You may have noticed an absence of blogging at this site this week. I’m not sure what happened other than life in general. Holiday shopping and basketball games and practices, music lessons and the like. The high school concert was this week and three of my four kids performed in it. Stuff like that tends to take a lot of time.
There’s another thing as well. I’m not sure you can call it seasonal depression because I’m perfectly happy, but I could sleep from now until February. And I do. I fall asleep in unlikely places. In the middle of the day. In between classes. And during classes I struggle to keep my eyes open.
It severely limits my ability to do anything. I was going to say it limits my ability to write, but truthfully, it limits me in every way. Caffeine? I can drink an entire soda, tea, (don’t do coffee), – you name it I can consume it and still be asleep in twenty minutes. If it’s possible I’d say caffeine has the opposite effect on me than the rest of the population. I’m a sleeper.
What can I do? Mostly suffer through. Sometimes I can catch a nap. I yawn – a lot. I day dream about sleeping, and sleep late on weekends, or if a family member decides to wake me? Grouchy for the rest of the day. Every year since I’ve lived in Vermont I’ve dealt with this. California, not so much. I don’t remember if I was like this when I lived in Canada. Light or old age? Don’t know.
But if I don’t show up for a while don’t worry. I’m okay. I’m just sleeping.
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For a second there I though maybe it was the sleep deprivation talking!
Oh no. If I start replying to myself I’m in big trouble!
I need sleep too, but I don’t ever fall asleep in odd places (my husband on the other hand…). Totally understand the need for rest. And this time of year, when we should be staying home and warm, we are all out doing crap. It’s just wrong.
As to the light situation, you need to talk to Lizzie (London Betty) about this. I think she has one of those boxes and everything! It can be a vitamin deficiency because you don’t get enough from the sun (which is pretty much non-existent here too). Take B complex and make sure you are getting enough D as well.
Fwiw, my coworker has the same reaction to caffeine–she took an excedrin and it nearly knocked her out (they always hop me up like i’m on speed) and when she asked her dr about it he said that if her body is used to a high level of caffeine it can make you tired. His answer was give up caffeine slowly and then only use it when you need it. |
Meanwhile they will pry my morning diet dr pepper from my cold dead hand.
You’re in good company Kate. John Lennon seemed to have the same problem:
“Please don’t wake me
No don’t shake me
Leave me as I am
I’m only sleeping”
Ed, is that you? Must be – you are the only one who can log in to my account!! I’m not talking to myself, people. That’s my brother who is also my webmaster. Also a Beatles fan – like me.