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No Sleep Til Brooklyn...
Well, it's 1:30 a.m. and here I am, wide awake. I'm doing fairly well overall but the lack of sleep is a real bummer. I'm at the 3 week mark of being clean since my last little relapse and I'm really hoping the big, black, under eye circles and the persistent, low grade headache won't be my Waterloo....We all know if I get some sort of sleep aid that it will simply be me taking a pill to 'fix' a problem that I created myself....and that would be counter productive in my mind.
It's now 9 pm the next night....I'm really hoping there will be some sleep for me on the horizon! worried and sarah may have been bats in a former life but avisg and I are definitely vampires in our current one.
As for DanielleLeigh..... really hope your little Brooklyn is done being sick :-( (the title of my post is obviously from the Beasty Boys-that song has been rattling around in my head at night, every night since I've lost my ability to sleep.
I feel for you and your sick kid...my little guy was up most of last night coughing, coughing, coughing and then throwing up from all the phlem he was swallowing. I made him a comfy bed on the bathroom floor with a bunch of blankets and pillows and a sippy cup for his 7up (he's 10 so he usually won't go within 100 miles of a sippy cup) he had a little barf bucket next to him too....in case he was to tired to sit up and make it to the toilet. He was pretty mellow all day today. He's obviously not feeling well. He was coughing pretty badly until this evening when I gave him some cough syrup-it seemed to help his cough and he settled down. He's out like a light right now-I'm really hoping he stays asleep. He needs the sleep and I'm really hoping I can get some also.
I really am considering getting some sort of help with this lack of sleep thing. Last night I got to bed at about 5:45 a.m...and was back up by 9:27 a.m....it's been like that for the last week or so. It actually seems to be getting worse. Right now I'm not even remotely interested in using because when I'm high I'm wide awake.....but I think everyone is correct with their assessment that lack of sleep makes you more prone to relapse because you are exhausted and more emotional and less likely to be thinking clearly.
Okay.....I hope everyone else's kids are feeling okay.
I'll be up for a while.....we'll see if I nod off or if it's gonna be another marathon of sleeplessness this night. At least the Olympics are on now...which gives you something to watch in the wee hours of the morning-after a long sleepless night.
Stay strong,
Greebs
As for DanielleLeigh..... really hope your little Brooklyn is done being sick :-( (the title of my post is obviously from the Beasty Boys-that song has been rattling around in my head at night, every night since I've lost my ability to sleep.
I feel for you and your sick kid...my little guy was up most of last night coughing, coughing, coughing and then throwing up from all the phlem he was swallowing. I made him a comfy bed on the bathroom floor with a bunch of blankets and pillows and a sippy cup for his 7up (he's 10 so he usually won't go within 100 miles of a sippy cup) he had a little barf bucket next to him too....in case he was to tired to sit up and make it to the toilet. He was pretty mellow all day today. He's obviously not feeling well. He was coughing pretty badly until this evening when I gave him some cough syrup-it seemed to help his cough and he settled down. He's out like a light right now-I'm really hoping he stays asleep. He needs the sleep and I'm really hoping I can get some also.
I really am considering getting some sort of help with this lack of sleep thing. Last night I got to bed at about 5:45 a.m...and was back up by 9:27 a.m....it's been like that for the last week or so. It actually seems to be getting worse. Right now I'm not even remotely interested in using because when I'm high I'm wide awake.....but I think everyone is correct with their assessment that lack of sleep makes you more prone to relapse because you are exhausted and more emotional and less likely to be thinking clearly.
Okay.....I hope everyone else's kids are feeling okay.
I'll be up for a while.....we'll see if I nod off or if it's gonna be another marathon of sleeplessness this night. At least the Olympics are on now...which gives you something to watch in the wee hours of the morning-after a long sleepless night.
Stay strong,
Greebs
The title of this post actually made me laugh this morning. Here is why.....my daughter's name is Brooklynn and I was up ALL of last night with her because she has a nasty stomach bug and was throwing up ALL NIGHT LONG. So seeing the title of that post was just a weird coincidence.
Anyway, congrats on getting to your 3 week mark...that is wonderful....sorry you can't sleep though. That is a bummer. I am running on about 45 minutes of sleep all night last night myself....
Maybe try taking a nice hot bath and laying down with a good book and see if you can relax enough to doze off. You never know.
Anyway, congrats on getting to your 3 week mark...that is wonderful....sorry you can't sleep though. That is a bummer. I am running on about 45 minutes of sleep all night last night myself....
Maybe try taking a nice hot bath and laying down with a good book and see if you can relax enough to doze off. You never know.
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Morning Greebs!! I hope your lil man is done throwing up.
worried and i must of been bats in our previous life as she and i have always been on here late at night!!! Always been comforting knowing she is on here as she has a wealth of knowledge.(Thanks my friend!!)
Hmmm you and this no sleep thing. It may not hurt to check into something for your lack of sleep. That wears on you very heavily and relapse is not an option anymore. You stay the course now. You know you have it in you.... sara
worried and i must of been bats in our previous life as she and i have always been on here late at night!!! Always been comforting knowing she is on here as she has a wealth of knowledge.(Thanks my friend!!)
Hmmm you and this no sleep thing. It may not hurt to check into something for your lack of sleep. That wears on you very heavily and relapse is not an option anymore. You stay the course now. You know you have it in you.... sara
95F...yikes, you should have fried an egg on our patio!!
Cool about the grandkid's naming etc.
Hopefully you'll get some zzzz's tonight
Cool about the grandkid's naming etc.
Hopefully you'll get some zzzz's tonight
We had my grandsons 1st birthday and naming today so there was lots of food it was about 40c today which is about 95F,very hot.
I'm like you I try and catch up on a nap through the day to help so I don't get overtired.
Denise
I'm like you I try and catch up on a nap through the day to help so I don't get overtired.
Denise
Yep.....no sleep here either...it's 4 a.m.
The big thing is to not get down on yourself and take the sleep when and where you can get it. I've totally bagged the 'sleep at night' concept. I've now adopted a 'sleep whenever the h*ll you can!' concept.
Did ya' have anything good for dinner? It must hotter than Hades there seeing as it's the middle of summer.
Got a lil man throwing up again....I'll be back
The big thing is to not get down on yourself and take the sleep when and where you can get it. I've totally bagged the 'sleep at night' concept. I've now adopted a 'sleep whenever the h*ll you can!' concept.
Did ya' have anything good for dinner? It must hotter than Hades there seeing as it's the middle of summer.
Got a lil man throwing up again....I'll be back
Hi,love to talk to you It's 9.45 pm here so I'm still up for a while,I just answered your reply to my PM.Don't you get sick of not sleeping I'm 168 days clean today from a 33yr addiction to alcohol and a 20yr addiction to opiates I'm still not sleeping properly,I go to bed between 2am and 3am and I always wake up between 5am and 6am,but I'm getting used to it now.
Denise
Denise
Hey lady......lunch in Europe eh?? What ya' having? Kippered snacks on a baguette? How about some Haggis? Bubble and Squeek?? (that's more breakfasty).
I've just had a healthy version of the classic American 'bacon, egg and cheese biscuit'.....it was an egg white, with a lean ham and cheese on a whole wheat muffin. Mmmmmm........1/2 the calories, 1/3 the fat and just as delicious!
As for the trazadone....I'm actually on beta-blockers so you couldn't get my heart rate up if you tried.
So-sophie is enjoying lunch in Europe and worried is up at the buttcrack of dawn....what an interesting and diverse group of friends I have!! (worried-what you eating for breakfast?)
I've just had a healthy version of the classic American 'bacon, egg and cheese biscuit'.....it was an egg white, with a lean ham and cheese on a whole wheat muffin. Mmmmmm........1/2 the calories, 1/3 the fat and just as delicious!
As for the trazadone....I'm actually on beta-blockers so you couldn't get my heart rate up if you tried.
So-sophie is enjoying lunch in Europe and worried is up at the buttcrack of dawn....what an interesting and diverse group of friends I have!! (worried-what you eating for breakfast?)
Hey Greebs! Europe here, we're about to have lunch! lol
Tell me about the lack of sleep, I'm a benzo addict... At least now I have the Olympics on TV to kill the long nights!!!
Trazodone made my heart go loopy, running wild, I really thought I'd have to go to the ER, it was literally trying to jump out of my chest. Just to convince you not to take it!
You're gonna make it and you know it. This is just for a while and you gonna sleep like a baby in a short while.
I'm sorry about your lil man... Tummy ache is a B itch...
Hang in there. sophie.
Tell me about the lack of sleep, I'm a benzo addict... At least now I have the Olympics on TV to kill the long nights!!!
Trazodone made my heart go loopy, running wild, I really thought I'd have to go to the ER, it was literally trying to jump out of my chest. Just to convince you not to take it!
You're gonna make it and you know it. This is just for a while and you gonna sleep like a baby in a short while.
I'm sorry about your lil man... Tummy ache is a B itch...
Hang in there. sophie.
Thank you SO much for the words of encouragement. I'll always be there for ya'....I truly love my friends here on the forum. You guys have kept me sane and urged me on in my darkest times.
I do have a script for trazadone.....I just hate taking pills to take care of the problems that taking pills created......having said that-you are right. If I get exhausted it will be that much easier to rationalize taking pain meds..........I haven't been tempted to cheat (well, maybe a little bit). Overall I'm feeling pretty solid. I'm definitely getting 'me' back-if you know what I mean.
We've gotta do a vacation this summer! Somewhere warm, but not too warm. Perferably some place with no cell phone reception or Wifi....That's the only way I'll get away from work!
Little man is busy throwing up again.....I gotta go for a little while...i'll be back in a minute.
what are you doing up so late.....actually, what are you doing up so early?!?
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I do have a script for trazadone.....I just hate taking pills to take care of the problems that taking pills created......having said that-you are right. If I get exhausted it will be that much easier to rationalize taking pain meds..........I haven't been tempted to cheat (well, maybe a little bit). Overall I'm feeling pretty solid. I'm definitely getting 'me' back-if you know what I mean.
We've gotta do a vacation this summer! Somewhere warm, but not too warm. Perferably some place with no cell phone reception or Wifi....That's the only way I'll get away from work!
Little man is busy throwing up again.....I gotta go for a little while...i'll be back in a minute.
what are you doing up so late.....actually, what are you doing up so early?!?
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Greebs
u do the best u can girl! but sumpin safe for sleep was not out of my agenda cos i am ill without sleep///even if i wasnt in wds, lack of sleeop makes me feel like crud! U know the drill but lack of sleep can make some peeps weak....and safe alternatives short term are not as bad as relapse caused by exhaustion....
this is not ur first go around with this crap! i am not sure what u have tried or what u have not tired as far as staying clean....most dont do this first go round//i sure did not and almost got gulped up last summer//some how u appeared on the forum as u always do on and off//i was in a bad place and i love u for ur support
u were one of the first peeps i ver talked to//or typed to here on the forum//u dont know how much u helped me cos u were there///i will never forget it girl...it hurts me a bit to see u struggle so//i want the best for u//as u did for me////keep on going and u will find it///u try too dern hard to never find it!
Laura
u do the best u can girl! but sumpin safe for sleep was not out of my agenda cos i am ill without sleep///even if i wasnt in wds, lack of sleeop makes me feel like crud! U know the drill but lack of sleep can make some peeps weak....and safe alternatives short term are not as bad as relapse caused by exhaustion....
this is not ur first go around with this crap! i am not sure what u have tried or what u have not tired as far as staying clean....most dont do this first go round//i sure did not and almost got gulped up last summer//some how u appeared on the forum as u always do on and off//i was in a bad place and i love u for ur support
u were one of the first peeps i ver talked to//or typed to here on the forum//u dont know how much u helped me cos u were there///i will never forget it girl...it hurts me a bit to see u struggle so//i want the best for u//as u did for me////keep on going and u will find it///u try too dern hard to never find it!
Laura
Actually, it's closer to 2:30 a.m. now that I look at the clock. I'm going to stay positive and be as productive as I can with all these 'extra' hours I'm being granted by not wasting them on sleep. I'm gonna tough this out. No sleep aids for me. Can I get an Amen!
We do have a sick kid in the house and he's just gotten up. I have to go help the little guy out.... He's got a yucky cough and it's making him sick to his tummy.
I guess my lack of sleep is a blessing in disguise tonight.
If anyone else is up and wants to talk...I'm here.
Any encouragement I can get to help me continue with my 'use no pills to fall asleep with' campaign will be most appreciated.
Greebs
We do have a sick kid in the house and he's just gotten up. I have to go help the little guy out.... He's got a yucky cough and it's making him sick to his tummy.
I guess my lack of sleep is a blessing in disguise tonight.
If anyone else is up and wants to talk...I'm here.
Any encouragement I can get to help me continue with my 'use no pills to fall asleep with' campaign will be most appreciated.
Greebs
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