Sleep Patterns: How to Get Good Rest & Feel Refreshed

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The discussion revolves around various sleep patterns and experiences, highlighting the complexities of achieving restful sleep. Participants share personal anecdotes about their sleep habits, including the challenges of falling asleep upright, the impact of caffeine on sleep quality, and the effects of time changes on sleep routines. Many express difficulties with insomnia, tossing and turning, and the struggle to maintain a consistent sleep schedule, particularly after shifts or during stressful periods. The role of environmental factors, such as light and noise, is emphasized, with suggestions for creating a dark and quiet sleeping space. Some participants note the benefits of cutting out caffeine and establishing bedtime routines to improve sleep quality. The conversation also touches on humorous and unusual sleep behaviors, such as sleepwalking and the disruptions caused by pets. Overall, the thread illustrates the diverse experiences and strategies individuals employ to navigate their sleep challenges.
  • #31
lisab said:
I used to have very strange nights when I would toss and turn all night, the typical sleepless night. I would feel terrible the next day, of course. But often, my husband would say the next morning that he was awake most of the night but that I was sleeping. I finally had to conclude that I was merely dreaming that I had a sleepless night. Once I realized that, it stopped.

But I still sleepwalk from time to time. Mostly when I do, I disassemble things, like clocks and lamps. Once I took the marble top off of my bedside table (it's just a small table, the top is a circle with about a 12" diameter).

Wow, this is the best yet.
 
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  • #32
I find it fiendishly difficult to get to sleep if there's any disturbance around me, but once I'm gone, I'm gone. I then wake up at sunrise whether or not I want to.
 
  • #33
Danger said:
Funniest thing the other night; we tag-teamed her. Lucy was 'kneading' her claws on the bed, which you absolutely cannot break a cat of doing. W awoke to that with her usual 'Lucy! Quit scratching my covers!' and did a 'crack-the-whip' with the comforter. Lucy went straight up in the air and landed on me... right when my leg was beginning to twitch. As soon as she landed, I went into a muscular spasm and drop-kicked her across the room. All that I could see by the light of the clock was this big white ball receding into the distance with legs going in every direction. Then there was a muffled 'thud' when she hit the dresser. Next thing, she jumped back onto the bed purring her head off and went to sleep. :rolleyes:


:smile::smile::smile: Awww, poor Lucy! Kitties are so forgiving!
 
  • #34
No problems here. I sleep when I'm tired, about 6 to 8 hours before I wake up. I am nocturnal by nature and the light does bother me, but I can sleep fine with a blanket, or pillow, or forearm over my head. The pillow blocks some of the noise during the day so that is what I prefer to use. The volume doesn't keep me awake, but individual noises can. I don't have much problem with traffic, lawn-mowers, rock concerts or jet engines, but barking dogs, people talking, babies crying, doors opening and closing all keep me awake. I seem to have more nightmares if I sleep on my back, so I usually curl up on either side.
 
  • #35
What's sleep?:-p

lisab said:
But I still sleepwalk from time to time. Mostly when I do, I disassemble things, like clocks and lamps. Once I took the marble top off of my bedside table (it's just a small table, the top is a circle with about a 12" diameter).

That's amazing... it would be hilarious to watch!

I sleep best when I go home for the holidays and reclaim my big comfy bed that my sister stole when I went to university! My sleep schedule is all over the place though, during the week it's usually up very late doing skulework, and then I can't get up in the mornings despite the 2 alarms I have, neither of which are beside the bed! (So I actually have to get out of bed to turn them off.) My body seems to have gotten into the habit of automatically getting out of bed and turning them off and then jumping back into bed. I wonder if I even wake up!? Weekends are even worse since I usually go out with friends pretty late.

But I find that no matter when I go to bed, I can't get up in the morning! I really need to figure out how...
 
  • #36
rocketboy said:
My body seems to have gotten into the habit of automatically getting out of bed and turning them off and then jumping back into bed. I wonder if I even wake up!?


Careful, rocketboy! You're taking baby steps to full-blown somnambulant disassembly!
 
  • #37
lisab said:
You're taking baby steps to full-blown somnambulant disassembly!

Speaking of which, I meant to ask before; you do unplug these things before gutting them, right?
 
  • #38
Danger said:
Speaking of which, I meant to ask before; you do unplug these things before gutting them, right?

No, which sort of worries me! The clock is apparently the favorite target of my sleeping self. It's battery-powered, so I don't worry about it. I wake up and the batteries are strewn around...sometimes the plastic face of the clock is removed.

The lamps...well, so far I just take the shade off and take the bulbs out. I don't dare leave tools, such as screwdrivers, laying around in my bedroom.

It tends to happen when I'm stressed...I don't know why I do it :redface: !
 
  • #39
I hope you haven't tried to disassemble any human or organic occupants of the room at night lisa.
 
  • #40
This has the kernel for a great horror movie.
 
  • #41
My ex husband was known to fry eggs in his sleep.
 
  • #42
Evo said:
My ex husband was known to fry eggs in his sleep.

I hope he had his eyes open! Closed eyes, hot stove and soft tender hands could end in disaster! :smile:

Out of interest, is sleepwalking sometimes done with eyes open? The person acts pretty normally but it is all sub-conscious?
 
  • #43
_Mayday_ said:
Out of interest, is sleepwalking sometimes done with eyes open? The person acts pretty normally but it is all sub-conscious?

Yes.
So, Lisa... let's hope you don't accidentally cross-wire your vibrator into the garage door opener some night. You could wake up to a nasty surprise.
 
  • #44
Danger said:
Yes.
So, Lisa... let's hope you don't accidentally cross-wire your vibrator into the garage door opener some night. You could wake up to a nasty surprise.

:blushing: Tell W you need a good smacking :-p !
 
  • #45
Wow Danger, that came out of nowhere.
 
  • #46
I sleep very soundly :

goto bed between 23-midnight, get up 7-7h30 ! I DO need that amount of hours as a minimum

the nights i don't sleep well in a year, i can count on one hand, really...

marlon
 
  • #47
The best solution when you cannot get asleep : having sex !
Afterwards, you sleep like a baby

marlon
 
  • #48
lisab said:
Careful, rocketboy! You're taking baby steps to full-blown somnambulant disassembly!

I had to google that one... I used to sleepwalk when I was younger, I guess I grew out of it (never took anything apart though... some engineering student I am!) I remember my mom telling me the story of how she woke up one night to see me walking down the hall, and she would call my name but I wouldn't respond, I was in a trance almost. Anyway, she followed me down two flights of stairs, where I walked over to our sleeping Labrador and I just sprawled across him. Apparently he just looked up at my mom like "help?". She said it was pretty creepy watching me sleepwalk.
 
  • #49
marlon said:
The best solution when you cannot get asleep : having sex !
Afterwards, you sleep like a baby

marlon

This is easier said than done. :rolleyes:
 
  • #50
I have a friend who used to sleepwalk as a young child and was known to get up and go and pee in the corner of rooms. He also says he was woken up by his father while taking a shower in the middle of the night.
 
  • #51
My father slept-walked (sleepwalked?) one time when I was an adolescent. He went downstairs, took all of the laundry out of the dryer, and shoved it all bodily into the refrigerator. My family was not very pleased with the resulting butter, pudding, and fruit stains.

- Warren
 
  • #52
For a second I read fridge as freezer and then thought, "well ofcourse they weren't happy with him"
 
  • #53
lisab said:
:blushing: Tell W you need a good smacking :-p !

I would, but she left again this morning for 2 weeks. If I happen to remember when she gets back... :rolleyes:

binzing said:
Wow Danger, that came out of nowhere.

Not really. If you want to check back through Franzbear (The Thread Killer Thread) and other GD posts of the same vintage, you'll see that it's a pretty normal response for me. I've just been a bit laid-back for the past couple of years.
 
  • #54
rocketboy said:
This is easier said than done. :rolleyes:
Why? Your arms broken?
 
  • #55
DaveC426913 said:
Why? Your arms broken?

I'm suspecting something a bit lower... :rolleyes:
 
  • #56
Danger said:
I'm suspecting something a bit lower... :rolleyes:
No, I meant ... are his arms incapacitated?

Or they could simply be too short...
 
  • #57
DaveC426913 said:
Or they could simply be too short...

As I said...
 

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