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shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 05, 2008, 08:51:47 am ---
"Go to sleep" is hard work to you?

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For some people it is hard. My wife has the world worst trouble sleeping, more so the last year since she's been a 24 hour milk shop. ;D She cannot nap, she can't fall asleep at night, and if she wakes up for nay reason she can't go back to sleep. It is very difficult for me to understand, because I need absolutely zero motivation to go to sleep at any time of the day if the opportunity presents itsself. ;D

Back when Elizabeth was first born though, I had trouble shutting my mind down at night. I'd stay awake watching TV, chatting here, or working on arcade stuff. I'm less stressed at home now though, so I only have work stress to bother me. That don't keep me up near as much.

ChadTower:


I suffer from pretty bad sleep apnea.  I know exactly what sleep deprivation is like.  There are others here that have apnea issues as well though I'll let them speak up themselves if they feel the need.

hulkster:
well i have no trouble going to sleep, or staying asleep actually.  i love sleeping and its a great feeling to be refreshed and ready for the day when i wake up after a good 8-9 hours of sleep. 

that being said....i love staying up late and playing games, surfing the net, watching a movie, etc MORE so than i do taking a nap.  my wife will come home, lay down, and take a nap without even thinking about it.  to me, thats just wasting my day.  i may be so freakin tired and if actually layed down i would be asleep within 5 minutes and stay asleep for an hour.  but i just feel like "man, if i take a nap, thats an hour of relax time that ive missed out on".  i know that sounds crazy.  taking a nap = rest/relaxation...but to me....taking a nap = 1 hour less in the evening that i get to do what i want.  does that make sense?  if i take a nap, or go to bed earlier, then the morning comes faster and i have to go back to work.  my down time is crucial for me, and i feel like if i "waste" it on sleep, then im not conciously enjoying my down time. 

that being said, i went to bed an hour earlier last night and i feel pretty good and energized today.  so its not that i dont feel better after sleeping or that its hard for me to sleep and stay asleep....its just that i like staying up late and the freedom that it gives me.  im just weird i guess.

shardian:

--- Quote from: hulkster on February 05, 2008, 11:45:02 am ---well i have no trouble going to sleep, or staying asleep actually.  i love sleeping and its a great feeling to be refreshed and ready for the day when i wake up after a good 8-9 hours of sleep. 

that being said....i love staying up late and playing games, surfing the net, watching a movie, etc MORE so than i do taking a nap.  my wife will come home, lay down, and take a nap without even thinking about it.  to me, thats just wasting my day.  i may be so freakin tired and if actually layed down i would be asleep within 5 minutes and stay asleep for an hour.  but i just feel like "man, if i take a nap, thats an hour of relax time that ive missed out on".  i know that sounds crazy.  taking a nap = rest/relaxation...but to me....taking a nap = 1 hour less in the evening that i get to do what i want.  does that make sense?  if i take a nap, or go to bed earlier, then the morning comes faster and i have to go back to work.  my down time is crucial for me, and i feel like if i "waste" it on sleep, then im not conciously enjoying my down time. 

that being said, i went to bed an hour earlier last night and i feel pretty good and energized today.  so its not that i dont feel better after sleeping or that its hard for me to sleep and stay asleep....its just that i like staying up late and the freedom that it gives me.  im just weird i guess.

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Nothing weird about it at all. i was the same way for a while. I just realized I was being a thoroughly cranky ---uvula--- until my "second wind" kicked in around 11 pm. I would feel like I could collapse from sleepiness up until I got the wife and baby to bed, then just when I laid down to sleep, I would be hit with a wave of anxious energy. You know, the kind where you have an overwhelming urge to accomplish something and you can't rest until after it is done. It was eating me up, I was getting like 3-4 hours of sleep a night. How did I start sleeping, well I guess I relaxed after I finally got the pinball machine working. :laugh2:

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