Do you ever struggle with sleeping?

[Haruhi-chan 488]

I think the proper term for it is insomnia. I struggle with it ALL the time. In fact, I'm dealing with it right now as I type this. Most of it is due to the stimulant I take for my ADHD, which I've tried to stop taking. It didn't go over very well.

 

Anyway, what about you guys? Do you have any trouble sleeping? Maybe going to sleep?

[NavelColt 22,884]

Sort of. I'm not sure if I have natural insomnia, but I'm a stubborn night owl, who naturally doesn't fall asleep easily. I have friends who can go from talking to snoring in the space of two minutes, whereas, I can only fall asleep when in a bed, in the dark, with blankets, etc, and it takes at least fifteen to twenty minutes. Doesn't matter how tired or not tired I was before-hand, because that never changes regardless.

[Haruhi-chan 488]

I kind of have this routine I have to follow before I can sleep. My fan has to be on, my TV and laptop have to stay on (I hate pitch darkness), I have to have my plushies to snuggle with and there's lots more. I just can't think of it right now. I think the talk of sleep paralysis in another thread kind of scared me a little.

 

Most of the time, I usually can't sleep at all. I've tried everything to help me get some sleep too, and I think I'm just going to give up on that. Nothing is going to be able to combat the concerta, now matter how hard I try. TT_TT

Edited September 14, 2014 by Cinnamon Honey

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

I've had it my whole life. Sometimes I can get my sleep cycle to where it should be, but then if I stay up late one night it starts all over.

[Invincible 2,092]

I never sleep more than 5 or 6 hours unless i'm terribly tired. I do however, take naps. I was hyper as a child, and it seems my body has finally caught up with me. Nowadays - i'm coffee powered.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

I can fall asleep almost anywhere at this point in my life, after sleeping in various Humvee's and in the middle of a mortar attack. I used to have issue with sleeping alone (as in no one around in my house or in the same room as me) when I first returned home, but soon after I was able to fall back into a normal night-shift sleep schedule. The biggest issue I have is changing sleep routines as it takes me almost a month to go from working at night and sleeping days to the opposite.

[Untitled Goose Q 5,138]

All the time, I struggle. I always have, and I suspect I always will.

 

My trouble is that my mind is far too active.

[Darker 1,352]

Nope. Not at all. I do not struggle with sleeping.

[Hopes and Memes 391]

I always scare myself before sleeping, I was always told to live life to its fullest, and sleep is a waste of time.

[Frostgage 7,985]

Hmm, not particularly. Sometimes it takes me a very long time to actually fall asleep, but I'm always very relaxed while waiting. Going to sleep is one of my favorite activities.

[Elegance 586]

I sometimes have trouble sleeping. I don't have insomnia or anything but for some reason, I end up staying up all night because I can't even close my eyes for two seconds! And no, I don't use my phone to bed. I only use it to text my friends but other than that I don't use it. I always wait one hour after using my laptop so my brain activity goes down so I can sleep easier.

[Nightfall Gloam 18,297]

I have started to struggle with sleep in recent days (probably because I expose myself to too much 'scary' content on the web). I usually can deal with my sleep issues by turning lights near my room on and reminding myself that what I'm scared of is not real and that there is nothing behind (or around) me. However, I feel like I need to do something to get rid of all my paranoia, insanity and fear of the dark so that I don't need to do any of the aforementioned actions.

[lolirinny 4]

i have the complete opposite, i get way too much sleep!

there testing me for narcolepsy... and hopefully i can get more restful sleep in the future.

[SparklingSwirls 21,609]

Nope, I don't struggle with sleeping; I can pretty much fall asleep at whatever time I want (as long as it's not too early... and sometimes it's hard for me to sleep if I feel sick, or if I'm really upset/saddened by something).

[ReverseFaller 2,484]

i have the complete opposite, i get way too much sleep!

there testing me for narcolepsy... and hopefully i can get more restful sleep in the future.

 

I'm a narcoleptic myself. I sleep too much during the day as well, but I wake up at least 3 or 4 times every single night. It really messes up my deep sleep. 

[Handsome Changeling 1,852]

Well I have no struggles with sleeping as I am a very Heavy sleeper who also sleep talks, oh and I fall asleep whenever I feel because all I have to do is lie down and close my eyes. I never understand how it feels to have trouble sleeping as I have never had any in fact I have very good sleeping patterns and have ease falling asleep.

[Discordly Cutiepie 2,066]

i have the complete opposite, i get way too much sleep!

there testing me for narcolepsy... and hopefully i can get more restful sleep in the future.

 that right there is the same as me but i actually do have narcolepsy so i know the reason  (it really sucks to be honest)

[Royal 57]

when im in a car i just cant

[DubWolf 20,694]

Usually. If I'm not tired, I'll spend at least an hour in bed before I can fall asleep. Sometimes when I'm excited about something on the next day, I just can't fall asleep because my body is too pumped up '~' .

[Shift 4,277]

If normally falling asleep at 12 or 1 and it takes you 30 minutes - 1 hour to actually fall asleep counts as insomnia, yes, I do struggle with sleeping.

Edited September 14, 2014 by Shift

[BitterBubblegum 75]

No...

STAHP! WAT ARE YOU DOING??? STAHP! 

[ghostfacekiller39 23,882]

Not really. I do usually stay up much later than I should, though, so I'm usually pretty tired by the time I hit the hay. I'm sure that's a factor somewhere

[iceestarz 5,847]

I used to take till like midnight maybe even 1 in the morning on a school day to fall asleep like 2 years ago. Sometimes I wouldn't even be able to fall asleep and I ended up staying up for like 35 hours straight before walking into my closet and collapsing from exhaustion.

 

But I can't do anything but fall asleep early lately. Like whenever I'm at a friend's house I'll be knocked out by 10:30. My best friend always get pissed off because I'm always asleep by that time and he's up till like 1 in the morning playing Mirrors Edge by himself while I snooze on his bed.

[Starlighty 1,080]

I struggle off and on with sleeping WAY TOO MUCH and sometimes staying up way to late because I can't sleep.... I guess I have an odd sleeping patterns

[AkiraLeeJounouchi 858]

All of the time. I used to able to go to sleep around 9pm, then 10pm, then 11pm, Now it's all 12:30 - 2:00am, with the most frequent being 1:00am. I think it's the internet, but then again why is it does my brain waits until last min to remeber something that I had to do online? Other times it's cuz my brain gets active at night. Contemplating about TV show theories, mainly PR, SS and Doctor Who. Or what the other day is gonna be like. IT's a mess. Eventually I do sleep.

Edited September 16, 2014 by Vickram101