Do You Have Sleep Problems?

[Sidney]

It seems these days almost everyone I talk with has some sort of problem with sleep, so I thought I would start a Poll. Thank You in advance for Participating...:lazy:

The third option can't fall asleep or can't stay asleep means that almost all the time you have one problem or the other. Or both

[WhiteFeather]

Funny you posted this, in the last month i have been sleeping only 2-3 hrs a nite and awakening, cannot fall back to sleep. Prior to a month ago, i would sleep 9 hrs easily. Somethings Up.

[Pony Express]

Funny you posted this, in the last month i have been sleeping only 2-3 hrs a nite and awakening, cannot fall back to sleep. Prior to a month ago, i would sleep 9 hrs easily. Somethings Up.


Yes, yes and YES.

[EileenCookies]

I stopped sleeping regularly some time ago. It doesn't bother that much because I use it to do my self healing work and helping balance (clear). Which leaves me in bed a few extra hours is all. I just tell the people who are curious why it is because I am ill (sort of true ) or stretching extra hours (to get them off my case). Tricks of the mediator's trade.

[Harmoniques]

I fall asleep quickly around 10pm then awake around 1:30am tossing and turning til 3-4am fall into a deep sleep and find it very hard to get up around 6am. This has been going on for the past 3-4 months. My dreams have been interupted as well. Perhaps the previous anticipation of 10/28/11 takes part of the insomnia blame however the current OWS and the coming of 11/9/11 and 11/11/11 are definitely a triple latte before bedtime.

[Franny]

Iʻve had severe insomnia for years so donʻt know if the recent fewer hours of sleep mean anything or not. I rarely sleep more than 5-6 hours a night the last few years.

Is this something that seems to be increasing for others? I read that about 60% of the US population have some problems sleeping each week and assume that it must be similar for ʻdevelopedʻ areas of the planet.

[Bo Atkinson]

I wouldn't necessarily be concerned about sleep durations. Providing every other requirement and pursuit in life seems plausible or balanced.

For at least 10 years or so, 4 hours of deep sleep was plenty for me. Recently my average might be closer to 6 hours.

Long, long ago, i stopped believing in most of so called 'medical' authorities on this subject. (They just want to hook people on their drugs).

[onawah]

I have had irregular sleep patterns for years. I have a problem getting to sleep, though once I fall asleep, I sleep fairly well.
I tend to be a night owl, and I read once that people who are night owls are usually people who were born in the wee hours.
I was born at 2:55 AM, so that seems to tally up.
I have read that people who have Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Thyroid problems (as I do) tend to have irregular sleep patterns.
I think another reason I am a night owl is I like to be up when most of the other people around me are asleep, as there isn't as much "disturbance in the Force" at those times.

[astrid]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

[joamarks]

waking up in the morning at 3-4 am is quite normal these last 4-5 months. i have heard it's due a creative energy coming through. i'm not sure, but sometimes i get up and start writing. which is very useful and creative.;)

also, 3/4 of my friends i have asked for there sleep time, they experienced also lots of disturbance. all around 3 - 4 a clock in the morning. (dutch time)

greetings from holland.

[John Parslow]

I have had irregular sleep patterns for years. I have a problem getting to sleep, though once I fall asleep, I sleep fairly well.
I tend to be a night owl, and I read once that people who are night owls are usually people who were born in the wee hours.
I was born at 2:55 AM, so that seems to tally up.
I have read that people who have Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Thyroid problems (as I do) tend to have irregular sleep patterns.
I think another reason I am a night owl is I like to be up when most of the other people around me are asleep, as there isn't as much "disturbance in the Force" at those times.

Well said onawah - I have suffered with M.E. (Chronic Fatigue) for about fifteen years, although I put a lot of my sleep problems down to being a musician for many years i.e. working late and of course arriving home in the early hours of the morning since I have retired my sleep problem appears to be worse. I try to go to bed at a normal time (about midnight for me) but generally do not go to sleep for hours - in order not to disturb my wife's sleep I get up have a cup of tea for an hour or so and then drag my aching body back to bed. Last night was typical - I did not actually return to bed until 2:30 a.m. and rose at 7.00 a.m. this morning therefore I fall into the third category ...

Love and good sleeping to all. JP :cool:

P.S. I forgot to mention that I also take sleeping tablets but they may as well be sweets!

[WhiteFeather]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

That was my MO, it changed very quickly Astrid, very quickly. I went from 9 hrs of sleep to 4 hrs a sleep, in less than a month or so.

[GCS1103]

I wonder if the reason some people are unable to sleep straight through the night, or can't get to sleep, is due to the anxiety and stress many people feel now. This sleeping problem seems to have gotten worse for many of us over the last few years. I don't get to sleep until 2:00 or 3:00 every night, and it's not unusual for my phone to ring at that hour because friends can't sleep either. I was always a night owl though and I get a lot of work accomplished late at night.

[haibane]

I sleep just fine between 6 and 9 hours - I just feel I came from a planet with 30-hour day as my rhythm totally doesn't seem to match the 24-hour cycle. And I also function best at night - like day is the best time to play and night is the best time to work (^__~ )

[Limor Wolf]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

Astrid,you are a couragious woman,to throw such a comment to an angry and insomniac crowd! ;)

But seriously,I love you nevertheless!

:hug:

[Star1111]

My greatest hobby..................sleep, ahhhhhhh!
I tend to fall asleep on the sofa which is THE most deep and wonderful-feeling sleep, then I have to wake up to get into bed and when I do I sleep BUT I have a fitfull sleep and have the most amazing dreams.
Most good, :) some not so good. :(
Generally, I wake up feeling exhausted and know that I have been to lots of places, exprienced lots of things and generally been very very busy!

[WhiteFeather]

I intuitively believe myself with respect to my sleep patterns as of late, that its the different energy's coming in from The Galactic Plane.

[Bo Atkinson]

May i add that some research-heavyweights point to the electromagnetic-device-energy which technological-nations proliferate today. Some humans are "sensitive" concerning this energy. Also dietary imbalances are more frequent today. All of this is fairly recent. (Largely influencing our world in the last 15 years, for the most part).

Unfortunately or else perhaps confrontation-ally, we need to determine if we are living in balance, with all things comprising our life. It is fine to postulate that positive-galactic-energy is helping our conditions. Sort of assert our self creation. Yet it may yet be advantageous to also assess our immunity to 50-60 hz pulses. Postulate or chant that "dirty power" noise passes us by, where we don't need it really. (Other measures can help with dirty power. Web search it.) Power of mind can develop in that direction. Likewise, we may do well to be sure our diets are functionally balanced, as well as suitable, in case we want to be resilient amid trying energy states.

[Unified Serenity]

Nope, I lay my head down and my wife can count to 30 and I am deeply asleep and remain so for hours while she of course stares at the ceiling and hears all the little noises around the house. It's highly irritating for her sometimes, but my mother always said I should be a mattress tester.

[Sidney]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

You are right I should have included that And- I guess that it could go in with option 4, but not really because too much sleep remains not quite in balance.

I guess another important aspect of this, is regardless how many hours we sleep (or not), is are we refreshed when we wake up. Umm Me??? Not so much. Most mornings I am more tired when I get up than when I go to bed. I am sure thats a commonality of people like myself who live with chronic fatigue.

People I have personally spoken with, it seems the magic hour is somewhere between 2 and 3: 30. Wake up, can't go back to sleep.

I myself am leaning toward the possibility of it being deliberate. Lets face it, there are cell towers withn 1 mile of almost every residential area in most populated areas.

"They" , along with all their other fancy toys, would benefit greatly with a sleep deprived populous. Not only are we walking zombies with taxed immune systems, but we are running to the "doctors", for an RX, because we are desparate for a good night sleep. Its a win-win for them.

ps..I usually get a nap around 2 p.m. for an hour- I usually can't sleep then either, but I get good rest.

[Peace of Mind]

Most nights I sleep for about 4 hours. I’m not sure if it’s a problem because I don’t feel tired when I awake. I think my diet has a big part to do with it, my body isn't spending too much time and energy breaking down certain foods. I also do a lot of meditation and believe that it helps with rejuvenating my body and mind…which is probably the reason why I don’t have dreams. Dreams (imo) is the mind contemplating the issues of that individual. Hence the expression “sleep on it”…

Peace

[TargeT]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

yeah.. I'm sleeping too much... always lethargic, never say no to a nap.. haha its always greener on the other side though right?

[Sidney]

I did sleep last night, but woke up at 2 ish. Was totally and absolutely lethargic today. Of course around bed time, I start to perk up. Can a magnetic shift have this affect? If the poles are moving around I would imagine it could move our sleep cycles around too. Just thinking out loud, throwing some theories around. I appreciate all of you participating in this. The poll is open through Saturday I believe.

[astrid]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

That was my MO, it changed very quickly Astrid, very quickly. I went from 9 hrs of sleep to 4 hrs a sleep, in less than a month or so.

It seems to be dependent on what i'm working on.
when i have guests say here, and its usually in a healing capacity,
i have sleeping issues. I'm often processing like crazy for them.
A friend was here the other night, she took a break from an unhappy relationship and her young children for a day and night.
I was hit over night with anger and frustration, very uncharacteristic for me,
she slept like a baby for the first time in months.

Spiritual seekers more often than not are working as filters for those that can't process for themselves.
I'm seeing evidence of this more and more lately.

I'm planning on a mini vision quest this weekend, so no sleep is on the agenda
for a few days, fun times!

Btw , no offense OP, but i'm not a fan of polls,
there is never a box i can tick that fits me! :p

[Wind]

The trouble is to get myself to sleep. I've been experiencing these "new energies", it's quite hard to explain. I've been "downloading" them at least for a year now, but the last month has been very intense for me. I usually need 8-10 hours of sleep to function properly, but now I hardly sleep 5-6 hours in a night and after that its hard for me to go to back to sleep. I've never experienced anything like this.

We are living a time of great changes. Soon, we will see.

[Sidney]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

That was my MO, it changed very quickly Astrid, very quickly. I went from 9 hrs of sleep to 4 hrs a sleep, in less than a month or so.

It seems to be dependent on what i'm working on.
when i have guests say here, and its usually in a healing capacity,
i have sleeping issues. I'm often processing like crazy for them.
A friend was here the other night, she took a break from an unhappy relationship and her young children for a day and night.
I was hit over night with anger and frustration, very uncharacteristic for me,
she slept like a baby for the first time in months.

Spiritual seekers more often than not are working as filters for those that can't process for themselves.
I'm seeing evidence of this more and more lately.

I'm planning on a mini vision quest this weekend, so no sleep is on the agenda
for a few days, fun times!

Btw , no offense OP, but i'm not a fan of polls,
there is never a box i can tick that fits me!


Hi Astrid, I realized after the fact that I should have had more options available. apologies,:noidea::dance: this is my first poll attempt, so I was feeling my way around. lol I just wanted to get an idea of how many people besides me have some sort of sleep issue. So far 48 out of 59 is a pretty high number. Something is up. :flock::flock::flock:

[MzKitty2]

I fall asleep around 10 pm every night but wake up again at 1:07 am every morning! What's up with that? I have something called advanced sleep phase syndrome that does affect my normal circadian rhythm but this is ridiculous! Sleep the final frontier!

[TigaHawk]

Funny you posted this, in the last month i have been sleeping only 2-3 hrs a nite and awakening, cannot fall back to sleep. Prior to a month ago, i would sleep 9 hrs easily. Somethings Up.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exact same as me!!

Tho i had recently come to the conclusion that this was because i said goodbye to "Mary Jane" aprox 1mth ago as well.

Tho, NEVER EVER EVER before, when ive said goodbye to "Mary Jane" in the past have i ever had problems sleeping like i am now, so i was skeptical about it at first but eventualy decied that was the reason.

Seeing this thread makes me think different!


edit: I dont think its cuz im stressed either. When i go to bed me and my partner normaly lay there chatting/cuddling for about 30mins, and its allways aobut random/funny things, nothing serious, so i should destressed, cuz i feel relaxed/safe with him allways, and he feels the same with me.

Even he's having problems getting a good night sleep to, but nowhere near as bad as me.

[Nyce555]

I usually fall asleep around 1 am and then wake up around 3-4ish. I fall right back asleep, but it is usually do to a dream that is intense and my mind wants to get out. I am usually confused and relieved, then I fall back asleep. I did notice that the more anxiety I have, the more intense my dreams are.

[fox.mulder]

Anxiety is most probably the cause of alot of sleeplessness. Particularly if you are prone to the "something must be up" syndrone common amongst this type of community. I had sleep problems once and the solution was to wake up at 4am each morning and stay awake all day and have no naps. Did this for a while and you get so tired that you just drop off instantly about 930p at night. Sleep is good, may i suggest people investigate the art of Lucid Dreaming. It is a whole new world.

[onawah]

Cell phone towers and EMFs are definitely a factor in sleeplessness and mental clarity.
I think it may be that for those with Chronic Fatigue, the body's relative motionless during hours of sleep may have something to do with perking up around bedtime. :madgrin:
People with CFS need to move a lot to avoid the aches and pains that come with stiffness, which increases with motionless. :target:
It's why we feel so awful when we first get up.:pout:
But after a day of moving around, we start to feel better!:tongue1:
Feeling better, we don't want to go to bed, so a lot of us have very irregular sleep patterns.
I always feel better at night, and usually don't feel tired enough to get to sleep until 3AM or so.
But that's the case even if I get up early, which for me is 9AM.
Though eventually, if I'm just sleeping 6 hours a night, I will "crash" and start needing at least 9 hours until I catch up on sleep. :yawn: :sleep:
It's kind of a relief when I get into that kind of cycle though, because I'm so tired by the time I go to bed, there's no tossing and turning, trying to get to sleep.

I think it also has something to do with the fact that when most people are asleep is the time when I most like to be awake.
The "air waves" are calmer and it's just generally more peaceful.
Sundays are my favorite days because it's when most people are relaxing, so I feel more relaxed too, though, since I am not employed, there's not that much difference for me between workdays and weekends.
People with CFS have more exposed nerve endings, and so are more sensitive to such things.
For a long time, I was using homeopathic remedies to help me get to sleep.
There was a Hyland's #23 that really helped for years, then it ceased to be effective. Coffea Cruda worked for a couple of years.
I haven't found another one yet that works as well as those two did. :ohwell:
I've tried lots of other things, but the homeopathic remedies were the best by far, for as long as they worked, at least.

I did sleep last night, but woke up at 2 ish. Was totally and absolutely lethargic today. Of course around bed time, I start to perk up. Can a magnetic shift have this affect? If the poles are moving around I would imagine it could move our sleep cycles around too. Just thinking out loud, throwing some theories around. I appreciate all of you participating in this. The poll is open through Saturday I believe.

[Sidney]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

That was my MO, it changed very quickly Astrid, very quickly. I went from 9 hrs of sleep to 4 hrs a sleep, in less than a month or so.

It seems to be dependent on what i'm working on.
when i have guests say here, and its usually in a healing capacity,
i have sleeping issues. I'm often processing like crazy for them.
A friend was here the other night, she took a break from an unhappy relationship and her young children for a day and night.
I was hit over night with anger and frustration, very uncharacteristic for me,
she slept like a baby for the first time in months.

Spiritual seekers more often than not are working as filters for those that can't process for themselves.
I'm seeing evidence of this more and more lately.

I'm planning on a mini vision quest this weekend, so no sleep is on the agenda
for a few days, fun times!

Btw , no offense OP, but i'm not a fan of polls,
there is never a box i can tick that fits me!

Spiritual seekers more often than not are working as filters for those that can't process for themselves.
I'm seeing evidence of this more and more lately.

Hi Astrid- Could you elaborate a little bit on this statement about the processing? Would that be a little bit like being an empath only magnified to a certain extent? That could explain some things that I am going through in my current situation. (this is aside from the sleep thing).

[Unified Serenity]

You know, I set an intention before bed every night. I find sleeping is another aspect of my day where I get a lot of work accomplished. I journey, do spiritual warfare, healing, and lately I have been having conversations with my recently departed mom and dad. Really, I talk to mom more, and in a couple of dreams my little one is there too, and she acknowledged they are gone, but she is having a conversation with them just the same.

I think because of the way she went that I just need some more time and convos with her, but she seems happy to be around. Maybe going to bed with intention to explore some area, learn something or do something will help the sleep come faster and for you to enjoy delta sleep time. I know it helps to not be a worrier. I have had a few nights in my life, I think maybe 4 or 5 that I could not sleep due to anxiety and it was awful. All I can say is deal with the situation and get closure. If closure is not possible work on releasing it.

[Sidney]

Cell phone towers and EMFs are definitely a factor in sleeplessness and mental clarity.
I think it may be that for those with Chronic Fatigue, the body's relative motionless during hours of sleep may have something to do with perking up around bedtime. :madgrin:
People with CFS need to move a lot to avoid the aches and pains that come with stiffness, which increases with motionless. :target:
It's why we feel so awful when we first get up.:pout:
But after a day of moving around, we start to feel better!:tongue1:
Feeling better, we don't want to go to bed, so a lot of us have very irregular sleep patterns.
I always feel better at night, and usually don't feel tired enough to get to sleep until 3AM or so.
But that's the case even if I get up early, which for me is 9AM.
Though eventually, if I'm just sleeping 6 hours a night, I will "crash" and start needing at least 9 hours until I catch up on sleep. :yawn: :sleep:
It's kind of a relief when I get into that kind of cycle though, because I'm so tired by the time I go to bed, there's no tossing and turning, trying to get to sleep.

I think it also has something to do with the fact that when most people are asleep is the time when I most like to be awake.
The "air waves" are calmer and it's just generally more peaceful.
Sundays are my favorite days because it's when most people are relaxing, so I feel more relaxed too, though, since I am not employed, there's not that much difference for me between workdays and weekends.
People with CFS have more exposed nerve endings, and so are more sensitive to such things.
For a long time, I was using homeopathic remedies to help me get to sleep.
There was a Hyland's #23 that really helped for years, then it ceased to be effective. Coffea Cruda worked for a couple of years.
I haven't found another one yet that works as well as those two did. :ohwell:
I've tried lots of other things, but the homeopathic remedies were the best by far, for as long as they worked, at least.

I did sleep last night, but woke up at 2 ish. Was totally and absolutely lethargic today. Of course around bed time, I start to perk up. Can a magnetic shift have this affect? If the poles are moving around I would imagine it could move our sleep cycles around too. Just thinking out loud, throwing some theories around. I appreciate all of you participating in this. The poll is open through Saturday I believe.

I can relate to everything you said here especially being up at night when the "air waves" are clear. I am wondering if the changes the earth is experiencing is affecting the amount of energy that people are giving off. Or perhaps, the amount of other peoples energy that we are absorbing?? I seem to just be hyper-sensative to everything in general lately anyway.

[onawah]

It sounds like we have several "human sponges" on this thread!
I've been absorbing other people's energies all my life.
I don't know if it's got worse for me, or if I've just developed enough tools to deal with it so I don't notice it's worse.
I've always had more trouble sleeping on full moon nights, but if I can be outside and see the moon and meditate with the energy, I usually get pretty high from it, and don't feel as tired from lack of sleep.
My best regular medicine is going for a walk in the woods near my home and sitting next to my favorite tree, and lying down on the earth next to it.
I do it every day I can.
I've seen it called "taking an air bath".
It's a great way to release all the energies I've soaked up that aren't mine.
It makes a huge difference in the way I feel.
I doubt I would be able to survive in a city at this stage of my life.
I always hated living in cities, and wanted only to be in the mountains, the woods or by the ocean.
I like to be in caves too. I had probably the best meditation of my life in a virgin cave, and fell so much more in love with Gaia as a result of that.
Well, off to bed and hopefully.....to sleep. Sweet dreams, fellow sponges... :yawn: :sleep:

[astrid]

You missed one, for those of us that sleep ALOT,
in fact i think its time for a nap now....

:sleep:

That was my MO, it changed very quickly Astrid, very quickly. I went from 9 hrs of sleep to 4 hrs a sleep, in less than a month or so.

It seems to be dependent on what i'm working on.
when i have guests say here, and its usually in a healing capacity,
i have sleeping issues. I'm often processing like crazy for them.
A friend was here the other night, she took a break from an unhappy relationship and her young children for a day and night.
I was hit over night with anger and frustration, very uncharacteristic for me,
she slept like a baby for the first time in months.

Spiritual seekers more often than not are working as filters for those that can't process for themselves.
I'm seeing evidence of this more and more lately.

I'm planning on a mini vision quest this weekend, so no sleep is on the agenda
for a few days, fun times!

Btw , no offense OP, but i'm not a fan of polls,
there is never a box i can tick that fits me!

Spiritual seekers more often than not are working as filters for those that can't process for themselves.
I'm seeing evidence of this more and more lately.

Hi Astrid- Could you elaborate a little bit on this statement about the processing? Would that be a little bit like being an empath only magnified to a certain extent? That could explain some things that I am going through in my current situation. (this is aside from the sleep thing).

Those on the spiritual path often act as filters for other's energies
when they get to a certain stage of cleaning out their own stuff.
I have noticed this with myself, and also with others i know. We are here in part to anchor certain frequencies on the planet,
to help with the earths shifts. But also we are here to help shift old patterns that so many have been stuck in life time after life time.
If you have a friend who is stuck in a rut with issues, you can help them by just spending time with them, and sifting some of their stale energies.

I used to think it was much more work than that to help people,
but the more i worked on my own stuff, the more i noticed that others i was connected to,
started to evolve also, its pretty cool.

And for sure the path of least resistance.
For years and years, i was doing things the hard way trying to push things uphill,
it took me a while to figure it out, and all my learning has been experiential.
I have theories on things then i might test them out on myself to see if they fly,
if they work on me, then i try them on others also.

Processing your own stuff- there are many many ways to do it...
it involves clearing out all of your blocks so you just become a clear vessel for energy to work through.
Then you are just the channel, your ego is no longer an issue,
because you have come to understand that you are just the vessel
through which the energy flows through.
The conscious mind was only ever meant to be a servant of the heart,
through which most of our true power flows through.

It can be sometimes hard to articulate fully as most of the time these days
i'm aware of being "used" , but i'm not sure of the mechanics exactly.
I just trust in the universe and give myself totally over to be used as a tool for the highest good of the planet and its people.