[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LiamBB

In the same vein as what I said about the pills though, I wouldn't want to actually do anything to MAKE me sleep coz it's not a serious problem to warrent risking becoming reliant on anything

If it's not a serious problem then something to help you when you're struggling isn't bad.

If you're struggling to sleep every single night then obviously constant pills or whisky isn't good and you'd need other help.

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

If it's not a serious problem then something to help you when you're struggling isn't bad.

If you're struggling to sleep every single night then obviously constant pills or whisky isn't good and you'd need other help.

Yeah I see the logic... but I reject it (for no good reason lol). I don't know why, I think maybe I'm just used to it and I don't like the idea of changing my habits. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about my insomnia, I was just curious if other people on here get it. It has it's benefits too, like I never really realised before that there was all these other forums outside the big brother chat until I got click happy and it's keeping me entertained haha!

[Jamie89]

I might re-watch BB16 lol

[kirklancaster]

All my life, I have never needed much sleep, and even though I do sleep for longer now I'm older, it still only fluctuates between 3 to 4 hours maximum.

I do not take anything to help me sleep for longer for the same reasons as you; not sleeping for long is natural to me so does not bother me, and I prefer not to use drugs or drink.

I still work long hours when I do work, and for the most part it is heavy, tiring manual work, but even this does not result in me sleeping for more than 4 hours.

When I am working, if I have a 'time-limit', then I engineer it so that I have 'quiet' jobs to perform 'after hours, so to speak; painting for example, but I am lucky, that I am also a writer and avid reader, so my 'extra hours' of wakefullness are never wasted, even when I am not working, because it is during the 'early hours' when the rest of the world is sleeping that I write or read.

If you do not suffer from your abnormal sleep pattern, then do not worry. Use those 'extra' hours to do something useful, so that if you cannot develop a 'normal' sleep pattern, then at least you can ensure that you are never bored stiff during your insomnia.

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

All my life, I have never needed much sleep, and even though I do sleep for longer now I'm older, it still only fluctuates between 3 to 4 hours maximum.

I do not take anything to help me sleep for longer for the same reasons as you; not sleeping for long is natural to me so does not bother me, and I prefer not to use drugs or drink.

I still work long hours when I do work, and for the most part it is heavy, tiring manual work, but even this does not result in me sleeping for more than 4 hours.

When I am working, if I have a 'time-limit', then I engineer it so that I have 'quiet' jobs to perform 'after hours, so to speak; painting for example, but I am lucky, that I am also a writer and avid reader, so my 'extra hours' of wakefullness are never wasted, even when I am not working, because it is during the 'early hours' when the rest of the world is sleeping that I write or read.

If you do not suffer from your abnormal sleep pattern, then do not worry. Use those 'extra' hours to do something useful, so that if you cannot develop a 'normal' sleep pattern, then at least you can ensure that you are never bored stiff during your insomnia.

Great post. I don't think I'd be able to function on a regular sleep pattern of 4 hours lol, when I don't have insonmnia I'm normally an 8 hour person. But everyone's body works differently.