I've always had trouble sleeping, but it has been particularly bad lately. Like a lot of my classmates, a full six months without much definite obligations leads to wonky sleep schedule as people sleep later and later into the night. In our household, at least, my parents kept our sleep schedules reasonable, by turning off the internet at around 11:00pm. A couple other people I know had parents who were less strict and also ended up screwing up their sleep schedule.
There were however a few times they messed up, either by staying up way too late themselves or occasionally forgetting to shut off the internet.
Going to sleep intentionally is quite difficult. One lesson I've learned through years of experience is that the very act of consciously trying to sleep prevents one from falling asleep. Instead, I cycle through thinking about a bunch of unrelated topics and eventually tire enough to finally fall asleep.
Often this lasts quite long, I don't know exactly how long it takes, but I suspect I spend an average of 90 minutes between turning off the lights and actually falling asleep each night.
Then, when I fall asleep I have dreams. I used to dream about once every month, now I dream every single day, without fail. I don't always remember them, but I know that I had them. It feels like a lot of time passes during that point.
My dad agrees that I am a light sleeper, to the point where I can sleep longer than my siblings and still feel drowsier than them. I have heard conflicting things about dreams, that they are either a product of extremely deep sleep or extremely light sleep. Personally, I believe it is the latter.
Oh and sometimes my brother cries at night. It doesn't wake me, but it extends the time it takes for me to fall asleep.
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