Recent post and something called sleep!

[thrihyrne]

So I was posting about the virtual cat and other stuff— after my post I sat down to watch something on my computer and knit, but then off to my right I started seeing flashing pictures of a young girl, just off to my right. I started screaming and my roommate came down and said, "Get off the computer and go to bed NOW." They were indeed hallucinations. I'd had 4½ hours of sleep in 48 hours and my poor brain was simply wigging out. I'd felt I was fine because everything in the world seemed fine and I was 'fully functioning,' only… I wasn't. My brain was beyond exhausted. I'd been given a prescription for a few sleeping pills since I've had some difficulty sleeping, so I went into the next room in a bed all cozy with Stan (the real cat), took my sleeping pill, and tried to go to sleep. About half an hour later I was still awake, so I went upstairs to Julia and told her I was failing in sleeping school. She told me to go back to bed and just keep relaxing and it would come. And it did.

So for the next several days, I'm going to unplug at 7:00 and get my body in bed, with the medication, at 9:00. No excuses. (well, except for tomorrow, which is Julia's birthday party, but it will start at 6:00 and I can feign tiredness even if I don't have it, at any point. Anything now to save my sanity!)

But a ghost kitty would be neat!

Comments

[llembas.livejournal.com]

That sounds scary!!! *HUGS*

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Wasn't fun. I mean, the virtual cat was, but not seeing young girls flashing at my right side. :P

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

So glad to hear from you again -- your last post really worried me but I didn't know what to write. I get hallucinations out of the corner of my eye when I haven't slept -- definitely sleep is the answer!

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm beginning to get caught up on some much-needed sleep!! I just thought that I was functioning so well that it must be something paranormal. But I was wrong!! :P

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

so glad you are getting some sleep. i think getting into that routine will do you a world of good. the brain is a weird thing and gets weirder without enough rest!

<3

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed. It will take me a while to not write future LJ entries/think about conversations/make to-do lists once I'm in bed, but I'm working on it. I've done some guided meditations and will try to do those once under the covers. ♥

[telperion1.livejournal.com]

I'd be totally freaking out if I was hallucinating like that. Sounds like a good iea to give yourself a bed time for a while!

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

In retrospect, the signs were there that there was something pretty wrong! But since it was inconsistent, my logical brain just kept going, as did I. I'll be having earlier than usual nights for a while.