Insomnia Leads to Early Morning Workout: My Story

[lockhartkitchen]

Thursday night I had insomnia. It was 4 AM and I still hadn't fallen asleep. I did what is insane for me. I got up and went to the gym instead of my late morning time. I worked out for an hour, came home and slept for a few hours.

Back to it again tonight (well, day since it's 2:53 AM), cat won't stay off of me, cat climbing on things and knocking them down, cat in the window and playing with the blinds, cat sent out of my room. My mind won't stop thinking. I have a fair tomorrow, so it's like Christmas morning for me. I took a hot shower, on here, I think I'll attempt again to sleep.

 

[letscook04]

Re: insomniaOh that happens to me when I have so much on my mine and I can't sleep. Try taking Tylenol PM!

 

[dannyzmom]

Re: insomniaOh - how frustrating! I am so sorry you're unable to get any sleep!

 

[Kathy's_Kitchen]

Re: insomniaI've been having that some, too. More and more the older I get

Good for you that you did something productive, i.e., gym, instead of fighting it...lately I've been trying to do something to do with PC if I can't sleep...beats some of the mindless drivel on television anyway...

 

[sklay723]

Re: insomniaDH will be switching back to nights again in less than two weeks(flip-flops every 56 days) and I still haven't gotten over my bad sleep habits from the last time he was on nights! Our kids are usually asleep between 9 and 10 (they're night owls, too, apparently) and so I usually stay up in order to get work done. By the time I finish my work, it's around 1 a.m. And I'm WIDE awake. Some nights I just can't get motivated, but I'm trying to make myself clean as much as possible when I'm up that late and can't sleep...might as well get something productive done while I'm up! My house should be spotless at this rate, but no such luck. I'm just glad my kids sleep til 9 or 10 in the morning so I'm not a total zombie if I don't get to sleep until 3 or 4. I can still get 6-7 hours that way if I'm lucky.
One thing that really helps me a lot is to read a chapter or two of a good book. Usually that's what my mind needs to get a bit more worn out. I like Kathy's idea of doing something with PC though...might have to start doing that!