight, so hopefully I will sleep ok. Not my sleeping pills but my Cipralex - I usually take it right before bed because it does make me a bit drowsy, and now I'm going to be all stressed out about missing a day, argh...but I will be fine til tomorrow.

 

[Banned]

I slept nine hours last night but I'm really, really tired today. I hope this is a little blip on the radar - I had about a week of really good energy, and I stayed at work two hours past close last night to get the grooming rooms completely cleaned and re-organized. I'm beat today and have to go to work from 4-11pm, so we'll see how the rest of the week pans out. I find I'm starting to go to bed later and later too. I think it's a product of shift-work.

 

[Daniel E.]

I think it's a product of shift-work.

including not enough North American sunshine

 

[Banned]

I won't argue that for a minute! I need to move to the Bahamas or something.

My niece is coming to visit me in a couple weeks and I told her to bring her passport cause we're going to California for a few days. I need heat and sun!

 

[H011yHawkJ311yBean]

Sounds awesome! We're up in Saskatchewan, so winters are nasty. I try to soak up as much sun as I can during spring/summer/fall and then pray for strength until the days get more than 6 hours of full sunshine again... 8(

 

[Banned]

I hear ya, jgjb. I'm right next door and I think everyone here is vitamin d deficient. I made a vow that every year, come hell or high water, I will take at least a week to go away somewhere warm in the winter. I need it both mentally and physically. I haven't had a real holiday either in two years (I like to take 3-5 weeks every year to go somewhere exciting like Europe or South America) so I'm feeling drained. I went to Vegas twice last year but just for three days at a time, so that doesn't count. I work for an airline so I have no excuse not to travel. I just need to pick a destination and go!

 

[rdw]

Thanks thanks thanks for the breathe right tip. I am a believer and now a user - what a difference in my energy levels. Next step drop the zoplicone...

 

[Banned]

I'm glad, RDW. They are making a big difference for me although the past couple days I've been tired again, but not to the point where I need to stop what I'm doing to sleep, like before. I'm hoping it's just a by-product of the weird hours I've been working and the unstable schedule I've had. We get our new work schedule tomorrow and I'm kind of afraid to see what I got but...

I had tried an alternate product from the breathe right but it didn't go so well - it opened my nasal passages better but a little too well - I woke up with a wretched sore throat both days and a bleeding nose from it rubbing on my septum . Back to the breathe right and hoping the new and improved ones hit the shelves here soon!

 

[Banned]

I booked a trip. Yay! I'm going to San Francisco for a week. I love that city so I'm going to take my 19 year old niece with me. We should have a blast I think.

I got a great work schedule - pretty much 2-9pm Wed - Sun, so nothing too late. Hopefully I can start going back to bed at a decent time again. It's 2am now and I'm wide awake. When I do go to bed I'll sleep but a little too well - I'm sleeping about 12 hours now without sleeping pills. <sigh...> I should have known this wouldn't be easy but at least I'm off the pills. That's step one. Getting a better schedule in a couple weeks is step 2. I don't have a step 3...

 

[Banned]

Well, I'm out of theories. The best I can come up with is that I *do* sleep, just not at the same time as the rest of the free world. Oh well. I had forgotten to use my Breathe-Right strips for a couple nights and I found that I actually didn't wake up excessively tired, so maybe it was the combo of Cipralex and sleeping pills that made me dead tired? I don't know...but no matter what, I'm sleeping, no pills, and I have energy during the day. However it's happening, I don't know and I don't care.

Change of plans - San Francisco was too expensive, so going to Vegas instead. Took some extra time off so I can extend my stay a bit, and bringing some study material to read by the pool as I have a major, important exam for work upon my return. A three hour exam stands between me and a salary increase of about 400%. I love Vegas - I try to go twice a year, and since it's the city that never sleeps, I suppose it's a good fit in some ways.