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I had medically diagnosed insomnia for a period. If your insomnia is anything like mine then you'd have a decent idea about if you're going to sleep that night

I had medically diagnosed insomnia for a period. If your insomnia is anything like mine then you'd have a decent idea about if you're going to sleep that night or not. If it's 1am and I'm still wide awake then I'm not getting quality sleep that night. What do you have to lose by going to your PC at that time and working for 6 hours before work? You're going to be tired tomorrow anyway any attempting to sleep for another 5 hours isn't going to help.

dominotw 7y ago
> medically diagnosed insomnia What is the difference between this and just regular insomnia. Did you have sleep studies done?
- MaximumYComb 7y ago
  I used to term to mean I sought medical help and wasn't self-diagnosed. There is a lot of self-diagnosis on the internet, especially in relation to conditions like this or psychological ones.
greggman2 7y ago
I'm curious about this idea of insomnia. I'm between jobs right now which means I don't have to get up. That means for whatever reason (my genes?) I find I'm not tired until 5am, 6am often. I sleep 7 hours just fine. So the only thing about it being "insomnia" as in "unable to sleep" would be some artificial reason I have to get up in the morning. Am I making any sense? It seems like it's only insomina because someone/something is forcing you out of the schedule your body wants. Well, I don't know your body. I'm talking about mine but just saying. I'm getting my sleep just not a the times other people claim I should be getting it.
- sampleinajar 7y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder
  - joveian 7y ago
    Also: https://circadiansleepdisorders.org/ https://circadiansleepdisorders.org/ There is also a email discussion list (toward the bottom of the left side).
- MaximumYComb 7y ago
  Mine wasn't related to a schedule. I had medication-induced insomnia and it was a complete inability to sleep. I would feel incredibly tired but my mind was wide away. I'd lay in bed but whatever makes you fall asleep just wouldn't happen. In the first week, I slept [0,0,2,0,2,0,2] hours.
tsss 7y ago
I'm not getting paid for those 6 hours so why should I work?

dominotw 7y ago

> medically diagnosed insomnia What is the difference between this and just regular insomnia. Did you have sleep studies done?

MaximumYComb 7y ago
I used to term to mean I sought medical help and wasn't self-diagnosed. There is a lot of self-diagnosis on the internet, especially in relation to conditions like this or psychological ones.

greggman2 7y ago

I'm curious about this idea of insomnia. I'm between jobs right now which means I don't have to get up. That means for whatever reason (my genes?) I find I'm not tired until 5am, 6am often. I sleep 7 hours just fine. So the only thing about it being "insomnia" as in "unable to sleep" would be some artificial reason I have to get up in the morning. Am I making any sense? It seems like it's only insomina because someone/something is forcing you out of the schedule your body wants. Well, I don't know your body. I'm talking about mine but just saying. I'm getting my sleep just not a the times other people claim I should be getting it.

sampleinajar 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder
- joveian 7y ago
  Also: https://circadiansleepdisorders.org/ https://circadiansleepdisorders.org/ There is also a email discussion list (toward the bottom of the left side).
MaximumYComb 7y ago
Mine wasn't related to a schedule. I had medication-induced insomnia and it was a complete inability to sleep. I would feel incredibly tired but my mind was wide away. I'd lay in bed but whatever makes you fall asleep just wouldn't happen. In the first week, I slept [0,0,2,0,2,0,2] hours.

tsss 7y ago

I'm not getting paid for those 6 hours so why should I work?