Insomniacs

Name: Alicia
ASL, or any variation of the sort: 21/F/TX
Hobbies!: this question makes me feel shame. i used to have so many of them, but lately ive been very unproductive for more than a year. however, im a gifted writer and thinker, and i used to really enjoy painting (and was good at it!) Lately been trying to make sense of my own mind its hard to do much of anything. I still read a lot though.
Favorite movies, books, musicians, artists, serial killers, cooks... your favorite (blank)'s that suit your hobbies: Alfred Hitchock's Psycho, Full Metal Jacket,  Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction
Fandoms?: I am a lover of good music... love classic rock, rolling stones, david bowie, ac/dc, marilyn manson, primus, system of a down, rammstein, (love metal), also love clive barker and stephen king... many other books & authors
Random things you want to share: ive had insomnia since i was at least 12. i have anxiety issues and i drink a lot so that plays a part in it. ive noticed when im happy, the sleep problems sortof disappear for a while, but they always resurface when the going gets tough....
Why you joined the community: to talk/get suppport from other insomniacs!

Im afraid of bedtime. I have to take many sleeping pills to fall asleep, but i always wake up during the night and then, oh, again i struggle to fall back asleep. my anxiety hangs over me all day and is uncontrollable. i feel sometimes as if im going mad when i lay in bed and cant keep my eyes shut, cant calm my nerves, and i feel it interferes with my happiness. currently seeking treatment... (my psychiatrist is "out of town" for about 4 weeks, boo hoo).

Is there anyone else who feels as if their insomnia is a major problem in their life?

Name: Erika M
ASL, or any variation of the sort: 18 (19 in September), Canada
Hobbies!: Reading, writing, origami, crafts, dinosaurs? (I study them on my own time...)
Favorite stuff: "Watchmen", "Horton! Hears a Who", "Kick Ass", both "A Very Potter Musical" and "A Very Potter Sequel" as well the the original Harry Potter movies.
Fandoms?: Harry Potter, Criminal Minds, Watchmen, Psych
Random things you want to share: I really really like cheese but it makes me sick cause I'm lactose intollerant.
Why you joined the community: I have issues sleeping quite often, and sometimes, late at night, when I'm dying to go to sleep, I turn on the computer but there's never anything to do. So, this gives me something to do, as well as people to talk to.

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I'm extremely sleep-deprived. People me age are supposed to have AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep a night, ideally 10 (if I could have it my way 12 or 13), but I've been working my ass off and getting no more than 6 hours a night. I have to get up at 8 tomorrow... I just wish I could sleep in. Saturdays & Sundays are my only days for that now! I'm dreading working tomorrow at 10:45, sharp! And not being able to sleep until at least 1. :(

Sleep deprivation is the worst. So is being moodier than usual because of the lack of sleep. It makes me feel bad.

Um, hey there. I have had insonia for... well a long time. It is due to my hypothyroidism and depression. It gets very fustrating for me. I have started going days without sleeping. I feel so tired sometimes. I feel like I am just about to fall asleep, but I can't. I seem to be stuck on that last stage to falling asleep. I get so close. I will have moments where I almost drift off then snap back awake. I spend my long nights on the computer. I even started jogging at night. Erg, it just makes me so mad sometimes!

Hey everyone.

I am new here. My history with insomnia started out innocently enough, where my parents overloaded with things to do for them and the only time I could get any peace to do what I needed to was at night. Recently though I've started to go for days with very few hours of sleep. My insomnia is somewhat tied to my depression because when I feel down or anxious I won't want to sleep.

I did take Melatonin for a while and it helped some, but at some point, school got too stressful and I stopped taking it. (I am in college by the way.)

Anyone else have a similar relationship with insomnia?

Okay, I'm Kathleen, and I joined this group because I just got over an annoying week of chronic insufficient sleep. Since I'm bopolar and I actually have a chronic pain condition, I need 7 or 8 hours in order to function efficiently.

I graduated a little over a year ago with an MA in Psychology. Due to pain issues caused by my fibromyalgia, I have been putting my career plans on hold. I'm in a program for current and former sex workers (I'm a Dominatrix), and I go to groups, get accupuncture, go to trauma therapy, meet with my case worker, etc. I'm graduating the program next month, but I will still be seeing my therapist there afterward. We're doing EMDR therapy. Google it if you're interested.

I've been married for 16 years. My husband has variable mood swings, but he loves me and takes care of me when business is slow for me. (The sex industry periodically gets very slow, and the economy isn't helping). I love him too.

I'm a Scorpio with Moon in Aquarius and Libra rising, if anyone's into astrology.

My musical tastes vary. I like seventies soul, hardcore punk (Early Dead Kennedy's, MDC, the Dicks, the Crucifucks, etc.), 70's glam, 80's death rock, 80's pop, Guns-N-Roses, Nirvana, Hole, Leonard Cohen, Muddy Waters, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Tom Waits, and 70's redneck rock.

Books: Neil Gaiman's stuff, John Rechy's stuff, Urban Fantasy, John Shirley, early Anne Rice, Michael Slade, "Edie", "The Basketball Diaries", anything else by the late Jim Carrol, Edgar Allen Poe.

Movies: "The Watchmen", "Galaxy Quest", "The Devil's Rejects", the entire Hannibal Lector series, all the Batman movies, "Phantom of the Paradise", "Rocky Horror Picture Show, "White Oleander", the list goes on and on.

T.V. shows: "old "Star Trek" episodes with Captain Kirk, "Dexter", "Oz", "American Idol", "Sopranos", Law and Order SVU", "CSI, esp Miami", "Cold Case", etc.

Crushes: Jello Biafra, David Bowie, Axel Rose, Keith Richard, Steven Tyler, Lou Reed, John Shirley, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, more I'm sure

Favorite Serials: Charles Manson, I'll pass on more.

Nice to meet people.

 Hey ya'll (don't know why I say that so much, I'm not even southern)! This is the intro post. I will have a link to it in the userinfo for future usage and new members!

Feel free to comment with stuff about you like...
Name:
ASL, or any variation of the sort:
Hobbies!:
Favorite movies, books, musicians, artists, serial killers, cooks... your favorite (blank)'s that suit your hobbies:
Fandoms?:
Random things you want to share:
Why you joined the community:
Whatever photo's you want:

AND GO!

Hey ya'll. It's not really late (yet), but I can't sleep and I am not even remotely tired. Facebook and LJ are being boring, LJ particularly and it's DUMB and pissing me off. I have an appointment with a cardiologist to get a whole crap-ton of tests done just to see if I have this one thing that runs in my family. I really hope that they aren't LOL NO YOU DON'T HAVE THIS, BUT YOU HAVE SOMETHING TEN TIMES MORE SERIOUS, ACTUALLY! :|

My point is that I am bored. So this is what I have been doing for the past few hours... just kinda going through her comics... chronologically. I do this every year or so. xD

http://www.nataliedee.com

Welcome, dudes. I made this community while searching for an insomnia community... NONE ARE ACTIVE AT ALL! I figure I'd make this and try to advertise it and get people to join. It's funny, it's almost 1 a.m. I created an insomnia community while participating in being an insomniac!

Anyway, I hope this community turns out to be fun, helpful, and awesome.

<3 Your mod, Rachel