KawiZX900 0 #1 April 21, 2003 Can't find a thought to carry me off. wish I burning the midnight oil, but I'm just zoning out rollin around in bed, getting up walking around. Doin that thinkin.How yoo Dooin?! Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tasadin 0 #2 April 21, 2003 Thinkin about what m8, something buggin ya or just the events of the weekend?? "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #3 April 21, 2003 I can't sleep either. I AM burning the midnight oil trying to get through this nightmarish physics exam from hell but I also can't help but have other disturbing thoughts after everything that happened this weekend. It bothers me thinking about FreeflyHol and other thoughts of what was also feared today to be too close a call for one of our tandemmasters and his passenger. Today was not a great day for news. It's enough to keep me awake.Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #4 April 21, 2003 Add me to the list... If I were smart, I'd be using this time productively, but as Edward Norton's character said in Fight Club, when you have insomnia, you're not really asleep and you're not really awake. Well, it's nice to know that I'm not alone!A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #5 April 21, 2003 same same. 4.20 and free boogie beer but no rest for the wicked. i guess just let it happen, isn't it supposed tp? not a thought capable of carrying anyone off, but a thought... people live on in the hearts and minds of those they touch. that is, if those idiots are paying attention.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #6 April 21, 2003 events of the weekend. Holly was going to be my room mate. Trying to figure out what's what. Found a new place to live in order to save around 300 bucks a month, and I've got a week to make that move in order to not pay rent twice. Just thought I'd call ad's in the reader about rooms to share in order to keep myself busy, and ended up meeting a really cool person from my home town 20 states from home looking for a room mate to share a cool apt.Stayed up till around 4:30-5 last night so I pretty much wrecked my equalibrium for the week. Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tasadin 0 #7 April 21, 2003 Dunno if it helps buddy but were all thinking about everyone who's been effected this weekend. And whilst is for different reasons my sleep pattern has been screwed for the last 8 weeks at least and Im also having to look for a another place cos now the ex has moved out I cant afford the one im in. So on that score I know how you feel and it isnt nice. But the sleep thing and home front will get better for you, its cliched but it just takes time for the natural rythms to return. No one can take away the loss you feel except know that we are all here if you need to talk.BTW what colours ur bike? I had a blue ZX9r it was loverly til i got stopped for speeding and had to get rid! "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shunkka 0 #8 April 21, 2003 QuoteCan't find a thought to carry me off. wish I burning the midnight oil, but I'm just zoning out rollin around in bed, getting up walking around. Doin that thinkin. How yoo Dooin?! maybe if u roll and smoke u can sleep it`s not the best solution but sometimes it works ------------------------- "jump, have fun, pull" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #9 April 21, 2003 5 hours of sleep total in the last three days. Working round the clock with people all over the world to fix servers. This is bad, bad, bad.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #10 April 21, 2003 It's been a rough week for me, as well, and yes, sleep is the first thing which is affected. When I get this bad for several days in a row, I cave in and take something to help. I am no use to anyone when I've not slept, and my job requires me to be up and around on a regular basis...Tylenol pm generally works, and when it doesn't, I have some prescription stuff I use sparingly. Another thing I've found helpful in the past (although not this week...) is writing it out. Getting whatever's going on outside of myself and onto paper (or a computer screen) can usually help make some sense - if not of the actual thing, it can make sense about how I feel about it. And once it's out, I can generally back down and let the thoughts go, and let sleep come. It's hard on lots of people right now, and my heart goes out to all... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBKid 0 #11 April 21, 2003 I suffer from periodical insomnia, and when I can get to sleep I frequently suffer from waking paralysis (conscious brain wakes up but body doesn't, so you can breathe and whisper, but not move - scary), so I know how hard it can be to get through the day afterwards. I know it's irresponsible to suggest it, but I never suffer these problems when I'm at college and can go for a few drinks with my friends in the evening, unlike when I'm at home with my teetotal parents. Therefore I'd suggest a couple of pints and some light-hearted banter with your pals, nothing likely to stress you out - alcohol is a suppressant after all! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #12 April 21, 2003 Meditation helps me. Gotta practice some, but just emptying my mind (not always hard ) and letting myself exist seems to at least rest me, if not let sleep come creeping in. Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #13 April 21, 2003 I hear ya! I haven't slept through the night in a long time. I've gotten better, though. Last week, I had a night where I only woke up once! I tried everything. Working out early on, not eating right before bed, drinking milk an hour or two before bed, not having much caffeine. I just think that doing all of those things has no effect on stress-induced insomnia.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #14 April 21, 2003 QuoteI frequently suffer from waking paralysis (conscious brain wakes up but body doesn't, so you can breathe and whisper, but not move - scary), I have had that sporadically since I was a child and it freaks me out every time.....Very strange.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #15 April 21, 2003 i've had it once... and it scared the shit out of me... Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBKid 0 #16 April 21, 2003 When it happens five nights a week you get used to it, unfortunately. You just have to learn how to jerk yourself awake, as it were! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #17 April 21, 2003 QuoteQuoteI frequently suffer from waking paralysis (conscious brain wakes up but body doesn't, so you can breathe and whisper, but not move - scary), I have had that sporadically since I was a child and it freaks me out every time.....Very strange.. its called sleep paralysis, usually associated with hypnopmpic hallucinations as opposed to dreams because your sensory inputs are no longer gated closed, so not only do you see and hear what is actually around you, the dream you might have appears equally real. a lot of people have an accompanying sense of terror or forboding. sometimes hovering or floating. its something that used to mystify and amaze me as it happens quite often, but is mostly pleasant. i see amazing things and sometimes make crazy music in my head. one way to break out is to make a very sudden forceful movement. dont just try to move your head or hand but get the intention to snap your head or hand a bit and just do it. that seems to work everytime it is necessary to get out. but why? better for you and cheaper than a hit of acid or a movie. wierd that i have actually just been talking about a -very- recent waking dream with people around here. it is very common and a search on hypnogogic and hypnopompic will yield a lot of info.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozthebum 0 #18 April 21, 2003 Quotebut why? better for you and cheaper than a hit of acid or a movie. Had it happen about 5 times (the sleep paralysis not the acid), didn't scare me after the first time, but I still can't controll it. Any ideas on trying to make the dreams/visions do what I want? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBKid 0 #19 April 21, 2003 Making dreams do what you want is a completely different thing - to do with a far deeper level of sleep. I always thought sleep paralysis was just the body's way of keeping yourself safe, and the waking bit was an abnormality, but I'll trust other opinions on this. I would advise against sudden head movements, as they can be too exaggerated when you break out, and can then hit something hard. I once kicked myself out of bed because I was twitching my leg so hard - if that had been my head... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #20 April 21, 2003 just did some research...very interesting reading.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #21 April 21, 2003 OMG, I am so happy I read this thread because there were a couple times that this had happened to me and I was a bit concerned for my sanity. I am wondering if it is the same thing as others have experienced ... I would be asleep and in my dream almost feel like my soul was separating or floating out of my body; but my body was so relaxed that it almost felt paralyzed, like I could not move anything and out of control. Part of my psyche just wanted to roll with it since it was an almost cool feeling and the other part of was scared to death that I wouldn't be able to come back. So this has happened to other people too? It has happened to me about 3 times in my life and each time was scary. I wondered if I let myself just go would I ever come back?Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #22 April 22, 2003 QuoteQuotebut why? better for you and cheaper than a hit of acid or a movie. Had it happen about 5 times (the sleep paralysis not the acid), didn't scare me after the first time, but I still can't controll it. Any ideas on trying to make the dreams/visions do what I want? is quite common quest and is an amazing experience. lucidity,dream doctor, or just do a search on lucid dream. start remembering your dreams. thats the first step.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #23 April 22, 2003 be warned..it can consume your life when sleeping becomes more desireable than waking..years spend in dreamtime in hours at night... thru dream i need no otter and my wings are my own.. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
