What Keeps You Awake At Night?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Unless you’re one of those people who prefer to be up sll night.

Tonight, well this morning really, sitting here wondering why I’ve lost weight. I can’t afford to, I don’t have any extra. Normally I weigh between 165ish and 170ish fully clothed. Yesterday at work, goofing off a bit in the warehouse, I stepped onto the pallet scale, weighed 158 pounds :eek:. So, I’ve been up all night wondering, where did that weight go? Why do I have this weird lump where my collar bone meets my shoulder? Should I get that mole removed? Why have I been so sneezy this week? How much would it cost to get rid of this fuggin ugly popcorn ceiling, scrape off and repaint or pull the rock and reinsulate the attic as well? I know some of that blown in has been mushed down when the attic fans were installed. Stuff like that. To top it off, sitting here at the kitchen table, is my fridge making that weird rhythmic gurgling noise (most likely) or am I starting a new “fix the bathroom plumbing by way of remodeling the kitchen” project this weekend? I’m going to wait till I see water in that one. Those are the two most expensive rooms in a house to redo. Even if you do most of the work (I ain’t a tape and texture guy, well, texture anyway)

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OP meant to post this in MPSIMS, so let’s move it there (from IMHO).

And what keeps me up at night is insomnia.

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Nothing. And that pisses my gf off a bit. She has been stopping every Monday after work to visit an elderly relative who isn’t doing well. She gets home around midnight and I’m sound asleep. Apparently I should be concerned about her, exhausted, yet driving.

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Lately, my granddaughter. Specifically, 2AM today. I think she’s teething again.

Maybe before she hits puberty, her parents can afford their own place… <yaaawwwwwwn>

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Money, or lack thereof, and the very real possibility that pretty soon (within a few weeks, so just in time for Christmas) I’ll either have more of it than I’ve had before, or I’ll be out of a job. That coupled with the fact that I need to get a new car very soon and the thought of having a monthly car payment scares the crap out of me, sleep can be kind of elusive.

And the fact that my oldest son appears to be actively and deliberately failing high school, and my youngest son can be a little asshole that needs therapy for anger issues (but gets straight A’s and reads Black’s Law Dictionary for fun), and my wife is starting to go through menopause which she isn’t handling very well and I don’t know how to help her, and the final draft of my MA thesis is due in 3 weeks and I feel it’s wholly insufficient… it all adds up.

At least my bed is comfy, and it beats standing on my feet all day.

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  1. Bad things I have experienced.

  2. Bad things I have done.

  3. Bad things that might happen to my loved ones.

  4. Work.

  5. The Nighttime Whatifs.

  6. This dog.

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My nightly worries span the gamut of things to worry about. Some nights I fall right to sleep, other nights when I’m tossing and turning, my brain will not shut down. Here are some topics. Not all would come up on the same night.
Reliving our son’s last week of life - in a constant loop.

Money - how will we ever have enough to retire?

How will we ever pay off our son’s student loans we cosigned?

The giant red pines blowing over and hitting our house (when we have a storm).

Did I lock the door?

Will the mice invade our cars and garage again this winter?

Stupid things I said and did beginning in junior high and continuing into the present.

What am I going to wear tomorrow?

Will my mom’s good health continue? For how long?

Is our teenage granddaughter making good choices?

Rooms that need painting.

Household updates and repairs that need attention.

Should we get a real Christmas tree this year?

Should I continue to give the grandkids stuff on the non-gift giving holidays - Halloween and Valentine’s Day? I want to stop, I think I will.

Will Romeo get sprayed by a skunk again tomorrow morning…again? (he did yesterday)

I need to stock up on de-skunking supplies.

What if we run into a wolf or a bear while we’re walking?

How will I die? Will I get sick and suffer (I hope not), will I be killed in a car accident?

Will my husband die before me? I could handle it better than he could handle me dying first. Then I think of all of the things he wouldn’t know how to do or things he will need to do and not realize it.

UGH!!

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Pain.
~VOW

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Cats.
…yeah, Cats.

(I quit fighting insomnia years ago. Except for a few occasions where I tried Ambien, recently. I just get on up and clean a closet or Swiffer the floors down stairs.)

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Mainly that, but sometimes worrying about having insomnia also keeps me up at night.

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I fall asleep easily. Unfortunately I don’t stay asleep.

I wake about 2 and have trouble getting back to sleep.

Lately the neighbors dog has woke me barking. But, I’ve always woke around 2. I used to practice guitar or read until I got sleepy. I feel tired now at 2 and don’t feel like doing anything except get back to sleep.

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I usually sleep pretty well, but if I can’t sleep, it’s almost always due to:

  • Worrying about money
  • Worrying about work projects

Two months ago, my father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, which spread rapidly since the initial diagnosis, and which is going to lead to his death within the next few days. So, now, I have that in my worry cabinet, as well, and it’s led to poor sleep for the past weeks.

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Getting up to pee. If it is later than about 3, I will not usually get back to sleep. Sometimes I can read for an hour and then get back to sleep.

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Generally, regrets. I have a mind that obsesses over past regrets and can’t let go.
And along with what Hari Seldon said, needing to pee. I am the kind of sleeper who if I wake up, have a hard time sleeping again. If my bladder is yelling for a bathroom trip at 4 AM, there’s nothing I can do but accommodate it, but then doing so might mean tossing and turning about until 6-7 AM.

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Torture of The Damned, Sir. Torture of The Damned!

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Well, put it this way. I feel very low in myself. I can’t see much in the future, and I feel that any second something terrible is going to happen to me. <klunk>

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Aaahh, whose a cute puppy, YES you are, yes you are! Do you wanna get the ball? Get the ball, get the ball. Good Puppy

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I usually have trouble getting to sleep so will toss and turn and watch the clock and figure out how many hours I can get before time to get up. Once I do fall asleep then I don’t want to get up…Mostly I worry about not getting enough sleep.

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I took the huge face digital alarm clock out the bedroom when Mr.Wrekker retired. A lot of looking at the clock and doing the math ceased. Now I spend time guessing what time it is. Til I turn my phone or tablet over. Ridiculous.

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Clears throat Yeah. Well, glad it’s not just me.

On a practical level - going to bed too early. 1.30 seems about right.

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