Insomnia

Hello Granny23are you still there?
Although I often wake in the night and can't get back to sleep it's not usually so bad I have to get up, make a cup of tea and turn the computer on!
Just going to send a few e-mails that are outstanding and hope that makes me feel a bit more sleepy

Hello Jane I have been to bed and had a good hours sleep but now up again having a walk (or rather posting standing up) until my left leg settles down. I expect you are back to bed and asleep by now. Ships that pass in the night.......

I didn't sleep as well as last night as the night before but still I didn't wake until about 5.30. That's really good for me. I do have bouts of not sleeping well. They can last from a week to months. Then for some reason my sleep pattern can suddenly improve for a week or if I'm lucky for months. Stress can do it but sometimes there appears to be no reason. I often wonder why. Is this the same for any of you?

Yes, Kiora I am the same in that my sleeplessness goes in phases. It is usually because my brain just won't switch off. I am a very anxious person and live on my nerves which does not help. There has been such a lot to stress me out over the past decade - a lot of illness/deaths in the family, two daughters living abroad both of whom have gone through divorces and troubles ( although one is now happily married), losing a lot of money from a bad investment - the list goes on......it's a wonder I ever sleep at all!

I wish I had even a couple of short phases of sleeping. Since I turned 50. 7 years ago I have not slept before 2am and then never for more than 2 hours in a row.
Tried absolutely everything, from drugs to meditation, alcohol to separate beds, but still waiting for the miracle cure that I am confident one of gransnet members will come up with!
I think maybe I should give up the supply teaching and become a night shift worker.
isn't it annoying living with men who snore away in a deep sleep the minute their head touches the pillow?

Yes storynanny, one night when my OH had got up to go to the loo and got back into bed, I said, "I feel so lonely lying here wide awake all night." He answered with a loud snore!

Anyone else wide awake?

Yes Aka I am awake too, the weather is dreadful and my brain won't close down.

I can hear the wind and rain here too but it's the restless brain with me too.

Think Flower's awake too.

We,ve just had a power cut and the constant bleeping of various electrical items devoid of power has woken me. At least it is back on and I can use the internet. Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

Yes I think so. Shall I put the kettle on for a ?

Merry Christmas Eve to you as well rockgran

Merry Christmas Eve to you all. Just made a and found a trashy book on my Kindle. Will see if that works.

Glad your electricity's back on rockgran

Thanks LizG and Aka . The power cut lasted about an hour and I was desperate for a cup of tea - now it,s back on I don't really want one.

Glad your leccy is back on rockgran and enjoy a read Aka

Good morning! It is eerily quiet down here, no gales, no wind, after the storm yesterday. I have indigestion and need to be upright for a while, with a cup of peppermint tea. All self inflicted, (chips) though not alcohol induced! This too shall pass. (Oh dear, I didn't mean....)

good morning Ariadne hope the tea works.

Wow, it is busy on this thread tonight. The wind (in both senses) keeping people awake. A bit windy here but the sky is clear with a big moon. I have not been to bed yet. Have had louping leg since midnight which stops when I walk about and starts again when I sit down. Seems to have eased off now and the cat has, thankfully, come back in so time to try sleeping. Only problem is I forgot to bring my night attire through from the bedroom earlier and I am sure to wake DH when I go looking for it. AH well, needs must. Night All.

Think I am going to give bed another try too Granny23 hope you are able to get some sleep at last even if you are fully clothed

Two and a half hours sweet sleep and here I am again. Still windy and raining now. DD2, DGD1 and SIL will be up. They want an early start - driving down to his family in Yorkshire today. They came for tea last night which was lovely but I will miss them tomorrow. I can't complain as we have had them here every Christmas since DGD was born and we will see DD1 and her two as usual. AND we get to have a belated 2nd Christmas Day when they come back home. Just wish the weather would improve for their journeys down and up.

Irrespective of the reasons we are awake, isn't it nice to know your not alone.
That's how feel right now.

Hi! Went back to bed about 4.30 so have had some sleep. Feel better. Have a good day, folks.

Ha,ha; your post made me laugh, Kiora. I am often awake in the night, but lie there,cant be bothered to do anything.Absolutely DONT get up.When, after about an hour, I start to get restless, I try my deep breathing technique(is that how you spell it?)
I stretch out, lying flat on my back and inhale very deeply till I cant get any more air into my lungs.This can take some time and I am concentrating on nothing else.
Next, I exhale slowly til there is no air left; pause, and begin again, inhale, exhale.......very slowly, and concentrate on only this.
This might go on for at most, 20 minutes(after all, what else is there to do at 2.30 a.m?)
I find this technique relaxes me a great deal, even if I don't fall asleep eventually, but sometimes it works and ZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!