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Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 30, 2007, at 13:53:59
after all the barf and meltdown last night, I couldn't sleep hardly at all. These bad thoughts are really exhausting and make everything SO hard. :(
Then I wake up feeling pretty good. got a lot of paperwork and housework done. wrote a resume and a cover letter.
my body is ready for a nap though. I'm scared of letting it have a nap. What if the bad thoughts come again? They pop up when my mind is relaxed and sleepy. or at least sleepy.
I don't know what to do. maybe i should try and fall asleep with my eyes open like i used to do.
if I weren't on so many drugs i'd be really scared. now I'm merely worried.
-Ll
Posted by muffled on July 30, 2007, at 14:09:45
In reply to oh this is just too dumb. nap anxiety, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 30, 2007, at 13:53:59
I have story tapes I listen to.
They're my kids. They called odyssey, so they usu have a moral to them and stuff and they are well made with good sound effects and stuff. Not just a person reading.
I used to listen to a news station which repoerted the same news over and over, but it can be potentially triggering. So story tapes it is.
Can you nap right after taking klonopin?
Remember.....
LOL,
you can kick me now!
Exercise!
Take care,
Muffled
Posted by Racer on July 30, 2007, at 16:43:02
In reply to oh this is just too dumb. nap anxiety, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 30, 2007, at 13:53:59
In that sort of situation, I lie down on the sofa with the TV on. I pull something over my head to block the light, and let the story on TV keep any and all bad thoughts away. Mufflie's idea about tapes works, too, I'd imagine, for the same reasons.
Sounds icky to be where you are, but at least you're getting stuff done!
I hope that helps, and that your nap is a good one. You might have inspired me -- although the Concerta makes napping harder. (My husband had some cardiac testing done today, so we had to eat before sparrow's f*rt, so I'm particularly out of kilter right now. Not enough sleep, but then I got back into bed and dozed with a kitten, so now I'm figuring this is mostly a wasted day. Except that I Tivo'd "Rent" and am finally able to watch it! Jesse L. Martin is so scrumptious...)
Posted by muffled on July 30, 2007, at 18:24:20
In reply to Re: oh this is just too dumb. nap anxiety » LlurpsieNoodle, posted by Racer on July 30, 2007, at 16:43:02
Posted by OzLand on July 30, 2007, at 19:51:36
In reply to oh this is just too dumb. nap anxiety, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 30, 2007, at 13:53:59
You guys need to stop talking about naps (just kidding). I would like to take one in the worst way around 1 p.m. each day, so I often schedule to see someone at the jail. That way I know I will stay awake.
I think part of my problem with being on the emotional roller coaster besides what goes on in my inner world and immediate outside world is the fact that I am only getting anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per sleep at night. When I see my T/pdoc, I invariably don't go to bed until midnight, and then I have to get up at 4:15 a.m. to catch the Metra. Once it was 1:30 before I got to bed, and I overslept and had to drive in the damn rush hour traffic on the expressway, and I came across an accident. I was so upset because I was 30 minutes late to my appt. which meant I got a whole whopping 15 minutes. I should have just stayed in bed and called and canceled.
I don't know what my problem is, but when I am depressed, I always feel better when the rest of the world is asleep and I can putz around. Problem is I have to go to work the next day and be there no later than 8 a.m. So, when I putz until 3 or 4 a.m. which I have often done, then I am screwed. I promise myself every night I will go to bed sooner, but I never do.
Llurpsie could you take a nap for me!
Take care,
OzLand
Posted by slugdoo on July 31, 2007, at 10:18:30
In reply to Re: oh this is just too dumb. nap anxiety » LlurpsieNoodle, posted by Racer on July 30, 2007, at 16:43:02
> In that sort of situation, I lie down on the sofa with the TV on.
Okay, I sort of read this too fast, but at first I thought you said you lay down on the sofa with your T. Oh, my, sorry. Maybe I need to take a nap or something.
Posted by Phillipa on July 31, 2007, at 12:14:32
In reply to I think I have my mind in the gutter » Racer, posted by slugdoo on July 31, 2007, at 10:18:30
I sleep so late go to bed late a nap is out for me. A night owl always have been. I wish I could switch it and have tried but it doesn't work. Love Phillipa
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