It's the 4:00 a.m. thread
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3:47 this time. Woke up to a thump and then silence.
Probably the near-gale force winds we're getting today, blowing open the porch storm door then slamming it shut again. I got up, put on my PJs, and secured it.
Now I'm awake.
Probably the near-gale force winds we're getting today, blowing open the porch storm door then slamming it shut again. I got up, put on my PJs, and secured it.
Now I'm awake.
0113. I have to be to work by 3am. I got just over 4 hours of sleep. I hate early 12 hour shifts.
0304.
Got up at 0140 to get rid of liquids. Couldn’t get back to sleep. Got up for 30 minutes. Tried again. No dice. sigh.
Got up at 0140 to get rid of liquids. Couldn’t get back to sleep. Got up for 30 minutes. Tried again. No dice. sigh.
0340 is better than 0140. Progress. But in a few days my sleep schedule is drastically changing as I switch to full vampire. So this week (and next week) just suck for sleep.
Your post is in bed, KT. Why aren’t you at your post?!Oh hi there 4am.
(sorry, I couldn’t help myself)
Up at 3:30am this morning because of the fun and games in Azure's East US 2 region yesterday. I need to ensure a client that their scaling is working properly after a bitch of a day yesterday.
I'm noticing another trend of where I'm waking up at about 4am again. Trying to not stress about it though, because that will just perpetuate the cycle.
Ditto, but I have a reason. I'm at work!
(I work nights, so this is normal.)
I worked nights for almost 20 years, i could never get use to the hay while the sun shines thing like the day dwellers.
Woke up today around 3:30 am. Made some tea, had some yogurt, now thinking about how much prep work I need to do before the new stove is delivered.
/looks at clock which says 3:03am
/waves
Fuck this shit. It's Saturday!
EDIT: I was able to get back to sleep around 4:30am and then slept until 7:30!
/waves
Fuck this shit. It's Saturday!
EDIT: I was able to get back to sleep around 4:30am and then slept until 7:30!
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Did all the stuff that normally gets me to sleep, didn't work.
Got to sleep at around 4 or 5ish.
Up at 9:30
Expected to fall over sometime before lunch, but I'm strangely still productive in mid afternoon.
I am not understanding all of this, and I am not liking any of this.
Got to sleep at around 4 or 5ish.
Up at 9:30
Expected to fall over sometime before lunch, but I'm strangely still productive in mid afternoon.
I am not understanding all of this, and I am not liking any of this.
It's 3:25 now. I've been awake for nearly 3 hours.
And now I'm just an hour away from just brewing some coffee and struggling through the day, because the odds of sleeping through my alarm are beginning to increase exponentially.
And now I'm just an hour away from just brewing some coffee and struggling through the day, because the odds of sleeping through my alarm are beginning to increase exponentially.
I work nights, so my personal time is waaaaay different than pretty much everyone else. Went to bed just after 8am. Got up just before noon to take a leak. Couldn’t sleep. Got up 30 minutes later. One pretty heavy workout after that, and it’s now 130pm.
I leave for work at 1020pm. I’m pulling a 12 tonight. So I’m really hoping to get a little more sleep this afternoon…
I leave for work at 1020pm. I’m pulling a 12 tonight. So I’m really hoping to get a little more sleep this afternoon…
Good Morning everyone!
Almost 5 hours of sleep last night, which is the best this week.
Almost 5 hours of sleep last night, which is the best this week.
This is the latest that I've been able to sleep all week. I woke up at exactly 4am today.
insomnia can be maddening. I’ve been getting 3-4 hrs per night for about 6 months, and that’s with a sleeping pill or supplement. It literally feels like I’m dying a little each day.
In my case, after looking at nearly every other potential variable, I tracked it to anxiety, and went down that rabbit hole, only to open up another bigger one.
Just the fact that you’re not able to wrestle some control over your sleep is going to be anxiety producing - and it doesn’t have to be the overt anxiety attack flavor.
I sincerely wish you the best of luck in sorting it out.
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Been tossing and turning since 4AM, it is now 5:04AM and i'm eating cold KFC chicken and coleslaw.
Ah, the breakfast of champions at the passenger holding camp at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
Also the lunch of champions.
And dinner of champions.
And fourth meal.
That KFC was only closed for four hours a day. And outside of a few minutes around 1430? When no in their right mind is walking around outside in the heat in Kuwait? The chicken was cold. Always. Risk the heat outdoors to get hot chicken. Otherwise, cold chicken for you! French fries were hit and miss if they would be hot or not. Coleslaw, when available, was usually tepid. And might just be dry shredded cabbage.
The KFC also added to the general, overarching aroma of feces and french fries that permeated the large passenger holding camp thing at Ali Al Salem.