I slept a total of about an hour and a half last night. Bah. My alergies were bothering me really bad yesterday. Pollen counts are way up in the area and it poured in the morning. By the afternoon, I gave in and took a Claritin. (non-drowsy, 24-hour allergy pills.) Work really great and all, but they make me jittery. All night I laid there, desperately trying to sleep but unable to actually get over the hump. You know that feeling? When you’re comfortable, and tired but your mind won’t give into sleep?
I finally was able to doze off about 5:45am or so. Then of course the alarm went off at 7am and that was that. My Love wanted me to call in and sleep - he said I should go get the phone at about 4:30am as I lay there awake - but I had a really awful migraine last Sunday and Monday and missed Monday last week. Doing it again would have looked really bad. So I'm here and I'm trying to just remain awake enough to get through the day and drive home afterwards. I'm out of here at noon today though because I need to get my Love this afternoon. So, three hours. I can make it. (I hope!) When I get home, I'm going back to bed.
What helps you fall asleep when you're stuck at that point? What do you do? Do you give in and get up? Do you go read? Drink warm milk? Unfortunately, for me, since it was a chemical-induced inability to sleep (thanks to the reaction of my system to the Claritin), none of my normal techniques worked. I tried regulating my breathing and the tricks I do to empty my mind. But I just laid there, body half asleep but mind unable to get over the hurdle.
Three hours. I can do it. zzzzzz.....
~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream
at 1/19/2004 09:14:17 AM ~
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