What do you do when you wake up at 3 a.m.?
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October 17th, 2009
Do you try to go back to sleep?
Do you start your day and feel tired all day?
Do you have a sleep disorder?
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Remove the cat from my neck usually. Then, go back to sleep.
I have chronic nightmares, so I’m usually awake from that at 3am.. so I just get a drink and go back to sleep.
If it’s not that, it’s one of our random pets making a lot of noise. So I kick them out of the room and go back to sleep.
I don’t think I could ever start the day that early unless I’m going to work.
Toss and turn and tell myself that the pee (thanks @mcbealer !) can wait. Get up a half hour later, pee, get a drink of water then toss and turn in bed for another half hour with the latest top 10 hit stuck in my head.
pee… then if I can’t fall asleep I check my email and maybe check-in on Fluther and iRovr and Facebook; if I still can’t sleep, I play some word games on my iPhone until I do become sleepy again.
Depends on at what time I went to bed.
If I went to bed between 11 and midnight, then I’d get a glass of water, pee, and go back to sleep.
If I went to bed at 5pm, well, then I’d get up and enjoy a few hours of peace and quiet in the house.
I am usually already up at three am. If I am not, as I know that I will not get back to sleep, I’ll get up and do something, read and listen to music, write or even fluther. I have Narcolepsy and the associated insomnia.
I untangle myself from whichever small child has appeared in my bed, go pee, shove that same small child over, and immediately pass out again. No way in hell would I even attempt to start my day at 3 a.m. Even if I couldn’t sleep, I’d stay in bed on principal.
If I wake up at that time, which, sometimes I do, I just try to go back to sleep immediately. It works. I don’t usually have to go to the bathroom. But no way in hell am I gonna start the day at that time. :)
lol…I just realized I said the exact same thing @MissAusten said in my last sentence without even realizing it.
pee, walk around, eat, play piano, masterbate then sleep again at 4:30
Sip my water, rearrange the blankets and snooze back to sleep…
Get a book on your ipod and an ipod dock. Then set it for 30 minutes and lay back and listen, I never make it for more than a couple of minutes before I am back to sleep. Without that, I may never go back to sleep!
@NewZen, I get on Fluther and PM you, cherie.
@jbfletcherfan Wow. What are you doing up at that hour??
Narcolepsy messes up the normal sleep cycle – sort of like permanent jet-lag. It makes it difficult to sleep and night, but easy to fall asleep during daylight hours. I power nap during the day when the opportunity arises and seldom sleep at night – at least not all night. About every four days or so I will manage get close to a full night’s sleep.
Paint- if I have not already been up all night doing so. It is the best time of night really- peaceful and serene.
Thats generally around the time im finally getting to bed.
@DarkScribe Ooohhh, that’s gotta be a bummer. I guess you just get sleep when you can, right? I’ll just wish you sweet dreams. :-)
@XOIIO It’s (once and for all) MAST*U*RBATE. Thank you for your (grammatical) co-operation. Resistance here is futile.
@PandoraBoxx Liar. No PM’s except for Gail. When you gonna chat with me, huh? Huh? Huh?
Resistance is futile, I love that line. Just downloaded the movie from iTune!
The old Zen died in my arms. Sigh. Men. How quickly they forget.
@PandoraBoxx I shall never foget that, dear, I simply said that my PM box is empty – you said you PMed me. Liar pants on fire. Lurve. ~
stab the drifter again. just to make sure.
if not peeing or barfing, i would go get something to eat then maybe jam on some piano til im tired again
If I wake up at 3 a.m. I wonder how the hell I managed to fall asleep before 3 a.m.
I either take the dog out to go potty or nudge my wife and try and get her to do it and go back to sleep.
Actually, that last thing is always my first choice.
@AstroChuck: If I have a sweetie in the bed next to me, that’s my first choice, too.
@AstroChuck so how often does she get up and take the dog out herself?
@monkeyman- Hardly ever. She always says, “I’ll take her out tonight, honey.” but that’s hardly the case. But I still love her.
I need to say that. She could be on her.
@AstroChuck last time i said that to a lady, i found out that prison isn’t at all like Hogan’s Heroes….
@AstroChuck
…Take the dog out.
So you know he’s a spy too?
edit: She could be on here.
Straighten my sheets, fluff my pillows, and go back to sleep.
At 3 A.M. I hope like hell that I’m sleeping by then. If not F*$k it. I start my day like any other. In other words. I stand in front of the mirror and imagine all of my hypothetical questions.
pee, go outside, have a smoke, bitch about how cold it is, and how I should have tried harder to find my shoes, call myself stupid for standing out in the cold in socks killing myself with a stupid cigarette, go back in, read a book for ten minutes to see if I might be sleepy, and then try to go to bed again.
If that fails, I turn on this machine and check Fluther, or Xanga, or my email, TapeGerm, or spend time at YouTube watching funny videos.
First up. I would go to the bathroom…knowing i cant go back to sleep, I go outside get the newspaper, set it out on the table, and whip up a delicious breakfast of scones for my parents and brother. :) starts a great day for everyone. Who would ever hate waking up to the smell of scones in the oven?
I would.
Donkey! We’re not making waffles!
Not even scones in the oven smell good at 3am if I am trying to get back to sleep! Save it til 5 or 6 please.
stare at the clock till 8 like i do every night. I have insomnia and i refuse to take meds. Doc says its from an isolated form of PTSD from my mom trying to kill me and all the death threats i receive. I think its just because my body wants to to live life on the line of sanity.
Fun stuff. You may wanna try to listen to some Beethoven, or Alex Chudnovsky ( you tube him) kinda low. Very relaxing, youll drift right back to sleep. Its the only thing that even comes close to helping me, so im sure itll do the job for you.
Well, it is almost 3 right now, and gee, guess where I am. I haven’t fallen asleep, I need a strong knock my ass out drink. But since I’m awake. I am going to head to the bathroom and pretend that I am a Barbie, (not really) just in my mind.
Good morning, Good night, whatever you want to think about it. Your choice.
@kibaxcheza all that living on the edge will probably make you burn out early, sort of like a shooting star.
not like i can change it….
That’s kind of when my internal clock wakes me up to go pee. Then I look out both doors to make sure nothing’s on fire in the neighborhood (I know, kinda dorky, but I DO watch), then go back to bed. I never have any problems getting back to sleep, thankfully.
Try to go back to sleep. Since I go to bed at 2 and wake up at 6:45 for classes every precious moment counts
Your internal clock does not wake you up to per, it’s your body sensing the bladder is full.
It’s midnight again…
Midnight it’s raining outside she must be soaking wet
Everyone is sleeping tight God knows I tried my best
Darling you know it looks bad
Just lost the best thing that I ever had
Still I don’t know why I did him wrong
It’s too late now she’s gone…
(from Yazoo “Midnight”)
Who’s online and feels like talking…?
Switch music playlists
Watch movies online
Wake up partner for nekid sexy time
Put on my computer and start browsing some interesting topics
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