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Date Posted: 01:53:30 07/03/05 Sun
Author: C
Subject: Insomnia....

I have never been on to suffer the torment of angonizing moments waiting to fall asleep. Usually I'm out within 5 minutes. My ability to fall asleep and wake up quickly is one of my brain's greatest strengths. I can wake up when the dog gets off his pillow in the middle of the night and his little toenails click on the floor. I let him out. He does his thing. And then I'm back asleep as if I never woke up. Amazing thing the brain is when it regulates sleep....

But now....jetlag. Except, you would think I'd be able to fall asleep after being awake the whole day. I didn't really sleep in--just until nine. So here I am at almost two am typing away and reading away until I find something that makes me just a little bit sleepy. This happened Thursday night too and I ended up with under four hours of sleep. I was a bit tired yesterday and then slept fine last night. But tonight...noooooo....not a chance my brain says.

Now I'm babbling. I've caught up on reading Tomato Nation Vines, I've updated my movie stocks at HSX, I'm up-to-date at TWoP, teevee.org, USA Today, and several other sites......

Sheesh. I need some sheep already!

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[> Hi C. I am like you. I can fall asleep the minute my head reaches the pillow ONLY if I go to bed at my usual time. However, if I stay awake even half an hour later than usual I have difficulty falling asleep. On those occasions I try to relax myself and do deep breathing. Basically I follow yoga relaxation techniques. I tell imagine that my muscles are getting heavier and heavier as I inhale for 10 counts and exhale for 10 count. Five or six time and I am a goner. I hope that you get back to your normal sleeping pattern tonight. -- Rosie, 15:06:20 07/05/05 Tue [1]

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[> I am fully recovered from jetlag! -- C, 20:05:33 07/06/05 Wed [1]

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[> I bet Lu has some sheep you could borrow! ...But seriously, I hope you get back to your routine and get some sleep soon. -- PB, 19:42:24 07/07/05 Thu [1]

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