My computer is being kind of weird and won't let me download a pic on blogger right now. I'll have to wait until I get to work and maybe put something up.
Now that I'm back to work and getting up early, I'm also back to not sleeping enough. It's been a long time since I've had a week off, and the main thing I noticed was how different I am when I'm not sleep-deprived.
I'm sure I've written about this a hundred times before, but I'm just going to do it again. I have always had a hard time falling asleep. I'll be exhausted and the minute I lie down, my brain perks right up and it could be a few hours before it finally calms down again. A woman who works in my office likes to tell me that it's a sign of ADD. And I like to say, Um, duh. Once I finally fall asleep, I can sleep through earthquakes(and have). So, when I worked in bars and restaurants and didn't have to wake-up at the ungodly hour of 6:30, I was fine. Now, though? Now, I'm lucky if I get four hours of sleep a night.
It's been interesting to see the difference in myself last week when I got sleep and this week when I haven't had much. All my other ADD symptoms - the restlessness, the non existent attention span and spazzing seem to be caused by sleep-deprivation. I guess the real question then becomes; which came first, the sleep-deprivation or the ADD.
8 comments:
I am right with you. It's 4am and I have to be up at 6:15. I do not know how to get regular again!
I can go to sleep I just can't stay asleep. If we combine our abilities to sleep we just might get a full 8 hours.
I may have slept through earthquakes before, but I know I've slept through terrible storms.
I know insomniacs and I feel for you. I am a champion sleeper, thank goodnes, although still find ways to be tired.
I think, hmmm...the ADD causes the sleep deprivation, which exacerbates the ADD, which amplifies the sleep deprivation...and so on :-)
I am the exact opposite. Jess likes to joke that I am asleep before my head hits the pillow - a gift I got from my dad. I don't regret it.
I've slept through storms, lawnmowers, screaming neighborhood kids and many other things.
I do have the active brain at night, but I'm working on calming it down. Just relax and try to control your brain.
getting up early for work is the pits. i feel for you. i think life should start later in the morning - like be at work at 10.
I am exactly the same way. I've gotten better with time, but getting any sleep is always a roll of the dice b/c my brain likes to go into overdrive when I go to bed. For a long time I found watching TV in bed helped, but many ppl say that's bad for you. So now I read a book until I fall asleep in the pages. It forces my mind to focus on something other than itself. Hope you start to perk up on your latest vacation!
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