I Love My Sleep!
Posted by ePrim on August 28, 2009
I have always been able to sleep a lot. This morning I slept until 11 o’clock, and boy did that feel good! Even if it did shorten the amount of time I had available to get stuff done today.
Some of my friends, on the other hand, have the opposite problem. One of my best friends can hardly sleep a whole night through because she wakes up so easily. On top of it all, her neighbor parks in front of her house and idles his really loud Volkswagen bus.
My mom suffers from insomnia — she has a hard time falling asleep because she starts thinking and worrying, and she wakes up easily as well. I don’t know how I got so lucky as to miss out on that gene!
My dad, on the other hand, I rather suspect suffers from some sleep apnea. He snores a lot at night, and when the snoring stops at intervals, I wonder if it’s because he’s stopped breathing altogether for a moment. He would probably benefit quite a bit from a CPAP machine, also known as a sleep apnea machine, which keeps the person’s airway open so that they don’t stop breathing at night.
When I hear about all these people with sleep disorders, I am so glad that my biggest problem is sleeping TOO much. Hey, it make running my own business somewhat challenging when I sleep in, but I’ll take that any day over not getting enough sleep!
Remy said,
Your dad can benefit not only from a CPAP, but also from dental devices, weight loss, sleeping on his side rather on the back (he can use a sleep apnea pillow) and doing exercises. Playing didgeridoo can also improve snoring and sleep apnea.
Lesbian Glass Mama said,
More insight…I once went to a hypnotherapist to help me with my insomnia and she pointed out to me a very valuable fact: babies NEVER get insomnia. Translation being that insomnia is all in our heads. I try to keep this in mind when I am up at 3am…
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