I'm not help on the gifs, but I do get insomnia fairly frequently. Mine is related to two things; high levels of stress and my period being about to start. If I'm stressed I always know I'll have at least one night of crappy-crap sleep (frequently more like four or five nights). When I say crappy=crap sleep, I mean tossing and turning, never getting comfortable in bed, my brain going on endless loops, and/or just staring at the ceiling unable to keep my eyes closed. Generally, I can mitigate the stress-induced insomnia by exercising more than usual (usually yoga or swimming or something similarly relaxing), and, as strange as it sounds, having a drink with dinner. But I'm careful to have no more than ONE drink because anymore and it counteracts the relaxation efforts and I just end up with a headache and angry-drunk thoughts in bed. As for the pre-period related insomnia, nothing to be done there but wait it out until my period starts and my hormone levels alter.
I'm not, generally, useless the day(s) after insomnia, but I am crankier. My temper is far, far quicker to flare after poor sleep, especially if I'm on the third or fourth day of poor sleep. Luckily, I have good friends and coworkers who understand when I say I've not been sleeping well and they give me a wide-berth.
Hope that helps. Feel free to ask questions if I wasn't clear or you need more info!
I'm not, generally, useless the day(s) after insomnia, but I am crankier. My temper is far, far quicker to flare after poor sleep, especially if I'm on the third or fourth day of poor sleep. Luckily, I have good friends and coworkers who understand when I say I've not been sleeping well and they give me a wide-berth.
Hope that helps. Feel free to ask questions if I wasn't clear or you need more info!
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