What does it feel like to have insomnia?
09 Mar 2010
I’m writing a book and my character has insomnia, I was wondering if any one out there can help me with my research on the condition. I’m looking for a person, preferably a female - as my character is a woman - to help me with a first hand account of what its like.
Racing thoughts, tossing and turning, unable to relax, ***** with herself
8 Responses
2010 Mar 09
Me! Me! It’s a terrible feeling……..tired all the time. Can’t concentrate or hold a thought at times. Headachey and just plain worn out. It’s frustrating when not being able to sleep.
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2010 Mar 09
I only have it two or three times a month, but I can’t get to sleep and go downstairs to get on the computer or do something to make me a little more tired, then try sleeping on the couch. About once every three months I end up staying awake for two days straight because I can’t sleep.
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2010 Mar 09
Racing thoughts, tossing and turning, unable to relax, ***** with herself
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2010 Mar 09
Imagine a really bad hangover. Every day of your life.
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2010 Mar 09
I’ve had it for years. Comes in giant waves and lasts for months. It usually had to do with my mind racing with ANY kind of day to day thoughts that keep me from getting a good night sleep. Althought I do sleep but it’s only for like 1-2 hrs a night. So I end up watching television to put me to sleep but it doesn’t always work. I end up falling asleep around 4:30 -5:00am. Somehow, maybe because I’ve had children, I’ve managed to function at work on only a few hrs of sleep a night. Its’ when I get home & I sit down a minute that exhaustion overcomes me & I slip into a power nap (15-20 mins). I have found that total body relaxation, where you focus on relaxing one part of your body at a time starting with your feet & working up towards your head, works very well.
Insomniacs do sleep, just not as long as a normal person needs to. And often they don’t even realize that they do sleep! Hope this info helps.
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2010 Mar 09
Tired all the time, but unable to relax, unable to sleep. When you’re so tired, it’s also hard to focus on anything, hard to get anything done. So… it’s not like those sleepless hours are going to anything useful!
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2010 Mar 09
I can go to sleep easily nearly every night. After I’ve been asleep for two or three hours, I wake up. I read, watch tv, make a cup of tea and play on the computer until I can relax enough to go back to sleep. It’s frustrating being awake. If I let the insomnia make me too angry, I can’t go back to sleep at all. I’m always tired the next day. If this goes on for an extended period I beging to experience depression.
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2010 Mar 09
the inability to sleep adequately. Causes may include poor sleeping conditions, circulatory or brain disorders, a respiratory disorder known as apnea, stress, or other physical or mental disorders. Insomnia is not harmful if it is only occasional; the body is readily restored by a few hours of extra sleep. If, however, it is regular or frequent, insomnia may have harmful effects on other systems and functions of the body.
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042496/insomnia