Insomnia

[Paramour]

Does anyone else have it?

If so, is it cause you're just nocturnal by nature and prefer being up at night, or cause you simply can't fall asleep no matter how hard you try? Do you make up for it during the day, or do you just somehow manage to function with very little sleep on a daily basis?

I've always preferred the night for a lot of things such as reading, writing, watching movies, going on the internet, etc.. It's dark and quiet outside and feels so much more peaceful - unless you have a little kitty who every night, get's the midnight crazies. But it's kind of a pesky habit once you get into it cause it's gotten to a point where even if I try, I can't seem to fall asleep at a normal hour. And if I do, I can't stay asleep for as long anymore.

I'm sure there are lots of other people who share the same affliction - what do you do about it?

 

[skooks]

I have terrible insomnia. I very rarely sleep at a normal hour, only if I'm so tired I'm dead on my feet. I think I'm just naturally nocturnal. I've always been a night-owl. It made school problematic for me as a kid because I couldn't sleep properly and I had to go to school after not having slept for days.
Even when I do get myself a regular sleeping pattern, it lasts about a week and then I'm back to staying up all night. I try to sleep at a decent time but I'm always wide awake and I end up just staring at the ceiling.
Since the rest of the world runs on a schedule, it makes things kind of difficult. I sleep during the day if I don't have anything to do - like right now I'm on a break from university - but I don't like doing that. I feel like I'm wasting my days. But then I prefer the night so maybe it's not wasted. Other times I have to just get on with my day on no sleep but I hatehatehate doing that, it's so hard.
The other thing that really bugs me about it is that a lot of my friends think I'm lazy because I sleep during the day. I can't make them understand that I still sleep for eight hours, it's just at a different time.

 

[white avenger]

I sleep very little anymore, usually only 3 to 4 hours a night, so unless I stay up until about 2 or 2:30, I won't sleep at all.

 

[Tasha]

oh god, i go to my bed around about 4/5am every night, then i get up for school at half 7/8 am.
I mean EVERY night, i always end up so tired when i go to school, but i get through it.
I always moan that there isn't enough time in the day.

They're too short!!
yes i am crazy.😀😀

 

[Crashing Doors]

I don't know if I'm an insomniac, but I have weird sleeping patterns. Partly because I have a sinus thing and have trouble staying/falling asleep--I'll fall asleep, then my breathing gets interrupted, I "wake up" without realizing it, fall back asleep. So even if I think I slept from 11pm to 8 am, I really technically woke up multiple times between those hours. Basically then at 8am I still feel completely unrested and unrefreshed. Sucky.

Then, I have a thing where I like staying up late watching movies or reading. I just like being up when its dark. I end up staying up way later than I should, even though I know I have to be up early for school or work.