Insomnia stinks...
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Insomnia stinks...
| Sat, 04-26-2008 - 11:44pm |
I can't sleep. And it's getting worse. My tylenol PM has stopped working--it's actually started to make me jumpy--so I didn't take it last night or tonight. And my insomnia is raging. I'd love to have 7 hours of sleep. I'm not asking for a lot, right? ;) Last night I finally fell asleep around 1:30 or 2:00 and popped awake at 5:30 and couldn't go back to sleep. I have 2 small children so lounging around during the day or taking a nap isn't an option.
I know it's because I'm thinking about what he's out doing...and it ticks me off. I wish I could detach from that piece, at least for a bit. Arghhhhh.
Thanks for listening.

If it makes you feel any better - I am right there with you. My mind starts spinning and it makes it so difficult to settle down. One thing that has helped me - I have started reading again (for pleasure!). I try to pick books that are really funny so they are sufficiently distracting. Right now I am reading 'Sand in my bra and other misadventures: funny women write from the road'. It is laugh out loud funny. Best of all - each of the chapters is just a few pages long so I can get through one as I am settling into bed. Two of my three children are young as well so I can relate to the difficulty of trying to 'catch up' on sleep that is missed at night. I have to admit though that I have been known to momentarily drift off during spongebob LOL.
I hope you find some peace and some sleep tonight...
~Hurtnlost
I know the feeling!
Hugs to you. My problem isn't sleeping, it is eating. I can't eat. I guess we all have different ways of dealing with our pain. I have been told that when you start thinking about it, to get busy doing something else; Something that doesn't remind you of him or something new that you didn't do when you were with him.
I started doing Sudoku puzzles. It seems to help a little bit. Everyone keeps telling me this will get better. I don't know how or when. They also tell me it will take 6-8 months before I really start getting over this. I certainly hope so.
I'm sorry you are going through this. Everyone keeps telling me it is going to get better and will take 6-8 months before I start getting used to being alone. That seems so far away. I know you were in your marriage longer, and I am so sorry for the party who has to go through this where their spouse decides they don't want you anymore when you were together for so long.
I was told to write down all of the reasons not to go back, which keep getting longer day by day. I am to tape them up on my bathroom mirror and if I get sad, I have to go look at it. It is supposed to knock me to my senses. I haven't done it yet, but I will. Right now, I call a couple of friends who have wanted me to leave him for years and they help get me back on track.
We'll get through this. It just takes time.