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    The "I Can't Sleep" Chain of Events

    January 27, 2012 by Jenn 7 Comments

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    I've struggled with insomnia since my teens, but for the last year or so, I've mainly had it under control, thanks to improving my diet and taking melatonin on a nightly basis.

    This last week, even taking two melatonin pills before bed hasn't helped me fall asleep - my mind is so busy processing the crazy things that are going on in my life and to those around me, that I lay awake in bed for hours.

    I thought I'd walk you through the chain of events that occur on one of these nights...

    8 pm: take a melatonin pill...

    9 pm: move to the bedroom to get comfy in bed while watching television with my husband

    9:30 pm: realize he is never turning off the How It's Made marathon, so open up the iPad to play on Pinterest and StumbleUpon

    10:oo pm: Husband goes to sleep and I turn off the TV, put down the iPad and attempt to fall asleep

    10:03 pm: Start thinking about everything I need to do to our family room in order to pass our master inspection

    10:08 pm: Calculate days we have left before our Master permit expires

    10:15 pm: Take pictures of my shelties laying on the bed in the dark with my iPhone camera because they look so cute

    10:30 pm: Wonder if my in-laws are going to like the activities I have planned for when they visit us next month

    10:45 pm: Open the Shutterfly app on my iPhone to look at the photos from when I visited my in-laws in 2010 and we played in snow

    11:00 pm: Wonder if my friend is ever going to meet a nice guy. Secretly scheme to fix her up with husband's coworker

    11:30 pm: Remember that husband's coworker has a girlfriend now

    11:45 pm: Tweet about how tired I am

    11:50 pm: Wonder if Jason Segel used a crotch-double in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    Midnight: Get up and go pee

    12:03 am: Receive text message from a friend saying she was just pulled over by a cop. Freak out, then she says it's okay, just a ticket

    12:30 am: Promise myself that I am going to paint my nails tomorrow

    12:45 am: Wonder what my husband's first girlfriend looked like

    1 am: Get up to let the cat in because I can hear him crying at the front door

    1:15 am: Get pissed off because I realize my husband will be out of town when kiddo takes her overnight camping trip with her class, leaving me alone for 24 hours

    2 am: Try to decide if I should just get up and work on a post for my blog, or just stay in bed and think about a post for tomorrow

    2:15 am: take another melatonin pill, even though I know I won't be able to wake up at 7 am the next morning

    Sometime around 3 am: zzzzzzzzzz

     

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    Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a single woman who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.

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    1. Robin

      January 27, 2012 at 3:56 pm

      Aww - I have nights like this. Actually, for me, I can fall asleep, but if I happen to wake up during the night - I'm up for the long haul. I've posted a few times about all the random stuff that floats thru my mind on nights like that.

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    2. Tammy

      January 27, 2012 at 6:25 pm

      Oh that sucks. I have never tried melatonin before is it a prescription? I have troubles falling asleep too. I usually end up staying up until 1 or 2 in the morning for a few days, and then on the 4th day I'm so exhausted, I fall asleep really early and sleep all night. It's a vicious cycle.

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      • Jenn

        January 27, 2012 at 10:32 pm

        Melatonin is actually just a natural supplement that I get in the vitamin section. 🙂 it *usually* works wonders!

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    3. Amy

      January 27, 2012 at 6:47 pm

      Oh I hate nights like that!!! Sometimes my brain turns on and I can't turn it back off!!

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    4. Zelle

      January 27, 2012 at 10:22 pm

      Oh, this makes me remember one day I told my ex boss a series of things that kept me awake and that , to me, were rants and unimportant or maybe they were important but i could not sleep at all. Some are the same that are stated here by a great coincidence. Then, my then boss said: YOU THINK TOO MUCH! Oh, yes, indeed, that is true, I do, I worry a lot! I replied. Don't think, don't worry, everything is going to be okay. but of course night would follow up not able to sleep and i cut completely with coffee, dr pepper and slept like an angel. Worries? I don't want to worry anymore, nor think, i want to dream;) I hope so.

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    5. Henrietta

      January 27, 2012 at 10:41 pm

      Ugh, my brain doesn't like to shut off at night either, If I just lay there trying to sleep I just can't. I have to read until I can't keep my eyes open then quickly shut the light off and that usually helps!

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    6. Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

      January 28, 2012 at 2:40 am

      My brain goes a million miles a minute when I climb into bed! Ugh, I hate it. I have horrible insomnia too, some nights and there is nothing I can do about it, cuz nothing works. but I do agree with the melatonin, usually it works for me too, but not on nights like those!

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