Lack of Sleep

despite being half term my latest times for going to bed is about 11.30. And if im in bed i read for half an hour at the utmost.

Friday last week i went to a party, got pretty drunk had fun etc. I felt fine. I came home and ate n drank and went to bed at 2am. I woke up at 8am. This isnt abnormal for me as alcohol tends to make me wake up early.

Well Sat - Mon night i had trouble getting to sleep but when i did it was solid and i would oversleep to about 12 no matter how many times i was woken or what was going on!

So tuesday night i had real trouble going to sleep tried everything that usually helps me, and about 3am i finally got to sleep after being in bed from 10.30pm. I slept for periods of 30min at the most and then being wide awake, then drifting off (whilst trying to read after first two times happening). Then 6am weds my dad woke me trying to find something before work. I then repeated the same sleep pattern till 7.30 and couldnt sleep again.

Last night i went to bed at 10pm completely knackered, and all i had done in the day was watch tv and do maths work, went to the pub for 20minutes in the evening to hand over a card. Well at 3am i had given up lying in the dark trying to sleep and put a dvd on timer so it would turn itself off if i fell asleep. I did at 4.30. I slept straight through till 7.50 when i had to get up for a driving lesson and was physically pulled out of bed to make me stay awake.

Well i feel like crap now on day 6 of this sleep deficiency. I have done relatively no homework, no coursework at all as i cant concentrate for more than 15 minutes at a go. And have a loss of appetite, and apparently drink although i didnt realise the latter.

What could be the cause? i dont mean to make it sound like it was the drinkings fault because i doubt it was, it just happened to be at the start so thought i should include it.

If no idea what the cause is, at least any ideas how to resolve?

My coursework is due in on monday (well first part) and is unstarted, and homework is extensive aswell as revision. Apart from that im moody periods, having mood swings, lethargic, not eating much, and lacking motivation to do even the simplest things such as shower in the morning (it now occurs whenever i can be bothered or am shouted at enough). So it is NOT a good predicament for me who usually lives by a timetable and strict routine.

Cheers for anything at all that can help me.

Reply 1

kate03

Hi,

It's difficult but I think that if you stress out about it too much it makes the problem even worse so it becomes a vicious circle. I don't know what could cause it - have you been stressed lately? Or sometimes if there's loads going on in your life (eg coursework, learning to drive etc) then it can be really difficult to "switch off" on a night. Only thing I can really suggest it to try and establish a routine (going to bed at same time, reading for a set time, waking up at same time) and not to stress out too much about it. It could just be a phase that will work itself out. :smile: