Insomnia in the early days
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Insomnia in the early days
Lydie here - starting day 8.
Just wanted to share my experience in regards to the no sleep issue (which SUCKS I KNOW!!!)
Day 1 - back from hospital.
Slept ALL DAY - from 8 am - 8 pm (I wasn't asleep the ENTIRE time - but I WAS afraid to get out of bed - for fear I'd go to liquor store - THAT'S ALCOHOLISM baby!)
Night 1 - nope - no sleep at all
Day 2 - nope - no sleep at all
Night 2 - about 2 or 3 hours intermittently from 8 pm - 2 am
Day 3 - awake
Night 3 - awake
Day 4 - awake
Night 4 - maybe 4 hours, again intermittently from around 11-4
Day 5 - awake
Night 5 - forget about it!
Day 6 - awake
Night 6 - Slept solidly for about 4 hours - up at 3:30
Day 7 - small and satisfying 20 minute nap
Night 7 (last night) - SLEPT a SOLID 7 hours
- up at 5:30
Day 8 - today - it's 5:30 - and while I'd have liked another couple hours I decided to listen to my body and get up when IT got up - I feel a lot less nuts today and am going to plow through until 10 tonight so I can get on a regular sleeping schedule...
Hope this helps anyone out there who thinks they need to take a drink to get some sleep (I almost did last night - SO GLAD I DIDN'T)
Please wait it out - sleep returns!
Hope you're all hanging in there and finding some peace and joy in recovery.
Just wanted to share my experience in regards to the no sleep issue (which SUCKS I KNOW!!!)
Day 1 - back from hospital.
Slept ALL DAY - from 8 am - 8 pm (I wasn't asleep the ENTIRE time - but I WAS afraid to get out of bed - for fear I'd go to liquor store - THAT'S ALCOHOLISM baby!)
Night 1 - nope - no sleep at all
Day 2 - nope - no sleep at all
Night 2 - about 2 or 3 hours intermittently from 8 pm - 2 am
Day 3 - awake
Night 3 - awake
Day 4 - awake
Night 4 - maybe 4 hours, again intermittently from around 11-4
Day 5 - awake
Night 5 - forget about it!
Day 6 - awake
Night 6 - Slept solidly for about 4 hours - up at 3:30
Day 7 - small and satisfying 20 minute nap
Night 7 (last night) - SLEPT a SOLID 7 hours
- up at 5:30Day 8 - today - it's 5:30 - and while I'd have liked another couple hours I decided to listen to my body and get up when IT got up - I feel a lot less nuts today and am going to plow through until 10 tonight so I can get on a regular sleeping schedule...
Hope this helps anyone out there who thinks they need to take a drink to get some sleep (I almost did last night - SO GLAD I DIDN'T)
Please wait it out - sleep returns!
Hope you're all hanging in there and finding some peace and joy in recovery.
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