Is sleep a factor for you?

[brad]

I have noticed that if I don't get enough sleep I pick more. How about you? Actually, I never EVER feel like I get enough sleep I am drowsey about all day and evening even if I get 8 hours. But if I DO get 8 hours I pick less.

[Stef (Incubabe)]

I can't tell. I sleep so little. I've been trying to occupy myself a lot; sleep away from home a lot. That helps a little. :-\

[anonymousartist]

I am much more likely to pick if I'm very sleepy. As for actual hours, I don't know if it matters. It's more like I need to just not be extremely tired with nothing to do but pick (sometimes if I'm really really tired I'll pick while trying to convince myself to brush my teeth and go to bed).

I also tend to need a lot of sleep, closer to 10 hours than 8. I've read that stressed out people tend to have stressful dreams (trying to deal with it) and so don't have very restful sleep and wake up lethargic and are fatigued, and I think this could be my problem. I need help trying to zone out at night (I probably should shut off things like the internet an hour before bed and meditate before sleeping because that tends to help). I also sometimes pop a Benedryl because it knocks me out. I think I need much better routines. I would live better. I used to try and force myself not to sleep too much but found that it helped more to just sleep myself out when i had to.

[brad]

"(sometimes if I'm really really tired I'll pick while trying to convince myself to brush my teeth and go to bed)."

You sound so much like me...I could have written your post

[brad]

P.S. going to bed now..10pm early for me

[anonymousartist]

4 am. late for me. new rule: i no longer make out with men I'm not attracted to. oy.

[brad]

anonymousartist said:

i no longer make out with men I'm not attracted to. oy.

ok..now THAT doesn't sound anything like me

[skigirl]

too freakin funny, dude!

[anonymousartist]

Hahaha. Nice.