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No Pasa Nada » Blog Archive » If I’m Not Here…(Volume XV) — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:14:54 +0000

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By: Sarcomical

Sarcomical — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:44:20 +0000

i’ve been there, minus the crying about it by now, because, ugh i can’t summon it anymore, for months. not that it makes it suck for you any less. but, you know.

and p.s. kelly IS a psycho; did you see her on the last episode yet? “bethenny, i’m NOT going to indulge you. bethenny STOP stop! stopstopstopstop oh hey that’s a cute Zac dress you’re wearing”

*blink*

By: Alyce

Alyce — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:02:28 +0000

Not sleeping sucks. Remember when it was cool to brag about how little sleep you got (and still turned in paper, still took exam, etc.)? No way, no how. Gimme my mfing sleep.

KB is a total raging bitch and my vote would also be for drugs. I still cannot get over her orange, blotchy face running IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAFFIC LANE in NYC. And the, “I’m here, you’re here” speech replete with hand gestures demarcating heights of popularity/social standing to Bethenny!?! If anyone deserves to punched in the throat…

By: Joie at Canned Laughter

Joie at Canned Laughter — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:21:34 +0000

Had to google Kelly Bensimon. Discovered that she invited people to a party with a cash bar. You’re right. In my book anyone who expects people to pay for their own drinks at a party is a bitch. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Also in a totally non-snarky mode, have you ever tried a hypnosis audio to fall asleep to? It actually helped me when I was dealing with Post Traumatic Stress.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:31:49 +0000

Oh man, that sucks! I’ve gone through phases of insomnia too and they are utterly miserable. I’ve yet to figure out why they happen and why they stop (and for what it’s worth, they have always stopped sooner or later). I hope you don’t suffer much longer – six weeks is a long time!
Though sometimes insomnia defeats all attempts, since you don’t mind well-meaning assvice here’s a few things that have seemed to help a bit (I realize you’ve probably tried most if not all by now, since many of these are on ‘sleep-hygiene’ websites):

Turning off the computer a couple of hours before getting into bed; staring at the screen wires me and then I lie in bed and my eyes and forehead won’t relax. (I don’t watch TV right before bed either if I’m having trouble sleeping.)
Turning down the lights a while before getting into bed (same reason as above).
Covering all LCD displays in the bedroom and making sure it’s really dark.
Sometimes one of those lavendar-scented eye pillows filled with little dried beans helps – applying gentle weight over my eyes helps them and my forehead relax.
Getting out for a walk in the fresh air at some point during the day.
Getting at least 20 minutes of direct sunlight (or daylight if it’s not sunny) on my face during the day.
Reading non-fiction in bed; fiction tends to make me want to read on, but non-fiction, even though I enjoy it, somehow makes me drowsy (perhaps it’s a flashback to all the university coursework I tried to read in bed).
Eating dinner earlier and not eating afterwards.
Cutting back on salt and sugar.

Hope you are feeling like yourself again soon. Prolonged insomnia is crazy-making …

By: She Likes Purple

She Likes Purple — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:23:16 +0000

This happened to me when Kyle was a few weeks old. He would be asleep and I would be exhausted but the anxiety of everything kept me up and tried to kill me. I cut caffeine out for a couple weeks and that worked pretty damn well. Once I got over the anxiety, I re-introduced caffeine and I sleep fine now even though I have a very concerning Diet Coke addiction.

By: Momo Fali

Momo Fali — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:07:05 +0000

Welcome to the shittiest club on earth. I haven’t slept well in over 10 years…well, except for that patch where I was addicted to Ambien. Too bad that good thing had to come to an end. Stupid heart palpitations.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:03:53 +0000

I highly rec. this tea: http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/detail.html/wellness-teas/sleepytime-extra

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:58:43 +0000

Kelly Bensimon is one crazy bitch, isn’t she? She must be on something.

Anyway, I’m sorry sleep evades you. Sleep is the one thing I really, really need to feel like a human being, so I feel your pain on this.

By: Kristabella

Kristabella — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:49:26 +0000

So I had this same problem back a few years ago, so I know your pain. I went about 6 months straight of getting 2-3 hours of sleep a night. And I was miserable and cranky and am surprised I still have friends. I even tried Ambien and it just made it worse. Ambien didn’t knock me out! How is that even possible?

Turns out I was depressed and as soon as I started the anti-depressants, things got a lot better. It still took awhile, but finally, I got some sleep.

Also, you clearly have a lot on your mind. And I know this sounds corny, but have you ever tried a relaxation tape? It helps because it makes your brain focus on that instead of the 1000 things you have running through your mind, which is mostly WHY CAN’T I FALL ASLEEP!

Hang in there chica!