Sleep study
Picture Medusa, that was me, wires snaking from my head, my legs, arms, chest, face and a very efficient lady saying, "now just lay back and go to sleep". I can hardly sleep in the best of times. "Don't roll around", she said. I roll over and over in my own bed so now I am compelled to be still. Can't do it. She so politely says, "you must sleep". I am as tense as a pilot who just woke up and wonders where his airplane is. Finally I sleep for about forty minutes. I awake in complete confusion, thinking I am in an electric chair paying at last for all my wicked acts. I set up with a start, she comes in and says "we must sleep at least four hours for the test to be successful. I never sleep four hours in a row. It looks like I am going to fail another test. This sets off another bunch of memories about tests failed and passed I am more awake than ever. I hope it is at least five AM as I am told I can quit the test at five. I ask over the intercom "what time is it?' she says so sweetly, it is one AM, Lord have mercy on me for I have sinned. I sat up again on the side of the bed. She comes in talks me in to trying to go to sleep again. I lay back down and feel every wrinkle in the sheet as a range of mountains, gouging my back, so I turn on my side and pull a couple of wires loose. She comes in and patiently re tapes the wire. I could go on and on but this little tale would become as long as last night. Five AM came after an eternity, she let me go with the sad news that I hadn't slept long enough to draw any conclusions other than I don't sleep well, I know that before I went in. Can't finish I am dozing off.
6 Comments:
What a "nightmare!" I always wondered how those tests work, when you can't do the one thing that makes them conclusive.
Guess you could keep trying, but is it worth the stress?
Sleep aids
New bed
Warm milk (yuk!)
That's all I've got. Good luck. I feel for you.
By veronikkamarrz, Oct 30 09 3:29 PM
Garry, I'm sorry to hear the sleep study didn't work. What if you exhaust yourself during the day by doing a ton of FT quizzes AND some physical exercise to tire your mind and body out? Or, try reading a very dull book before you retire for the night. Hope you can find some sort of solution. Have a nice weekend :)
By Squisher, Oct 30 09 4:06 PM
Poor you - how horribly frustrating. And you were so optimistic about getting help and answers, too. I wish I could help, but then I'd be able to help me too.
Do you suppose it could be as simple as a brain you can't switch off, and sleep will return when you retire?
By lesley153, Oct 30 09 6:18 PM
I think lesley has something with the brain that won't shut off. I used to toss and turn trying to work out little stupid things in my mind and not getting any sleep. I finally figured out that you can't solve anything lieing in bed, so I put everything out of my mind and went to sleep. I sleep really well now.
By honeybee4, Oct 30 09 7:16 PM
Top of the morning to you! Did you end up dozing off? and staying dozed off?
By lesley153, Oct 31 09 8:55 AM
My mind never switches off so i suppose thats whi like Lesley i get so little sleep
By Professer, Nov 01 09 5:28 AM