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Posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
more likely support or something
bonjourno all...i felt like posting a sleep log from the past 4 days:
4 hours
4 hours
4.5 hours
0 hoursand accumulating...
i fully expect start hallucinating soon and my motor skills are quite unimpressive. i need to hear that i am gonna make it through...i need some encouragement...i feel tougher than ever (this last year has really fine-tuned that lol)...but am feeling the need for support...for some hope...or..i don't know...i think there may be a turning point soon...but it's hard waiting/getting there...i am scared and tired and...well, i guess a bit fed up. i *need* support please. i've noticed that the squeaky wheel gets the grease around here...i'm *really* trying to squeak..perhaps not loud enough...heeeelp!!! for real y'all...the challenges i'm facing are overwhelming.
thank you!!!!!
amy
Posted by llrrrpp on May 18, 2006, at 11:52:16
In reply to crying out for help today....need inspiration or, posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
Hi Amy
yikes, I bet you feel like you're falling apart with so little sleep. Insomnia is the worst. You can't function. You can't think! You can't be you!Well, hang in there. take it easy today. avoid things that require fine motor skills, for example. And give yourself a break. A mental health day, as it were.
yoga? some light exercise or housecleaning? nothing super challenging, just a little active to keep you from passing out in the middle of the day!
Then, tonight, you can take a nice relaxing soak (epsom salts- magnesium good for relaxing and sleepiness! lavender oil?) and read a super-boring book or article. and off to bed with you!
peace & good night :)
(There are really good pharmacological interventions right now too. If you haven't explored these recently with your doctor, don't be shy to speak up. No one should have to suffer this with no help!)
Posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 12:03:33
In reply to Re: crying out for help today....need inspiration » alesta, posted by llrrrpp on May 18, 2006, at 11:52:16
hi lrp,:)
thank you! that's funny...i had pondered replying to one of your posts recently but just don't have the bloody time/energy as of late.:)yes..i am not me...i keep forgetting that i'm not getting sleep and wondering what is happening to me/wrong with me lol! then i'll go "oh yeeeeah....i'm bloody exhausted!" lol...it's more environmental problem than a biological one...it's hard to explain right now...but i know i'll sleep fine as soon as my life..uh...stabilizes. thank you for taking the time to respond and it's lovely meeting you!:-) hope to be around more when time permits. i'll try and hang in there.
take care and have a great one!:)
amy
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 18, 2006, at 12:05:25
In reply to crying out for help today....need inspiration or, posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
> more likely support or something
hope, perhaps?
> bonjourno all...i felt like posting a sleep log from the past 4 days:
>
> 4 hours
> 4 hours
> 4.5 hours
> 0 hours
>
> and accumulating...Can you find a quiet place? A hostel?
> i fully expect start hallucinating soon and my motor skills are quite unimpressive. i need to hear that i am gonna make it through...i need some encouragement...i feel tougher than ever (this last year has really fine-tuned that lol)...but am feeling the need for support...for some hope...or..i don't know...i think there may be a turning point soon...
Well, looky there! There's some hope. All will be well, amy.
> but it's hard waiting/getting there...i am scared and tired and...well, i guess a bit fed up. i *need* support please. i've noticed that the squeaky wheel gets the grease around here...i'm *really* trying to squeak
I don't know why, but that sounds cute.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{amester}}}}}}}}}}}}
> ..perhaps not loud enough...heeeelp!!! for real y'all...the challenges i'm facing are overwhelming.
>
> thank you!!!!!
> amyThis too, shall pass. All will be well.
Lar
Posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 12:21:08
In reply to need inspiration or {{{{{{{{{{{amy}}}}}}}}}}} » alesta, posted by Larry Hoover on May 18, 2006, at 12:05:25
> > more likely support or something
>
> hope, perhaps?boy, you called that one...exactly.:)
>> Can you find a quiet place? A hostel?not currently...no. but i am going to my mom's for the weekend...i told her my situation and it was her idea...(which is essential that it be lol)..so that is a relief..although bf will still be there and for various reasons i am worried about that.
> > i fully expect start hallucinating soon and my motor skills are quite unimpressive. i need to hear that i am gonna make it through...i need some encouragement...i feel tougher than ever (this last year has really fine-tuned that lol)...but am feeling the need for support...for some hope...or..i don't know...i think there may be a turning point soon...
>
> Well, looky there! There's some hope. All will be well, amy.i gueeeess...lol :)
> > but it's hard waiting/getting there...i am scared and tired and...well, i guess a bit fed up. i *need* support please. i've noticed that the squeaky wheel gets the grease around here...i'm *really* trying to squeak
>
> I don't know why, but that sounds cute.LOL. :):)
>
> {{{{{{{{{{{{{amester}}}}}}}}}}}}
>
> > ..perhaps not loud enough...heeeelp!!! for real y'all...the challenges i'm facing are overwhelming.
> >
> > thank you!!!!!
> > amy
>
> This too, shall pass. All will be well.when?????:) lol.. just kidding. it's a nice siren song...hope this ship doesn't sink, in the end..if i must choose, i'll have to take the optimistic tack and believe you.:)
thanks larry...for being there.
take care,:)
amy
Posted by Poet on May 18, 2006, at 13:27:11
In reply to crying out for help today....need inspiration or, posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
Hi Amy,
I can sure identify with insomnia. I left a voicemail for my pdoc that went something like this.
Hi, it's Poet, it's 2.am. Tuesday, and I haven't slept in 24, no 28, wait 36 hours. I took five, was it five? Gabitril and all I did was twitch. I think maybe I need something else? Call me. It's not urgent. I've been awake longer, I think, before. Anyway, call me.
(I got a call at 8:30 that morning, so I must have sounded totally crazed.)
Over the counter sleep meds don't work for me. Ambien stopped working. I'm now on seroquel. That stuff just plain stops my thoughts from going round and round in their negative rut. Have you tried taking any over the counter or prescription meds?
This insomnia will pass, you just have to find what will knock it out, so to speak.
Your Sister in Insomnia
Poet
Posted by ClearSkies on May 18, 2006, at 13:56:50
In reply to crying out for help today....need inspiration or, posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
Losing sleep is a great way to mess up our lives! I've been "adjusting" (another way of saying suffering) to life without Ambien and it's made me into a trainwreck. Physical coordination is a laff. Thank goodness the only heavy machinery I have to use is my own body, lol. I keep whacking my knees and toes into immovable objects, like walls and doorjambs. If you can, let your body dictate your needs for now. This too will pass; sleep will resume, whether through circumstance (I hope this for you!) or necessity.
Keep yourself safe, find a good book to read while you don't sleep, or do like I do and get a colouring book to fill in. It's mindless and relaxing...
ClearSkies
Posted by Deneb on May 18, 2006, at 14:38:27
In reply to crying out for help today....need inspiration or, posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
I hope you get some sleep soon. Is it anxiety that's keeping you up?
Maybe try some exercise during the day, (not close to bedtime). Do some quick walking for an hour or so. I find that exercise tires me and relaxes me for bedtime.
Deneb*
Posted by Phil on May 18, 2006, at 17:45:05
In reply to crying out for help today....need inspiration or, posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
Amy, I turned my bmail back on to keep in touch w/ folks better.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you feel like b babbling.Phil
Posted by Phillipa on May 18, 2006, at 21:02:22
In reply to Re: crying out for help today....need inspiration » alesta, posted by Phil on May 18, 2006, at 17:45:05
A boring book should do it. And I mean something like a text book. Good luck tonight. Love Phillipa
Posted by Kath on May 20, 2006, at 19:51:48
In reply to crying out for help today....need inspiration or, posted by alesta on May 18, 2006, at 11:45:10
Amy - hope the weekend at your Mom's is helping you.
I REALLY hope you're able to get some sleep & hope that your relationship with your Mom is such that she can mother you in a nice nurturing way & be there to hear you if you feel like talking about stuff.
Kath
Posted by alesta on May 31, 2006, at 11:17:41
In reply to Re: crying out for help today....need inspiration or » alesta, posted by Poet on May 18, 2006, at 13:27:11
hi poet :)
sorry it took me so long to reply!! i wanted to thank you kindly for your lovey response...i feel for you, having had just a taste of what's it's like to be an insomniac...i hope you can find something that will really help, over the long-term. (i actually still haven't had much sleep recently, so i'm still quite tired, but that's only b/c i'm a night owl and haven't dragged meself to bed early enough the past few days. i plan to change that habit asap, though.)hope you are doing well and ttfn gf!
love,:)
aim
Posted by alesta on May 31, 2006, at 11:20:56
In reply to Re: crying out for help today....need inspiration or » alesta, posted by Kath on May 20, 2006, at 19:51:48
hi kath :-)
thanks much for your very warm response! it's nice to have someone sincerely care, and it meant quite a lot to me during that rough time. i hope to see you around more possibly...things are much better now.:-)take care of yourself!:-)
love,
amy
Posted by alesta on May 31, 2006, at 12:30:36
In reply to re » Poet, posted by alesta on May 31, 2006, at 11:17:41
woops sorry i meant lovely not lovey...sorry! i'll learn to proofread eventually, i hope :)
Posted by Poet on June 1, 2006, at 8:40:53
In reply to Re: re raquo; Poet typo. » alesta, posted by alesta on May 31, 2006, at 12:30:36
Hi Amy,
I kind of liked Lovey, as in Mrs. Thurston Howell III's nickname in Gilligan's Island. Oh, dear, I think I've dated myself again.
Ironically I can't get a job as a proofreader. Sigh.
Poet
Posted by Kath on June 1, 2006, at 15:14:30
In reply to thanks, kath :) » Kath, posted by alesta on May 31, 2006, at 11:20:56
Thanks Amy.
I tend to not be here for a few days, then when I check in again, it feels so overwhelming to read the posts!!!
I've appreciated the support I've had here. If I'm 'not doing well' I tend to be here more often. Seems sort of selfish I guess.
I'm glad things are going better.
:-) Kath
> hi kath :-)
> thanks much for your very warm response! it's nice to have someone sincerely care, and it meant quite a lot to me during that rough time. i hope to see you around more possibly...things are much better now.:-)
>
> take care of yourself!:-)
> love,
> amy
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