The effect of lack of sleep is cumulative. I sometimes reach a point at which I feel I'm functioning through a haze. Fortunately, there are times I manage to catch up to an extent and function better.
I have had sleep issues for years that I ignored. Now I have to deal with it. It's hard, but thanks to my rich history of gentle herbal cures and remedies, I am healing naturally.
I’ve rarely slept all the way through the night. Once I accepted that this is just how I am, it removed the anxiety around it and made it easier to sleep and shortened (but not eliminated) the periods of being awake at night. Now I know I need to plan on a mid-day nap and plan on being in my bed at night for shorter periods trying not to worry about the sleep I’m not getting
There's actually some historical data that suggests it's normal to sleep in stages. There are diary accounts talking about the first and second sleep. I think it might have been Jefferson who commented about working between those sleeps.
When I'm awake I usually meditate, read, or do some writing, depending on just how awake I am.
My views shifted when I read a few articles about how people in the Middle Ages slept in stages and how afternoon naps were much more widely accepted in most of the world until industrialization. When I lived in Taiwan, I found afternoon naps, especially in the sweltering summers, to be divine!
I went through a long period of problematic sleeping and went to someone who believed she could help me. It was always temporary. Now I can sleep just fine. Sleep is a mysterious thing we do. Certain major changes happened over time. I can understand why your character couldn’t sleep
Insomnia plagues so many people. Mine started because of ongoing pain after a car accident. Prior to that, I slept soundly. I don't think I've slept through the night since.
I've only had short bouts of insomnia in my life but they certainly did not feel short when I was experiencing them.
The effect of lack of sleep is cumulative. I sometimes reach a point at which I feel I'm functioning through a haze. Fortunately, there are times I manage to catch up to an extent and function better.
I have had sleep issues for years that I ignored. Now I have to deal with it. It's hard, but thanks to my rich history of gentle herbal cures and remedies, I am healing naturally.
I'm so glad you're healing!
I’ve rarely slept all the way through the night. Once I accepted that this is just how I am, it removed the anxiety around it and made it easier to sleep and shortened (but not eliminated) the periods of being awake at night. Now I know I need to plan on a mid-day nap and plan on being in my bed at night for shorter periods trying not to worry about the sleep I’m not getting
There's actually some historical data that suggests it's normal to sleep in stages. There are diary accounts talking about the first and second sleep. I think it might have been Jefferson who commented about working between those sleeps.
When I'm awake I usually meditate, read, or do some writing, depending on just how awake I am.
My views shifted when I read a few articles about how people in the Middle Ages slept in stages and how afternoon naps were much more widely accepted in most of the world until industrialization. When I lived in Taiwan, I found afternoon naps, especially in the sweltering summers, to be divine!
It probably more matches humans' natural rhythms.
I went through a long period of problematic sleeping and went to someone who believed she could help me. It was always temporary. Now I can sleep just fine. Sleep is a mysterious thing we do. Certain major changes happened over time. I can understand why your character couldn’t sleep
Insomnia plagues so many people. Mine started because of ongoing pain after a car accident. Prior to that, I slept soundly. I don't think I've slept through the night since.
Yeah. Sleep is a habit wrapped around by many other little habits - I have a whole routine!
Me too. And I listen to Nothing Much Happens. It puts me out. Now, if I could just stay asleep. 🙂