Monday
Dec292008
Sleeping like a stranger
Monday, December 29, 2008 at 06:58AM
Having three weeks off school and five days off work has really effed with my sleep schedule. Namely, I'm a sleeping fiend lately! I think it's well-documented here that I have some sleep issues, and the usual problem is that I'm not getting enough. But the last week, it's like I've been in someone else's body.
Take the last couple nights for example. Saturday night I was awake (intentionally) until 3am, but I slept until 12:30pm the next day. Then I took a short nap on the couch that afternoon. Now normally that would fuck me right up. I'd be awake all night and be miserable at work on Monday. However, last night I was having trouble keeping my eyes open at 8, and I went to be shortly after 9. And I actually fell asleep! And slept, with few interruptions, until 7am!
Huh? What is this? Restful sleep? More than six hours a night? Naps? I'm not sure what to make of this foreign functioning. Who the hell traded bodies with me? I don't know who you are, but I kind of love you.
(Great, I totally just jinxed myself didn't I?)
Take the last couple nights for example. Saturday night I was awake (intentionally) until 3am, but I slept until 12:30pm the next day. Then I took a short nap on the couch that afternoon. Now normally that would fuck me right up. I'd be awake all night and be miserable at work on Monday. However, last night I was having trouble keeping my eyes open at 8, and I went to be shortly after 9. And I actually fell asleep! And slept, with few interruptions, until 7am!
Huh? What is this? Restful sleep? More than six hours a night? Naps? I'm not sure what to make of this foreign functioning. Who the hell traded bodies with me? I don't know who you are, but I kind of love you.
(Great, I totally just jinxed myself didn't I?)
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Reader Comments (3)
Sleep is a weird thing. Maybe your body is going into hibernation, so you can sleep as much as you want and not screw up the cycle.
I'm going through the same thing right now due to the holidays.
I am envious of your ability to get restful sleep! I'm always tired but can't sleep through the night. I end up waking up 4-5 times and then when I wake up for work, I'm exhausted. I can't even sleep very late on weekends!
With two whole weeks off, I totally screwed myself up. Sure, I've been getting great sleep. Like you, I've stayed up until all hours of the night, slept late. And then, then, I had to go back to work. I didn't sleep one damn wink all night long. It was like I was filled with anxiety over the idea of going back to work. Dastardly brain!