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Dont you think? Im a total insomniac, so when its around 5 AM and im trying desperately to fall asleep, i just go crazy inside my head.
 
Same here lol.

It's very hard for me to go to sleep without any extra chemical force to help me.
 
There is a reason night is so difficult. It is dark, you are alone, not just alone phisically but alone with your thoughts, things you might not think over during the day while the busy world swirls around you. Some days it is calming and wonderfull to enjoy the night, to ponder what you couldnt be bothered with. Other days it is just you breaking down everything, reactions people had, words beneath words in the conversations you took part in, or just the fact that there may not be someone next to you to hold onto. Im a night owl and it is really 50/50 for me. Take the good with the bad and you get normal I guess lol
 
AJR said:
There is a reason night is so difficult. It is dark, you are alone, not just alone phisically but alone with your thoughts, things you might not think over during the day while the busy world swirls around you. Some days it is calming and wonderfull to enjoy the night, to ponder what you couldnt be bothered with. Other days it is just you breaking down everything, reactions people had, words beneath words in the conversations you took part in, or just the fact that there may not be someone next to you to hold onto. Im a night owl and it is really 50/50 for me. Take the good with the bad and you get normal I guess lol

I was going to reply but this pretty much covers everything I would have said, and better too.
 
Antihero said:
AJR said:
There is a reason night is so difficult. It is dark, you are alone, not just alone phisically but alone with your thoughts, things you might not think over during the day while the busy world swirls around you. Some days it is calming and wonderfull to enjoy the night, to ponder what you couldnt be bothered with. Other days it is just you breaking down everything, reactions people had, words beneath words in the conversations you took part in, or just the fact that there may not be someone next to you to hold onto. Im a night owl and it is really 50/50 for me. Take the good with the bad and you get normal I guess lol

I was going to reply but this pretty much covers everything I would have said, and better too.

yeah that sums it up pretty well. the only time i ever cry is during that dead space between like 4-6 AM. emotions get really real for me at that time when im delving into the stuff you just mentioned.
 
i used to have really bad insomnia too.now i can pretty much sleep ok but i've been sort of having cycles where i go to bed and get up at reasonable times or i stay up far into the A.M. till im so tired i feel like im gonna pass out so i don't have to lay awake alone in bed with nothing but my thoughts and my soul crushing depression.its pretty agonizing and i don't have much of anything to get up for anyway.so i know how you guys feel.
 
I haven't had a hard time getting to sleep for a very long time, found a trick that worked for me. I either play my DS until I feel tired enough or start nodding off, or read. Then I tired occupying my mind with other thoughts then what might be bothering me. I'm a fanfiction writer so I think of story lines and work them out in my head. Some say masturbation helps...I never tried that though.

Now for my anti drug rant...just no. That's it. :D
 
I have a problem were i over think and that leads me to staying up an extra hour or two while i am laying in bed. The best thing is to just clear you mind and try to relax.
 
I don't even have a daytime anymore, I wake up at 7PM and go to bed at 10AM. I'm officially nocturnal. If I'm alone then I'm often thinking, assessing my life, it gets depressing fast. If it's too much I'll borrow someones car and go for a joyride, although that's not advice I've crashed twice and should have died the second time, sharp corners at 90mph are a no-no. If I don't drive then I'll hit the heavy spirits but they have near to no effect now. There's a homeless guy who lives on the other side of town, I sometimes spend the night with him, makes me feel good just giving him a sandwich and a bottle of water.

I do other things but I'm not going to list them all, I've got to start driving myself insane with my thoughts again soon...

I can't remember the last time I naturally fell asleep and didn't pass out from exhaustion.

You're not alone going crazy ;)
 
I thought I was the only one who reflected upon my day before I go to sleep.
 
Pezza said:
I don't even have a daytime anymore, I wake up at 7PM and go to bed at 10AM. I'm officially nocturnal. If I'm alone then I'm often thinking, assessing my life, it gets depressing fast. If it's too much I'll borrow someones car and go for a joyride, although that's not advice I've crashed twice and should have died the second time, sharp corners at 90mph are a no-no. If I don't drive then I'll hit the heavy spirits but they have near to no effect now. There's a homeless guy who lives on the other side of town, I sometimes spend the night with him, makes me feel good just giving him a sandwich and a bottle of water.

I do other things but I'm not going to list them all, I've got to start driving myself insane with my thoughts again soon...

I can't remember the last time I naturally fell asleep and didn't pass out from exhaustion.

You're not alone going crazy ;)

Be careful that guy doesn't give you body lice. :s
 
SophiaGrace said:
Pezza said:
I don't even have a daytime anymore, I wake up at 7PM and go to bed at 10AM. I'm officially nocturnal. If I'm alone then I'm often thinking, assessing my life, it gets depressing fast. If it's too much I'll borrow someones car and go for a joyride, although that's not advice I've crashed twice and should have died the second time, sharp corners at 90mph are a no-no. If I don't drive then I'll hit the heavy spirits but they have near to no effect now. There's a homeless guy who lives on the other side of town, I sometimes spend the night with him, makes me feel good just giving him a sandwich and a bottle of water.

I do other things but I'm not going to list them all, I've got to start driving myself insane with my thoughts again soon...

I can't remember the last time I naturally fell asleep and didn't pass out from exhaustion.

You're not alone going crazy ;)

Be careful that guy doesn't give you body lice. :s

Don't worry, Florian the Hobo is a hygienic Hobo :) And it's not like I snuggle up to him :p I normally just smoke a cigar and talk to him about life.
 
I tend to do my best work after 10pm, so I frequently stay up late. Before 10, i'm as dumb as a nut, but after 10 I'm positively brilliant and overflowing with creativity and energy. it's strange.

I only get about 5-6 hours a nite (sleep at around 12, wake up at 6 for work)
 
Avalon said:
I tend to do my best work after 10pm, so I frequently stay up late. Before 10, i'm as dumb as a nut, but after 10 I'm positively brilliant and overflowing with creativity and energy. it's strange.

I only get about 5-6 hours a nite (sleep at around 12, wake up at 6 for work)

I can relate. I feel like I'm on top of my mental game between 10PM-3AM. After 5AM it quickly goes down hill.

I guess I sort of use it to my advantage since I work 10PM-6AM. Due to this schedule I feel mostly outside of normal society, but I would likely feel that way sometimes anyway.
 
Antihero said:
I feel mostly outside of normal society, but I would likely feel that way sometimes anyway.

I'm totally like that too :) ... On days off work, I would take a walk at 12am, sometimes 2am. I love the feeling when the city is asleep, it's so peaceful when I see the shimmering lights in the distance, feeling the cool breeze blowing...

There's a restaurant called Denny's near where I live, and it always brings a smile to my face. It's open 24 hours and serves all kinds of food. On better days, I've taken my gf there at 12am or 1am for a meal. The price is a bit steep ($18 cdn for an entree), but as I like to say, whereelse can one get Steak & eggs at 4am? :p



 
Avalon said:
There's a restaurant called Denny's near where I live, and it always brings a smile to my face. It's open 24 hours and serves all kinds of food. On better days, I've taken my gf there at 12am or 1am for a meal. The price is a bit steep ($18 cdn for an entree), but as I like to say, whereelse can one get Steak & eggs at 4am? :p

Haha. I tell ya, Denny's and IHOP are an nocturnal person's best friend.

 

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