Sleep Won't Come

Sorry to be slightly light in the postings for the moment - I've been having trouble sleeping.

This is the sort of thing I tend to take for granted; at the end of the day, one lies down, closes one's eyes, and then... sleep. Unlike my pal RedStar, I generally don't suffer from sleepless nights. So I rarely worry.

But my overnight in Boston was essentially sleepless. I was just uncomfortable, my mind was racing, and try as I might nothing - not an open window, music, TV - could distract me enough to sleep (and, thanks to the window open, it was cold).

Which wouldn't be a big deal, necessarily; I figured when I got back home today, having a full and fairly frazzled day, I could get back into my rhythm. Instead, I found myself tossing and turning yet again. I wound up taking some nighttime pain reliever to force sleep, but literally popped right back awake when it wore off. And now, groggy, without proper rest, I am facing the day.

I suppose the easy answer is that it's stress, it's natural, don't worry about it... etc; but... I worry. I'm not really like this. Plus it interferes with things, like, you know, writing, and all.

I am kind of relieved, though, to not be putting all my energy into following the campaign - the Bosnia flap, the Greenspan silliness, having Clinton comment directly on Jeremiah Wright... (Oh and how could I forget... Judas)... we seem to have crossed over into highly silly season, where the media, yet again, gets to pose any and every distraction rather than focus on useful examinations of issues that matter.

Hopefully, a day of work at the 'bucks and maybe a nap this afternoon will reinvigorate me, get me properly sorted.  But still, I worry.  Any advice, suggestions, commiseration... always welcome. More later, I promise.

Comments

[jinbaltimore]

insomnia is the devil's plaything...wait; that's not right

but I do offer these suggestions which sometimes work for me:

1) close your eyelids only halfway instead of completely; it tires the muscle and might do the trick

b) make yourself think of random nouns, and try to keep them to ones that have no bearing on your current life - without relation to either the good or bad stresses you might have; it's pretty much the same as counting sheep but slightly less monotonous

and third) - regulate your breaths: inhale, hold, and exhale for three full seconds

might not help, but, like I said, sometimes works for me

[pegasi]

Sex!

[pegasi]

Sex!

[Redstar]

You have my deepest sympathies. You're supposed to get back up and just hang out until you fall asleep. It's at least distracting. xoxoxo

[FitnessNerd]

I've had some listless sleep lately, too. So, I feel your pain.

[curryorama]

Get a massage. Let somebody rub some of that stress out of your muscles. Works wonders.