Mmm...cocoa......
It's 5 in the morning. Wikipedia got me again.
You know what's a really funny word? Footsies. Wikipedia even has an article about playing footsies! There's nothing you can't learn over at Wikipedia. Especially if it isn't true.
Was that a triple negative?
HEY! I'm learning about insomnia! I found this passage from Wikipedia's insomnia page fascinating:
Types of insomnia
Although there are several different degrees of insomnia, three types of insomnia have been clearly identified: transient, acute, and chronic.
Transient insomnia lasts from days to weeks. It can be caused by another disorder, by changes in the sleep environment, by the timing of sleep, severe depression, or by stress. Its consequences - sleepiness and impaired psychomotor performance - are similar to those of sleep deprivation.
Acute insomnia is the inability to consistently sleep well for a period of between three weeks to six months.
Chronic insomnia lasts for years at a time. It can be caused by another disorder, or it can be a primary disorder. Its effects can vary according to its causes. They might include sleepiness, muscular fatigue, hallucinations, and/or mental fatigue; but people with chronic insomnia often show increased alertness. Some people that live with this disorder see things as though they were happening in slow motion, whereas moving objects seem to blend together. Can cause double vision.
I dunno, it's kind of a tough call. I mean, I show pretty much all of the symptoms of transient insomnia right on the money except that it's definitely been going on for more than a few weeks. But to say YEARS at a time seems kind of harsh. I'm usually groggy throughout the day, but that's really more from general inactivity than residual effects of insomnia. I don't spend the days hallucinating from sleep deprivation. I just don't usually feel rested or energetic. (Unless it's 3 in the morning.)
I mean, I've always been a night owl, but staying up late because I like to and staying up late because I CAN'T go to sleep are very different things. Are the symptoms of transient insomnia meant to be implied for acute insomnia as well? That definition wasn't really explained very well. To be sure, I've had SERIOUS trouble getting to sleep for at least the last few months, so that seems fair. Very well, it's settled. Acute insomnia, it is! Drinks all around!
What the fuck am I talking about? Why am I doing this? Why am I talking to myself?
....BAM. And there it is, I'm exhausted. Why must I do this night after night after night? My days never end until I just can't go on any more. It's like I'm fighting the concept of laying down for sleep with tooth & nail. It'd be great if my evenings had a little more grace about them. Get to work on that, evenings!!!
You know what's a really funny word? Footsies. Wikipedia even has an article about playing footsies! There's nothing you can't learn over at Wikipedia. Especially if it isn't true.
Was that a triple negative?
HEY! I'm learning about insomnia! I found this passage from Wikipedia's insomnia page fascinating:
Types of insomnia
Although there are several different degrees of insomnia, three types of insomnia have been clearly identified: transient, acute, and chronic.
Transient insomnia lasts from days to weeks. It can be caused by another disorder, by changes in the sleep environment, by the timing of sleep, severe depression, or by stress. Its consequences - sleepiness and impaired psychomotor performance - are similar to those of sleep deprivation.
Acute insomnia is the inability to consistently sleep well for a period of between three weeks to six months.
Chronic insomnia lasts for years at a time. It can be caused by another disorder, or it can be a primary disorder. Its effects can vary according to its causes. They might include sleepiness, muscular fatigue, hallucinations, and/or mental fatigue; but people with chronic insomnia often show increased alertness. Some people that live with this disorder see things as though they were happening in slow motion, whereas moving objects seem to blend together. Can cause double vision.
I dunno, it's kind of a tough call. I mean, I show pretty much all of the symptoms of transient insomnia right on the money except that it's definitely been going on for more than a few weeks. But to say YEARS at a time seems kind of harsh. I'm usually groggy throughout the day, but that's really more from general inactivity than residual effects of insomnia. I don't spend the days hallucinating from sleep deprivation. I just don't usually feel rested or energetic. (Unless it's 3 in the morning.)
I mean, I've always been a night owl, but staying up late because I like to and staying up late because I CAN'T go to sleep are very different things. Are the symptoms of transient insomnia meant to be implied for acute insomnia as well? That definition wasn't really explained very well. To be sure, I've had SERIOUS trouble getting to sleep for at least the last few months, so that seems fair. Very well, it's settled. Acute insomnia, it is! Drinks all around!
What the fuck am I talking about? Why am I doing this? Why am I talking to myself?
....BAM. And there it is, I'm exhausted. Why must I do this night after night after night? My days never end until I just can't go on any more. It's like I'm fighting the concept of laying down for sleep with tooth & nail. It'd be great if my evenings had a little more grace about them. Get to work on that, evenings!!!