What Keeps You Up at Night?

SeekUp

Another restless night, another morning searching out caffeine to help with my lack-of-sleep headache.

It's been happening more often than not lately, where my anxieties about various aspects of my life - two of us living on one income, being in a new country, thinking about when we have to move next - are seeping into my subconscious and drifting into my dreams. I love going to bed because I'm usually quite tired (and love a snuggle), but I always wake up with this stuff in the back of my mind.

I'm sure I'm not alone here . . . what about the rest of you? Anything keeping you up at night?

Ginny

My Stomach.

Crumble Froo

noct forum :pac:

rain on

I usually sleep pretty well, but when it's one of those nights where no matter what you do you can't drop off, my mind starts worrying about the oddest things.

Last time I couldn't sleep, after I'd exhausted the usual worries (ex-boyfriend, debts, car battery on its last legs, blah blah) I started getting antsy about how the software made by the company I work for is so unattractive and counterintuitive to use compared to the software made by our biggest competitor. ???

Pretty soon after that I dropped off, I think I'd finally bored myself to sleep.

Cathy34

Money worries - started my own business last year and it's tough

sillyputty

When am i going to get a job is the main one at the moment, but when i can't sleep my mind wanders and i end up worrying about my next driving lesson or if my sister in america is ok or the weirdest things i wouldnt gove a second thought during the day.

rainbow kirby

Worries about my final year project, exam results and finding a job, mostly. Same as every other final year student in the country!

SeekUp

rain on wrote: »

Last time I couldn't sleep, after I'd exhausted the usual worries (ex-boyfriend, debts, car battery on its last legs, blah blah) I started getting antsy about how the software made by the company I work for is so unattractive and counterintuitive to use compared to the software made by our biggest competitor. ???

Pretty soon after that I dropped off, I think I'd finally bored myself to sleep.

Hahahahaha -- next time you're up, just start typing what's in your head and pm it to me . . . you can bore me to sleep too.

LouOB

I have a ginger cat who is lacking intelligence - so he tries to burying underneath the kitchen tiled floor, at the door, to get out. So it sounds like someone rattling the door

Family worries - sometimes. Only if i know someone is really sick.
Last night was v warm after heating on and two duvets, I couldnt nod off. Even though i need my sleep, have been sick lately. Am wrecked today - look like walking dead.

I hate Sunday nights - anxious. I keep thinking Im forgetting something

Zzippy

The fcukin house alarm down the street that went off at 4am this morning, and stayed going for an hour and a half! :mad:

If I had had a ladder and hammer handy that alarm would be so dead now...

idontknowmyname

Wondering when I'm going to get a job, worrying how i'm going to survive on the little money I have and also worrying about signing on as I haven't done it yet...also about the guy I'm seeing...lots of things to give me a restless nights the last few days

rain on

SeekUp wrote: »

Hahahahaha -- next time you're up, just start typing what's in your head and pm it to me . . . you can bore me to sleep too.

Haha no bother.. look out for future titles including "What Is That Noise Coming From Under My Car?", "Sleeping With the Ex: Yes or No?" and "Should I Get Dental Cover as Part of My Health Insurance?".

mental07

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Worries about my final year project, exam results and finding a job, mostly. Same as every other final year student in the country!

God yeah I remember that, my mind would always be racing at night, and during the day I couldn't think of anything beyond my next deadline!

Sometimes work stuff keeps me awake these nights

Salome

Recently I had a problem that I put on the long finger at work until it got to the point that I had a stomach churning sleepless night or two - I am a procrastinator by nature unfortunately.

Blush_01

My lack of direction. If only I could find my bedroom!

Work, prospects, direction, money... they all stress me out to a degree. I live in two different places, one Monday to Friday, the other at the weekend, and I don't sleep well during the week, but I'm very busy at the weekends, so although I get better quality sleep I don't get a lot of it. That annoys me.

I always wake up with a song in my head. I wonder about my personal soundtrack sometimes.

Suaimhneach

The same things, running through my head, as listed by you guys.
I find that if I get to the morning restless, I try stay tired all day then get a REALLY early night rather than survive on caffine. I also find just taking a deep breath, or writing it all down, or a good rant on the phone... getting it off your chest and out of your brain running in circles is a huge help.

Stressful times.

beks101

Caffeine, a big meal or work stress too close to bedtime usually get me pillow flicking and duvet flipping!

Avoidance usually works with the first two and a bit of mundane list-making usually shuts my brain off in no time!

Acacia

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Worries about my final year project, exam results and finding a job, mostly. Same as every other final year student in the country!

Yup. This, and boards is what keeps me up. :pac:

Creamy Goodness

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Worries about my final year project, exam results and finding a job, mostly. Same as every other final year student in the country!

^^ this.

once i get to sleep though there's no waking me.

my mum cannot understand it, i sleep through dogs barking, toliet flushing - room right beside toliet -, an old smoke alarm (we had to replace it because we feared i'd sleep through it), you name it, i'll sleep through it.

whereas if i fecking cough in the middle of the night, she'll wake

rainbow kirby

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

once i get to sleep though there's no waking me.

my mum cannot understand it, i sleep through dogs barking, toliet flushing - room right beside toliet -, an old smoke alarm (we had to replace it because we feared i'd sleep through it), you name it, i'll sleep through it.

whereas if i fecking cough in the middle of the night, she'll wake

I'm exactly the same. I've been known to sleep through an hour and a half of my alarm - while it wakes up everyone else at home. It practically takes a train running through my room to wake me up once I'm asleep.

pseudonym1

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

^^ this.

once i get to sleep though there's no waking me.

my mum cannot understand it, i sleep through dogs barking, toliet flushing - room right beside toliet -, an old smoke alarm (we had to replace it because we feared i'd sleep through it), you name it, i'll sleep through it.

whereas if i fecking cough in the middle of the night, she'll wake

How close to you sleep to your mum??:eek:
Wake promoting drugs!
Ponder bout where my life is at and going usual crap! Get up and pending on hour head outside for a bit of night time air - or badly convay a piont on boards!

Weidii

My bf isn't here, he's such a good influence when he is, I find myself getting to bed before twelve most nights and getting up before eight every morning!

artyeva

reading through some of these made me feel better - it being after 3am :pac:

i laugh... but i have to meet me other half at 7am so that i can drive him to a place that's 3 and 1/2 hours away from where i am now sitting....

i'm scared to go to sleep cause - this is no lie - a few months ago the plumber came to fix the shower - he had to open the concrete floor in the bathroom to get at the pipes - using a jackhammer.

i slept through the whole thing.

Harpy

i have an essay due tomorrow so tryin to write it now is keeping me up, but this thread just makes me want to sleep
now back to that stupid essay...if only i was organised and not lazy id have it done by now..

watna

Pretty much just work - my job isn't really stressful per se - just really really really busy but I really enjoy it. I often lie awake for half an hour thinking of all the things I'll need to do tomorrow. I've started turning the lights back on and writing it all down. That usually relaxes me off to sleep.

I occasionally worry about money but I'm not in too bad a situation. It's mainly how to get $3000 to pay fo return flights for a trip home that I think about.

Last night I was awake for a while thinking about the social club at work. I'ev just joined and we need to think of ideas for things to do. i have none. I was going to get up and get my laptop to put a thread on boards but I couldn't think where I would put such a thread so I decided not to. Where would you put that thread?!

Does anyone else notice that ideas you think are awesome when lying awake at night are invariably very stupid?!

spinandscribble

worrying about my clients, my acid reflux, wondering how i'll get through the next six months and worrying about my family and friends.

wandatowell

my over-active thyroid gland

Joey the lips

Nothing kept me up when I was working the house could fall down and I did not give a stuff but since i was let go everything keeps me up....

Boiler needs service
Washing machine on its last legs
Car Due a service
Lawnmore needs a new blade
Child is growing out of clothes - Glad they are cheap
Sky movies is sh1t will I get rid of it????
Press doors are peeling - Tell supplier I am sueing him. How do I word that
Timber frame house is has a moving floor Will more tiles brake.
Is the moth going to be alright on the pregnacy
Is the son going to get worse
Is there any fcuking people in this world not trying to rip you off
Stay off gumtree.
Cider makes me hiper so I have stopped drinking it.
Wine seems to taste bad cause I drink on me own ( Wife preg not drinking)

Jasus everything keeps me awake at night.

MadgeBadge

Imaginary conversations with people who wronged me, including boys who act keen, take my number and proceed to never contact me, my ex-boss, a seller on e-bay, etc.

Also, an awful recurring dream where I discover I have a secret second credit card that I've maxed out.

Creamy Goodness

pseudonym1 wrote: »

How close to you sleep to your mum??:eek:
Wake promoting drugs!
Ponder bout where my life is at and going usual crap! Get up and pending on hour head outside for a bit of night time air - or badly convay a piont on boards!

she sleeps up the top of the house and i sleep at the bottom.

she's a light sleeper totally

Snowie

I know this is odd but if I havent eatin i cant sleep i gotta sleep ona full tumyy Odd..
if i have socks on in bed i stay awake..If theres a tv standbye light is on or a computer light or lap top light if i m pellows are set up properly...

partyguinness

How to come up with schemes to save money and tax for clients and replaying a recent day in court i.e. what i should/could have said...how to improve on it for the future.

Open doors
Lights on
Eating Indian late at night...bad one.

hobochris

my GF..

I usually worry about other stuff like job, finance etc.. In the car on my way to work(usually sitting in traffic on the m50) or if watching t.v I'll schedule it for in when the commercials are on.

pow wow

Bizarre dreams about an ex and the fear of going back to sleep in case it continues where it left off. Ugh.

Lockstep

meanie boots wrote: »

Bizarre dreams about an ex and the fear of going back to sleep in case it continues where it left off. Ugh.

I can relate to that.

allabouteve

Late night horror films.
Frustration.
Grilled cheese sandwiches.
Talking on the phone/online to friends in the other hemishpere.
My infomercial addiction.

Madame Razz

Waiting for the late night skype call...time differences suck....

Man I miss my good nights sleep....it's deffo the biggest downside of my current relationship:rolleyes:

SeekUp

Madame Razz wrote: »

Waiting for the late night skype call...time differences suck....

Man I miss my good nights sleep....it's deffo the biggest downside of my current relationship:rolleyes:

As a 3 year veteran of long-distance relationships (across various time zones), I completely understand . . .

Madame Razz

SeekUp wrote: »

As a 3 year veteran of long-distance relationships (across various time zones), I completely understand . . .

I'm glad somebody else around here hears my pain:pac:

banshee_bones

im usually ok at getting to sleep, if i cant sleep theres no point staying in bed so il read or get up and do smething until im exhauted enough to sleep.

Depends.... relationships with people... things that may have happened during the day...will i get a masters...what il do if i dont...where i would invariably travel..Korea?South America? what kind of job il get with or without masters? but generally i wouldnt have too many sleepless nights thankfully

panda100

Well I cant sleep tonight cos I've ended my third date with the funniest,nicest guy I've ever met and cant stop daydreaming about him! He's a journo I've loved for years and now I cant believe Im kissing him.Its all a bit mad but its completely messing with my head because I cant stop thinking about him and panda100-no sleep=angry panda!!so desperatly need to sleep!

watna

panda100 wrote: »

Well I cant sleep tonight cos I've ended my third date with the funniest,nicest guy I've ever met and cant stop daydreaming about him! He's a journo I've loved for years and now I cant believe Im kissing him.Its all a bit mad but its completely messing with my head because I cant stop thinking about him and panda100-no sleep=angry panda!!so desperatly need to sleep!

Wooo. Panda100 has a boyfriend! (said in playground taunting voice while making kissie noises)

Sounds very exciting. I love not being able to get to sleep if your thinking about nice things. My night time thinking tends to get in a negative cycle until I tell myself to think about something nice.

It must be nice to be kept awake thinking about how dreamy someone is. I remember those days. Me and my bf used to stay up until 2 or 3 on weeknight when we first starting going out (nothing dirty - it's just that we had so much to talk about). We used to email wach other at work the next days saying how tired we are. Now, three years later, we love to go to bed early and curl up together. Times change, I guess!

Joey the lips

panda100 wrote: »

Well I cant sleep tonight cos I've ended my third date with the funniest,nicest guy I've ever met and cant stop daydreaming about him! He's a journo I've loved for years and now I cant believe Im kissing him.Its all a bit mad but its completely messing with my head because I cant stop thinking about him and panda100-no sleep=angry panda!!so desperatly need to sleep!

Oh the joy of it all. Not been able to eat or sleep and living on the love.

It gets better..... and yes there is nothing better than falling asleep wrapped around the one you love. I am there already...Bliss...

Rozabeez

College work, reading, msn, being too warm, being too cold, noisy brother and his friends, worrying, thinking too much, having too much energy, urges to do/plan things.

lemon_sherbert

My compulsive need to plan out my entire life, or the inevitable...

5 hours until I have to get up, go to sleep!
4 hours until I have to get up... oh my god, I'm going to be so tired when I get up
3 hours until I have to get up... I wonder if I can just take the day off
2 hours until I have to get up, well there's no point in sleeping now, time to pick up a book

watna

watna wrote: »

It must be nice to be kept awake thinking about how dreamy someone is. I remember those days. Me and my bf used to stay up until 2 or 3 on weeknight when we first starting going out (nothing dirty - it's just that we had so much to talk about). We used to email wach other at work the next days saying how tired we are. Now, three years later, we love to go to bed early and curl up together. Times change, I guess!

OMG lol, me and my boyfriend used to do this too and even now we go to bed early and catch up on sleep

JackieRyan

My Job
i work nights in a taxi base so i am up all night and then when i get home cannot sleep,for more that 3 to 4 hours and then bleary eyed at work i assume this is the same as for you but in reverse

Molberts

Being a worry wart! >.<

Worrying is making me lose sooo much sleep lately.

I find sometimes making a big long list of all my worries then trying to solve them one by one can help. Depending how long the list is though. :eek:

My male house mate texting me.

MadgeBadge

Deleted User wrote: »

My male house mate texting me.

This definitely requires further explanation, my curiosity is well and truly whetted.....

Xiney

Some nights I can't sleep worrying about money and jobs. I've been unemployed for four months and counting, now.

I worry that the hits my CV has taken since I moved to Ireland 18 months ago might be hard to recover from professionally. Despite graduating from a leading institution with a degree in Biology, I have yet to use it for anything. I worry that when I return to Canada (which I am eager to do after this failed Irish escapade) potential employers will think I've forgotten everything I learned because I didn't use it.


I'm also just generally down, a lot of the time. I have a lot to be thankful for, certainly, but it doesn't stop me from being bitter, angry, depressed. I think the situation is quite hopeless for me presently.


Huh. typing that didn't really make me feel any better.