OT: What Do You Do At 4:00 a.m.

[Atrocities]

Once again I find myself unable to sleep and knowing that I must get some sleep in order to fullfill my promised obligations for today. I hate being the way that I am because if I know I am expected to do something I find that I cannot sleep the night before. Its like I am sliding down a slippery slop toward an abyss and there is nothing I can do to stop my decent.

"Hey Will I need you to help me tomorrow clean up my place. I just got rid of those red neck renters who trashed the place." From that point on my day has been frelled. I cannot say no, so I am obligated to help. I owe them to much to say no, and I am paying the price now by not being able to sleep.

Do any of you suffor from this afflictions?

[Randallw]

Not since college, luckily. Nothing causes Insomnia, at least for me, like knowing you have to get some good sleep before taking exams the next day. Also, needing to get up early the next morning to work, and by early I mean 3.30 in the morning, which I suppose means I work at the time in question.

[gregebowman]

Unfortunately, to get my wife to work on time, I have to get up at 4:30 am, take a shower, get dressed for work, then after my wife gets ready and gets my son ready, we leave around 5:15 so she can be at work at 6:00. Then I'll park across the street at a Publix and take a nap until 7:30 so I can be at work at 8:00. Let's hear it for an exciting life!! Even though I get up early, I find myself not going to bed until around midnight, unless I fall asleep watching tv in my recliner first. Even with my nap after taking my wife to work, I'm still tired most of the day. To get my 8 hours of "required" sleep in, I'd have to go to bed at 8:30, and that's just too dang early. Heck, my son doesn't even fall asleep until 10:00 or so.