I don’t suffer from insomnia …
July 28, 2011I enjoy every minute of it! XD
Ok, maybe not. If I don’t take the Amitriptyline and OTC sleeping pills, I end up staying awake for days at a time. Add that to the non-24 sleep disorder, and you end up deranged from sleep deprivation. Fun hallucinations! Paranoia! Yay!
Sleep stuff is just fascinating to me in general, and I love reading others’ advice on insomnia.
Here’s one I really liked:
The first thing I do is hide the clock or at least turn it so I can’t see it. Seeing the time makes me more anxious about still being awake. Then I lie in my bed (all sources of light out) and write a novel in my head. I have one that I always go back to and imagine the story, dialogue etc for the next chapter. It’s certainly never going to be a best-seller as it usually puts me to sleep!
I *love* this idea, but I also worry that I’d be compelled to write some of the ideas down and get too excited to sleep. I have a lot of trouble with my mind not being able to turn off when I lie down, so maybe it’s not the best idea for me, but it sounds like a lot of fun.
Dammit, I miss writing. 
